Patea Area School
Kent Street, Patea · Taranaki & Manawatū
Composite score
Developing
Below median
Rank #2,087 of scored NZ schools
Active MoE intervention — limited statutory manager
A limited statutory manager has been appointed to Patea Area School . NZ Gazette notice
In summary
Patea Area School's board attested to meeting regulatory requirements across most areas in the August 2022 ERO review. Non-compliance was identified regarding insufficient identity checks on staff appointments under the Children's Act 2014; the board has taken steps to address this. The school currently has a limited statutory manager appointed by the Ministry of Education.
Best suited for
Students all year levels (Year 1-13) in Patea looking for a state-funded setting.
Is Patea Area School a good school?
Patea Area 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
- Board attested compliance with curriculum requirements
- Board attested compliance with management of health, safety and welfare
- Board attested compliance with finance and assets management
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.
L1 74% · L2 63% · UE 58% · near band median (n=142) · why? ▼ hide
Uni 1% · Te Pūkenga 1% · Industry 2% · near band median (n=123) · why? ▼ hide
58% to Y13 · bottom quartile of band (n=166) · why? ▼ hide
standdowns 49.7/1k · suspensions 7.9/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · below band median (n=539) · why? ▼ hide
-9.2% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · below band median (n=524) · why? ▼ hide
83/100 from ERO review 2022-08 · top quartile of band (n=544) · why? ▼ hide
⚠ 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): 83/100.
Latest ERO review
2022-08-29 · Phil Cowie, Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
- Non-compliance identified: insufficient identity checks on staff appointments under Children's Act 2014
- Board has taken steps to address the identified non-compliance area
"As of May 2022, the Patea Area School Board of Trustees has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2018–2022. Click a point to read that review.
Trajectory across review cycles
Year-over-year change per dimension based on consecutive ERO reviews.
Both reports rate leadership as a strength, but the focus evolved from emphasizing 'distributed leadership' that 'promotes coherence across learning programmes' (2018) to highlighting 'school governance and leadership' with 'vision, energy, and relationships to support curriculum improvement' (2022). The 2022 report demonstrates a shift toward strategic community engagement through the Pūaotanga consultation strategy and more explicit attention to relationship-based learning climate.
2018-08 → 2022-08 diff source
Both reports emphasize equitable outcomes, but with a shift in approach. The 2018 report highlighted established systems for identifying and supporting students with additional needs and addressing specific achievement disparities (boys in writing). The 2022 report reflects a broader, community-centered equity strategy through the Pūaotanga framework, aiming to 'co-construct curriculum' and 'bring community knowledge and skills together to better ensure equitable and excellent outcomes for all learners.'
2018-08 → 2022-08 diff source
Governance findings remained consistently positive across both reports, with both emphasizing trustees' and the Board's strong focus on student achievement. The 2022 report expanded the characterization to highlight governance's 'vision, energy, and relationships' in supporting curriculum improvement and community co-construction, whereas the 2018 report focused more narrowly on trustees' priority-setting and resource allocation based on leader-provided information.
2018-08 → 2022-08 diff source
Audited financials
Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$3.97M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$163k
Net assets / equity
$1.58M
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
NCEA Level 1 · 2024
73.7%
14 of 19 leavers
+9.4pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
63.2%
12 of 19 leavers
+6.1pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
57.9%
11 of 19 leavers
+29.3pt 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.
57.9%
2024 cohort · 19 students
-6.4pt 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.
Stand-downs · 2024
49.7
12 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
7.9
2 this year · NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
0.0
· NZ avg ~1.5
Vocational Pathway Awards
School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).
- Service Industries 4
- Creative Industries 1
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.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$3.52M
Per-student funding · 2022
$19,008
2018
$2.1M
2019
$2.2M
2020
$2.6M
2021
$2.6M
2022
$3.5M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 9
- Year 02 11
- Year 03 12
- Year 04 9
- Year 05 11
- Year 06 13
- Year 07 18
- Year 08 19
- Year 09 20
- Year 10 18
- Year 11 16
- Year 12 23
- Year 13+ 8
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- Māori 70.3%
- European/Pākehā 32.4%
- Pacific 7.0%
- Asian 7.0%
- Other / MELAA 2.2%
Location
Kent Street, Patea. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Patea Area School a good school?
Patea Area 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 2022-08 review identified 3 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
How do I enrol my child at Patea Area School?
Contact the school directly on 06-2738099, email pas@pateaarea.school.nz, or visit www.pateaarea.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?
Patea Area School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Patea Area School has 185 students, with an EQI of 541 (higher socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Patea Area School in 2022-08, 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.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- pateaarea.school.nz
- gazette.govt.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz