Eketāhuna School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 101
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Albert Street, Eketahuna
- Territorial authority
- Tararua District
- Phone
- 06-3758191
- office@eketahuna.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Manawatū-Whanganui
What would the day look like?
The practical things this school states on its own website — the hours, the uniform, the term dates, and how children get there. These are the school’s own words, not the Ministry’s record and not ERO’s.
Quoted from this school’s own website, as we read it on 13 August 2026. A web page carries no date of its own, so that is the day we read it — not a statement that any of this is still the case. Each line quotes the words it came from.
- Uniform
Not stated on the school’s website.
- Term dates
- Term 1, 2026: Monday 2 February - Thursday 2 April
Monday 2 February - Thursday 2 April
Year stated as2026 Term Dates
- Term 2, 2026: Monday 20 April - Friday 3 July
Monday 20 April - Friday 3 July
Year stated as2026 Term Dates
- Term 3, 2026: Monday 20 July - Friday 25 Sep
Monday 20 July - Friday 25 Sep
Year stated as2026 Term Dates
- Term 4, 2026: Monday 12 October - Friday 11 Dec
Monday 12 October - Friday 11 Dec
Year stated as2026 Term Dates
- Term 1, 2026: Monday 2 February - Thursday 2 April
- Getting there
- Eketahuna School is serviced by 4 buses: Rongokokako, Nireaha, Rongomai and Newman
Eketahuna School is serviced by 4 buses. These are: Rongokokako Nireaha Rongomai Newman
- Eketahuna School is serviced by 4 buses: Rongokokako, Nireaha, Rongomai and Newman
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 84
- Māori
- 35
- Pacific
- 1
- Asian
- 8
- MELAA
- 2
- Other
- 0
- International
- 0
Roll by year level and age
Shown as context, not ranked, not compared to any average. As at 30 June 2026, from the same annual return as the roll count above.
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 01 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| Year 02 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Year 03 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Year 04 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 15 |
| Year 05 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 13 |
| Year 06 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 13 |
| Year 07 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 14 |
| Year 08 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 19 |
| Total | 31 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 86 | 0 | 99 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| Age 06 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Age 07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Age 08 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 16 |
| Age 09 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| Age 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 15 |
| Age 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Age 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 21 |
| Age 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 31 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 86 | 0 | 99 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
43.1%
| Eketāhuna School | 43.1% |
|---|---|
| Manawatū-Whanganui Region | 45.5% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 85.8% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 50.7% |
| Total | 43.1% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison stand-down rates data (2024)
Age-standardised suspension rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Eketāhuna School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Manawatū-Whanganui Region | 6.2% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 0% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison suspension rates data (2024)
Age-standardised exclusion rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Eketāhuna School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Manawatū-Whanganui Region | 2.8% |
| Full Primary | 1.7% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 0% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison exclusion data (2024)
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- 487
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural settlement
- Date opened
- 25 January 1879
The Equity Index is used by the Ministry to allocate equity funding. It describes the socio-economic barriers a school’s students face, not how good the school is. How the Equity Index works
What did ERO find?
The Education Review Office reviews every school and publishes what it finds in full. We quote ERO’s report here, section by section, in ERO’s own words and order, and link to it. We do not summarise a report, pick a line out of one, or turn one into a score. How ERO reviews schools
- Reports ERO holds
- 3
- Last reviewed
- 8 August 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (8 August 2023)
A board assurance statement is the board’s own account of whether it took all reasonable steps to meet its legal obligations, on the date shown. It is not ERO’s finding. ERO reports separately, in the same report, on any non-compliance it identified during that process.
The board assurance report of 8 August 2023 carries no actions-for-compliance section — the section ERO uses when it names non-compliance it identified. That is what this report contains; it is not ERO saying it found none. Other reports ERO holds for this school may say something different.
What ERO wrote in its latest report
This is ERO’s report of 8 August 2023 — “Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report” — section by section, under ERO’s own headings, in ERO’s own order. Nothing is summarised, shortened or reordered.
Background
This Profile Report was written within fourteen months of the Education Review Office and Eketāhuna School working in Te Ara Huarau , an improvement evaluation approach used in most English Medium State and State Integrated Schools. For more information about Te Ara Huarau see ERO’s website. www.ero.govt.nz
Context
Eketāhuna School is a rural primary school for students from Years 1-8 centrally located between Masterton, Pahiatua and Palmerston North. The school community comes from the town and surrounding rural areas of Nireaha, Rongokokako , Newman and Rongomai .
Eketāhuna School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to keep learners and their whānau at the centre of education through:
placing learners and their whānau at the centre of education
creating great educational opportunities and outcomes that are in reach of every learner
delivering relevant, quality teaching and leadership making a difference for learners and their whānau .
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Eketāhuna School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate to what extent the use of tailored assessments, early identification of individual needs and support of needs through whānau and school partnerships lays the foundation for students being prepared for learning, resulting in accelerated progress.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
teacher evaluation and classroom observations identified learners who would benefit from support in developing a readiness to learn personalised plan
that end of year data from 2021 indicated that with tailored support some students could make accelerated progress in literacy.
The school expects to see increased foundation skills and levels of engagement resulting in students who are better prepared for learning and experience success as learners supported by a community of school and whānau .
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to improve learning and hauora outcomes for students through specific identification of needs and partnerships with whānau .
An inclusive learning climate that is positive and promotes engagement through well-organised systems, effective teaching, collaborative teamwork and ownership of the progress of all learners.
Schoolwide identification and support for all students, especially the inclusion of students with diverse and high needs is well considered, highly responsive, individually tailored and builds strong partnerships for learning progress and achievement.
An empowering and purposeful classroom culture strengthened by participation of whānau and community in the delivery of learning activities and fosters rich student engagement and curiosity.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
developing teaching resources to further support diagnostic approaches in preparing students for learning
trialling assessments and resources as part of individual education plans that meaningfully includes whānau in the learning journey
engaging with whānau in partnership learning conversations tailored to the specific needs and strategies of their children so they can support ongoing success.
ERO’s role will be to support the school in its evaluation for improvement cycle to improve outcomes for all learners. ERO will support the school in reporting their progress to the community. The next public report on ERO’s website will be a Te Ara Huarau | School Evaluation Report and is due within three years.
Shelley Booysen Director of Schools
8 August 2023
About the School
The Education Counts website provides further information about the school’s student population, student engagement and student achievement. educationcounts.govt.nz/home
Read the full report on ero.govt.nz →
All 3 reports ERO holds for this school
ERO reviews a school every few years — around four years between reviews is the usual cycle — so an older date here reflects where a school sits in that cycle, not how it is doing.
Source: Education Review Office, CC BY 4.0.
Roll date: 30 June 2026 (2026).