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Ngaruawahia High School

56 Kent Street, Ngaruawahia · Waikato

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Total roll 358
EQI 534
Founded 1963
40

Composite score

Developing

C

Below median

Rank #2,221 of scored NZ schools

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Active MoE intervention — limited statutory manager

A limited statutory manager has been appointed to Ngaruawahia High School as of 2013-04-04. NZ Gazette notice

State school Co-educational Secondary school (Secondary (Year 9-15)) EQI 534 (high need)

In summary

Ngaruawahia High School's 2023 ERO review found positive teacher-student relationships and a student-centred senior leadership team. The school benefits from targeted professional development supporting teacher and leader capability. The school is currently operating under a limited statutory manager appointed by the Ministry of Education.

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Students aged 13-18 in Ngaruawahia looking for a state-funded setting.

Is Ngaruawahia High School a good school?

Ngaruawahia High School is currently under MoE intervention — a limited statutory manager has been appointed. The school's day-to-day teaching continues; the intervention addresses governance or operational concerns identified by the Ministry. Read the NZ Gazette notice for details.

Strengths from the latest ERO report

  • Positive and supportive teacher and student relationships
  • Targeted professional development that supports building of teacher and leader capability
  • Senior leadership team that is student centred

Summary derived from ERO reports + audited financials + MoE records. Every claim links to its source — see data transparency at the bottom of this page.

Score breakdown

6 axes, each scored 0–100 on a national absolute scale. As at 2025.

How this is computed
Academic
35%
L1 70% · L2 54% · UE 20% · below band median (n=142) · why?
Mean of latest NCEA Level 1 + Level 2 + UE achievement percentage from Education Counts. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: below band median (n=142).
53
Outcomes
25%
Uni 4% · Te Pūkenga 4% · Industry 8% · top quartile of band (n=123) · why?
Share of leavers going to a New Zealand university + Te Pūkenga + Industry Training (capped at 100%). Counts are normalised when EC publishes raw cohort sizes instead of percentages. Source: Education Counts post-school destinations. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: top quartile of band (n=123).
16
Retention
15%
61% to Y13 · below band median (n=166) · why?
Percentage of the Y9 cohort still enrolled in Y13 (all students). Source: Education Counts retention table. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: below band median (n=166).
61
Wellbeing
12%
standdowns 183.7/1k · suspensions 14.7/1k · exclusions 8.6/1k · bottom quartile of band (n=539) · why?
Composite of stand-downs, suspensions, and exclusions per 1,000 students (lower is better). Formula: standdowns/1k + 2× suspensions/1k + 5× exclusions/1k. Small primary schools with no rows score top of band ("no incidents reported"). Source: Education Counts student engagement. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: bottom quartile of band (n=539).
0
Trajectory
8%
+8.9% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above band median (n=524) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: above band median (n=524).
61
ERO review
5%
61/100 from ERO review 2021-03 · bottom quartile of band (n=544) · why?
Composite score from the most recent Education Review Office report (Haiku-extracted 0–100 from the published review text). For primary schools this is the heaviest axis (40%) because NCEA-style outcomes data isn't applicable. Source: ERO via Wayback archive. Year: 2021. Peer comparison: bottom quartile of band (n=544).
61

⚠ Insufficient EQI-band peers (n<10) to compute per-axis percentile context. The score above is absolute; treat it as a single-school read rather than a peer comparison.

Real ERO composite (from the latest review): 61/100.

Latest ERO review

2023-09-20 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • Positive and supportive teacher and student relationships underpin the school culture
  • Targeted professional development supports building of teacher and leader capability
  • Senior leadership team is student centred in approach
  • School is implementing strategic approach to developing pedagogical knowledge of middle leaders and teachers
  • Achievement information needs to be used more consistently to inform planning for responsive curriculum
"senior leadership team that is student centred"
— ERO, 2023-09-20 (leadership)

NCEA achievement

School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).

Education Counts

NCEA Level 1 · 2024

69.6%

48 of 69 leavers

-9.0pt vs prior year

NCEA Level 2 · 2024

53.6%

37 of 69 leavers

-5.9pt vs prior year

University Entrance · 2024

20.3%

14 of 69 leavers

+0.1pt vs prior year

Data: Ministry of Education / Education Counts, CC-BY-4.0

Stay-on rate

Percentage of students who stay at school until at least their 17th birthday — the standard NZ proxy for Year-9-to-Year-13 retention.

Education Counts

60.9%

2024 cohort · 69 students

+14.5pt vs 2023

Discipline (age-standardised, per 1,000 students)

Stand-down = sent home temporarily. Suspension = formal investigation. Exclusion = removed from school. National averages shown for comparison.

Education Counts

Stand-downs · 2024

183.7

103 this year · NZ avg ~37

Suspensions · 2024

14.7

10 this year · NZ avg ~5

Exclusions · 2024

8.6

5 this year · NZ avg ~1.5

Vocational Pathway Awards

School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).

Education Counts
  • Creative Industries 6
  • Service Industries 3

Government funding

Crown funding only (school operations + teacher salaries + property). Excludes locally-raised funds, international fees and trading income — those are in the audited financial report above.

Education Counts

Total Crown funding · 2022

$8.60M

Per-student funding · 2022

$24,019

2018

$3.4M

2019

$3.7M

2020

$7.8M

2021

$9.7M

2022

$8.6M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 09
    105
  • Year 10
    96
  • Year 11
    75
  • Year 12
    66
  • Year 13+
    37

Roll by ethnicity

Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.

Education Counts
  • Māori
    58.7%
  • European/Pākehā
    43.6%
  • Pacific
    12.3%
  • Asian
    7.0%
  • Other / MELAA
    2.2%

Location

56 Kent Street, Ngaruawahia. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Ngaruawahia High School a good school?

Ngaruawahia High School is currently under MoE intervention — a limited statutory manager has been appointed. The school's day-to-day teaching continues; the intervention addresses governance or operational concerns identified by the Ministry. Read the NZ Gazette notice for details.

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2023-09 review identified 5 key findings. Positive and supportive teacher and student relationships underpin the school culture

How do I enrol my child at Ngaruawahia High School?

Contact the school directly on 07-8248729, email admin@ngaruawahiahigh.school.nz, or visit www.ngaruawahiahigh.school.nz. For state schools, check your home address against the school's enrolment zone — some schools are in-zone-only.

What are the fees?

Ngaruawahia High School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Ngaruawahia High School has 358 students, with an EQI of 534 (higher socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Ngaruawahia High School in 2023-09, signed by Shelley Booysen. 3 ERO reports are on file in our archive.

Data transparency

Every fact on this page links to its source. We never publish a claim without provenance — read our methodology for the full rules.

Last updated

20 Sept 2023

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  • ero.govt.nz
  • gazette.govt.nz
  • schoolsdata.co.nz
  • crimestats.co.nz