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Rawene School

Marmon Street, Rawene · Northland

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Total roll 80
EQI 523
Founded 1883
79

Composite score

Established

B+

Top 25% in NZ

Rank #445 of scored NZ schools

Top 5% in Fewer stand-downs

In summary

Rawene School's ERO review in December 2022 found staff and community deeply committed to success for all students. The school is refining conditions that promote wellbeing and resilience through Te Ao Māori, with professional relationships supporting children's language, culture, identity, efficacy, and wellbeing.

Best suited for

Students aged 5-11 in Rawene looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.

Is Rawene School a good school?

Rawene School scores 79/100 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.

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=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: top 10% of band (n=539).
100
Trajectory
25%
+8.0% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near 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: near band median (n=524).
60
ERO review
40%
73/100 from ERO review 2016-12 · near 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: 2016. Peer comparison: near band median (n=544).
73

⚠ 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): 73/100.

Latest ERO review

2022-12-02 · Filivaifale Jason Swann, Northern Region | Te Tai Raki

ERO report
  • Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all six domains as of June 2022
  • Board Administration requirements confirmed
  • Curriculum requirements confirmed
  • Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements confirmed
  • Personnel Management requirements confirmed
"As of June 2022, the Rawene School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements:"
— ERO, 2022-12-02 (governance)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2013–2016. Click a point to read that review.

latest 73
0 25 50 75 100 20132016 2013-05-08 · 79/100 2016-12-19 · 73/100

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

$0.84M

Per-student funding · 2022

$10,515

2018

$0.6M

2019

$0.7M

2020

$1.6M

2021

$0.9M

2022

$0.8M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    6
  • Year 02
    13
  • Year 03
    13
  • Year 04
    16
  • Year 05
    8
  • Year 06
    5
  • Year 07
    10
  • Year 08
    10

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • Māori
    78.8%
  • European/Pākehā
    28.8%
  • Pacific
    5.0%
  • Asian
    3.8%
  • Other / MELAA
    2.5%

Location

Marmon Street, Rawene. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Rawene School a good school?

Rawene School scores 79/100 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 2022-12 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all six domains as of June 2022

How do I enrol my child at Rawene School?

Contact the school directly on 09-4057885, email office@rawene.school.nz, or visit www.rawene.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?

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

What is the roll size?

Rawene School has 80 students, with an EQI of 523 (higher socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Rawene School in 2022-12, signed by Filivaifale Jason Swann. 4 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

2 Dec 2022

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