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Te Wharekura o Rākaumangamanga

26 Mcdiarmid Crescent, Huntly · Waikato

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Total roll 384
EQI 516
Founded 1896
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Composite score

Established

B

Below median

Rank #1,619 of scored NZ schools

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State school Co-educational Composite (Years 1-13) Kura kaupapa Māori (name-based indicator) EQI 516

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Students all year levels (Year 1-13) in Huntly looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.

Is Te Wharekura o Rākaumangamanga a good school?

Te Wharekura o Rākaumangamanga scores 60/100 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

  • The whānau as the biggest benefit and attribute of the kura
  • Strong connection to Kīngitanga values and cultural/spiritual significance of location
  • Ex-students returning as teachers demonstrates loyalty and continuity

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
Academic
35%
L1 86% · L2 79% · UE 52% · top quartile of band (n=142) · why?
Mean of latest NCEA Level 1 + Level 2 + UE achievement percentage from Education Counts. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: top quartile of band (n=142).
77
Outcomes
25%
Uni 3% · Te Pūkenga 7% · Industry 2% · above band median (n=123) · why?
Share of leavers going to a New Zealand university + Te Pūkenga + Industry Training (capped at 100%). Counts are normalised when EC publishes raw cohort sizes instead of percentages. Source: Education Counts post-school destinations. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: above band median (n=123).
12
Retention
15%
72% to Y13 · near band median (n=166) · why?
Percentage of the Y9 cohort still enrolled in Y13 (all students). Source: Education Counts retention table. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: near band median (n=166).
72
Wellbeing
12%
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
8%
-11.2% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · below 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: below band median (n=524).
36
ERO review
5%
85/100 from ERO review 2020-01 · top 10% of band (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: 2020. Peer comparison: top 10% of band (n=544).
85

⚠ 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): 85/100.

Latest ERO review

2020-01-30 · Gloria Takuira, Te Uepū-ā-Motu – Māori Review Services

ERO report
  • Manu Pīrere epitomise success
  • Te reo Māori immersion education is transformational
  • Whānau, hapū and iwi participate, influence, lead and actively contribute to education success
  • Leaders as visionaries display commitment and drive for transformation
  • Kaiako as facilitators focus on provision of high-quality teaching and learning
"leaders as visionaries display commitment and drive for a transformation"
— ERO, 2020-01-30 (leadership)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2020–2020. Click a point to read that review.

latest 85
0 25 50 75 100 20202020 2020-01-30 · 85/100 2020-01-30 · 85/100

Audited financials

Year ended 2019 · Audit opinion: n/a

Annual report

Total revenue

$7.23M

Surplus / (deficit)

+$657k

Net assets / equity

$8.96M

NCEA achievement

School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).

Education Counts

NCEA Level 1 · 2024

86.2%

25 of 29 leavers

-9.3pt vs prior year

NCEA Level 2 · 2024

79.3%

23 of 29 leavers

+2.0pt vs prior year

University Entrance · 2024

51.7%

15 of 29 leavers

-11.9pt 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.

Education Counts

72.4%

2024 cohort · 29 students

-0.3pt 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.

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

Vocational Pathway Awards

School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).

Education Counts
  • Service Industries 15

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

$5.62M

Per-student funding · 2022

$14,627

2018

$5.5M

2019

$5.3M

2020

$8.1M

2021

$6.6M

2022

$5.6M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    27
  • Year 02
    22
  • Year 03
    33
  • Year 04
    32
  • Year 05
    27
  • Year 06
    26
  • Year 07
    21
  • Year 08
    34
  • Year 09
    30
  • Year 10
    31
  • Year 11
    29
  • Year 12
    33
  • Year 13+
    26

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • Māori
    100.0%
  • Pacific
    2.3%
  • European/Pākehā
    1.3%
  • Asian
    0.3%

Location

26 Mcdiarmid Crescent, Huntly. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Te Wharekura o Rākaumangamanga a good school?

Te Wharekura o Rākaumangamanga scores 60/100 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 2020-01 review identified 6 key findings. Manu Pīrere epitomise success

How do I enrol my child at Te Wharekura o Rākaumangamanga?

Contact the school directly on 07-8289013, email judi@rakaumanga.school.nz, or visit www.rakaumanga.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?

Te Wharekura o Rākaumangamanga is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Te Wharekura o Rākaumangamanga has 384 students, with an EQI of 516 (higher socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Te Wharekura o Rākaumangamanga in 2020-01, signed by Gloria Takuira. 2 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

30 Jan 2020

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