Huia Range School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 219
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Cole Street, Dannevirke
- Territorial authority
- Tararua District
- Phone
- 06-3746444
- office@huiarange.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
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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.
What is on offer beyond the classroom?
The sports, arts, clubs and groups this school names on its own website. Not a complete list of what any school offers, and not a count — a school that names more here has written more down, which is not the same as doing more.
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.
- On offer
- Kapa Haka
Kapa Haka is a strong feature of Huia Range School.
- Kapa Haka
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 85
- Māori
- 128
- Pacific
- 23
- Asian
- 17
- MELAA
- 6
- Other
- 3
- 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 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| Year 02 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 22 |
| Year 03 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 26 |
| Year 04 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 24 |
| Year 05 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 34 |
| Year 06 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 28 |
| Year 07 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 36 |
| Year 08 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 41 |
| Total | 141 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 232 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 19 |
| Age 06 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| Age 07 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 26 |
| Age 08 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
| Age 09 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 35 |
| Age 10 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 29 |
| Age 11 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 31 |
| Age 12 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 43 |
| Age 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 141 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 232 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
192.1%
| Huia Range School | 192.1% |
|---|---|
| Manawatū-Whanganui Region | 45.5% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 33.4% |
|---|---|
| Male | 331.1% |
| Māori | 302.5% |
| Pacific | 84.2% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 34.2% |
| Total | 192.1% |
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
21.6%
| Huia Range School | 21.6% |
|---|---|
| Manawatū-Whanganui Region | 6.2% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 15.6% |
|---|---|
| Male | 26.7% |
| Māori | 12.5% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 45.8% |
| Total | 21.6% |
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
7.4%
| Huia Range School | 7.4% |
|---|---|
| Manawatū-Whanganui Region | 2.8% |
| Full Primary | 1.7% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 13.7% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 23.9% |
| Total | 7.4% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison exclusion data (2024)
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- 529
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Small urban area
- Date opened
- 31 December 2003
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
- 16 May 2024
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (16 May 2024)
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 16 May 2024 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 16 May 2024 — “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 by the Education Review Office and Huia Range 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
Huia Range School is situated at the northern end of Dannevirke. The school provides educational opportunities for students in Years 0 to 8. A new principal began Term 1, 2024.
Huia Range School ’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes are for learners to:
experience learning opportunities and an environment that sets high expectations for achievement and supports quality wellbeing outcomes for learners
feel a sense of belonging and connection to the school where parents, whānau , and community support the learning of the school.
You can obtain a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan from Huia Range School ’s office.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively the school’s partnership with parents and the local community supports the attendance, wellbeing and achievement of all students.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
raise understanding among whānau of the importance of getting their children to school regularly and on time
develop a shared understanding of how a strong parent/school partnerships can support student learning and wellbeing
raise overall student engagement, wellbeing and achievement especially in the areas of reading and mathematics.
The school expects to see a strengthening of the relationships between whānau , community and the school. It also expects to see whānau increasingly involved in their child’s learning. Improvement in attendance, engagement, progress and achievement of students is the priority.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to strengthen partnerships with whānau and the community to improve the wellbeing and achievement of students:
established connections to groups that support cultural understanding and participation in activities that inform the local curriculum
a local curriculum that provides a variety of ‘hands on’ learning opportunities to engage students.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
ensuring students attend regularly and arrive at school on time
identifying and sharing the most effective teaching strategies in reading and mathematics to better enable students to engage in learning
further refinement of assessment practices to align with changes to literacy teaching
strengthening of established connections with local iwi and agencies to support student wellbeing and the further development of cultural understandings
strengthening whānau understanding of learning processes so they can support the learning of their tamariki .
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
16 May 2024
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).