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Nukuhou North School

1647 State Highway 2, Whakatane · Bay of Plenty

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Total roll 70
EQI 532
Founded 1908
58

Composite score

Developing

C+

Below median

Rank #1,684 of scored NZ schools

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State school Co-educational Full Primary (Years 1-8) EQI 532 (high need)

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Students aged 5-11 in Whakatane looking for a state-funded setting.

Is Nukuhou North School a good school?

Nukuhou North School scores 58/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

Strengths from the latest ERO report

  • Board attested to compliance across all major regulatory areas: Board Administration, Curriculum, Management of Health Safety and Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets

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
Wellbeing
35%
standdowns 28.8/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (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: near band median (n=539).
71
Trajectory
25%
-22.9% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · bottom quartile of band (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: bottom quartile of band (n=524).
21
ERO review
40%
69/100 from ERO review 2018-01 · below band median (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: 2018. Peer comparison: below band median (n=544).
69

⚠ 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): 69/100.

Latest ERO review

2023-04-06 · Phil Cowie, Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui

ERO report
  • Accurate records of the safety checking process for employees were not kept
  • Consultation with the community on the delivery of the Health Curriculum and a statement following this has not been undertaken
  • The child protection policy does not outline how suspected neglect and abuse will be identified and reported
  • Board has addressed the first two areas of non-compliance and taken steps to address the third
"As of December 2022, the Nukuhou North School, School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
— ERO, 2023-04-06 (governance)

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

28.8

1 this year · NZ avg ~37

Suspensions · 2024

0.0

· NZ avg ~5

Exclusions · 2024

0.0

· NZ avg ~1.5

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

$0.74M

Per-student funding · 2022

$10,549

2018

$0.5M

2019

$0.6M

2020

$0.7M

2021

$0.7M

2022

$0.7M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    7
  • Year 02
    5
  • Year 03
    6
  • Year 04
    10
  • Year 05
    10
  • Year 06
    4
  • Year 07
    11
  • Year 08
    11

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • Māori
    91.4%
  • European/Pākehā
    15.7%
  • Asian
    2.9%
  • Pacific
    1.4%

Location

1647 State Highway 2, Whakatane. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Nukuhou North School a good school?

Nukuhou North School scores 58/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2023-04 review identified 4 key findings. Accurate records of the safety checking process for employees were not kept

How do I enrol my child at Nukuhou North School?

Contact the school directly on 07-3123206, email office@nukuhou.school.nz, or visit www.nukuhou.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?

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

What is the roll size?

Nukuhou North School has 70 students, with an EQI of 532 (higher socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Nukuhou North School in 2023-04, signed by Phil Cowie. 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

6 Apr 2023

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