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Pongaroa School

9 Makomako Street, Pongaroa · Wellington

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Total roll 61
EQI 485
Founded 1897
80

Composite score

Strong

A

Top 25% in NZ

Rank #410 of scored NZ schools

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State school Co-educational Full Primary (Years 1-8) EQI 485

Best suited for

Students aged 5-11 in Pongaroa looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.

Is Pongaroa School a good school?

Pongaroa School scores 80/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

Strengths from the latest ERO report

  • A wide range of curriculum opportunities that offer students a variety of avenues to engage in learning and to succeed

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 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=468) · 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: top 10% of band (n=468).
100
Trajectory
25%
+20.0% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (n=469) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: top quartile of band (n=469).
75
ERO review
40%
65/100 from ERO review 2018-11 · bottom quartile of band (n=471) · 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: bottom quartile of band (n=471).
65

⚠ 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): 65/100.

Latest ERO review

2024-03-07 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • Need to improve student outcomes in reading and writing
  • School has a wide range of curriculum opportunities offering students varied avenues to engage and succeed
  • Assessment practices require revision and refinement to increase accuracy and identify next steps for student learning
  • ERO and school are working together to evaluate effectiveness of revised strategies in strengthening literacy teaching
"empowers students through an integrated approach while focused on reading, writing and mathematics"
— ERO, 2024-03-07 (curriculum)

Audited financials

Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified

Annual report

Total revenue

$1.24M

Surplus / (deficit)

+$57k

Net assets / equity

$0.99M

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

0.0

· 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

$0.69M

Per-student funding · 2022

$11,321

2018

$0.5M

2019

$0.6M

2020

$0.6M

2021

$0.5M

2022

$0.7M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    10
  • Year 02
    8
  • Year 03
    7
  • Year 04
    9
  • Year 05
    5
  • Year 06
    5
  • Year 07
    7
  • Year 08
    9

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    68.9%
  • Māori
    49.2%
  • Pacific
    6.6%

Location

9 Makomako Street, Pongaroa. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Pongaroa School a good school?

Pongaroa School scores 80/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2024-03 review identified 4 key findings. Need to improve student outcomes in reading and writing

How do I enrol my child at Pongaroa School?

Contact the school directly on 06-3762703, email office@pongaroa.school.nz, or visit www.pongaroa.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?

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

What is the roll size?

Pongaroa School has 61 students, with an EQI of 485 (mid-range socio-economic context).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Pongaroa School in 2024-03, 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

31 Dec 2024

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