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Ruahine School

333 Maharahara Road, Dannevirke · Wellington

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Total roll 174
EQI 451
Founded 1952
80

Composite score

Strong

A

Top 25% in NZ

Rank #406 of scored NZ schools

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

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

Is Ruahine School a good school?

Ruahine 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.

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=404) · 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=404).
100
Trajectory
25%
+5.1% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above band median (n=403) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: above band median (n=403).
56
ERO review
40%
77/100 from ERO review 2023-05 · near band median (n=406) · 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: 2023. Peer comparison: near band median (n=406).
77

⚠ 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): 77/100.

Latest ERO review

2023-05-09 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements across Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets as of July 2022
"As of July 2022, the Ruahine School, School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
— ERO, 2023-05-09 (governance)

Composite score across reviews

3 ERO reviews on file, 2015–2023. Click a point to read that review.

latest 77
0 25 50 75 100 201520172023 2015-01-22 · 79/100 2017-12-21 · 83/100 2023-05-09 · 77/100

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

$1.35M

Per-student funding · 2022

$7,779

2018

$1.2M

2019

$1.0M

2020

$1.3M

2021

$1.3M

2022

$1.4M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    21
  • Year 02
    20
  • Year 03
    18
  • Year 04
    21
  • Year 05
    23
  • Year 06
    21
  • Year 07
    22
  • Year 08
    19

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    80.5%
  • Māori
    24.1%
  • Asian
    4.6%
  • Pacific
    1.7%
  • Other / MELAA
    1.1%

Location

333 Maharahara Road, Dannevirke. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Ruahine School a good school?

Ruahine 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 2023-05 review identified 1 key findings. Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements across Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets as of July 2022

How do I enrol my child at Ruahine School?

Contact the school directly on 06-3749200, email office@ruahine.school.nz, or visit www.ruahine.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?

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

What is the roll size?

Ruahine School has 174 students, with an EQI of 451 (mid-range socio-economic context).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Ruahine School in 2023-05, signed by Shelley Booysen. 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

9 May 2023

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