Pukeatua School
2110 Arapuni Road, Pukeatua · Waikato
Composite score
Established
Below median
Rank #1,421 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Pukeatua looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Pukeatua School a good school?
Pukeatua School scores 64/100 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 in all six regulatory domains: Board Administration, Curriculum, Management of Health/Safety/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.
standdowns 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=404) · why? ▼ hide
-21.3% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · bottom quartile of band (n=403) · why? ▼ hide
58/100 from ERO review 2017-06 · bottom 10% of band (n=406) · 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): 58/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-07-21 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board of Trustees attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
- Non-compliance identified: renewal of police vets for non-teaching staff every three years
- Board has since addressed the area of non-compliance identified
"As of September 2022, the Pukeatua School Board of Trustees has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Audited financials
Year ended 2022 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$0.95M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$9k
Net assets / equity
$0.27M
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
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.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$0.71M
Per-student funding · 2022
$8,587
2018
$0.5M
2019
$0.7M
2020
$0.8M
2021
$0.6M
2022
$0.7M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 3
- Year 02 9
- Year 03 15
- Year 04 9
- Year 05 12
- Year 06 9
- Year 07 11
- Year 08 6
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 80.7%
- Māori 21.7%
- Asian 8.4%
- Pacific 3.6%
- Other / MELAA 2.4%
Location
2110 Arapuni Road, Pukeatua. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Pukeatua School.
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+10 vs this
Puahue School
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Te Waotu School
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Frequently asked
Is Pukeatua School a good school?
Pukeatua School scores 64/100 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 2023-07 review identified 3 key findings. Board of Trustees 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 Pukeatua School?
Contact the school directly on 07-8724862, email office@pukeatuaschool.co.nz, or visit www.pukeatuaschool.co.nz. For state schools, check your home address against the school's enrolment zone — some schools are in-zone-only.
What are the fees?
Pukeatua School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Pukeatua School has 83 students, with an EQI of 464 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Pukeatua School in 2023-07, 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.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- web.archive.org
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz