Kiwitea School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 64
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 7 Perry Line, Kiwitea
- Territorial authority
- Manawatu District
- Phone
- 06-3289744
- office@kiwitea.school.nz
- Website
- http://kiwitea.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Manawatū-Whanganui
Can my child go here?
This school has an enrolment scheme, so a place is not open to every address. How enrolment zones work
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Zone boundaries shown here are approximate. Ministry of Education data warns these boundaries do not have high spatial precision and can place neighbouring addresses on different sides of a line. This is not a confirmation of enrolment eligibility — always confirm directly with the school. Zone geometry also does not reflect enrolment priority rules (siblings, special character categories, ballots) — it shows the mapped boundary only.
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Source: Ministry of Education, CC BY 3.0 NZ
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 60
- Māori
- 5
- Pacific
- 0
- Asian
- 3
- MELAA
- 0
- 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Year 02 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 13 |
| Year 03 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| Year 04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Year 05 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Year 06 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Year 07 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Year 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 60 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Age 06 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| Age 07 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Age 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Age 09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Age 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Age 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Age 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 60 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Kiwitea School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Manawatū-Whanganui Region | 45.5% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
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 stand-down rates data (2024)
Age-standardised suspension rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Kiwitea 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%
| Kiwitea 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)
- 455
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural other
- Date opened
- 9 November 1884
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
- 10 April 2024
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (10 April 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 10 April 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.
The roll ERO recorded, and when
ERO writes a roll into each report it publishes: a count taken for that report, on the day shown, by the review team that was there. The Ministry of Education’s current roll for this school is 64 — the figure at the top of this page, and the one to use for how big the school is now. These are a different measurement by a different body, so they will rarely agree, and a difference between them is not a change in the school.
May 2017
41
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 12 July 2017
This is one count taken for one report. It says what the roll was on that day, and nothing about how the roll has moved.
What ERO wrote in its latest report
This is ERO’s report of 10 April 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 within 6 months of the Education Review Office and Kiwitea 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
Kiwitea School is located north of Feilding and caters for students in Years 1 to 8.
Kiwitea School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
to provide excellent teaching and learning through a variety of engaging and meaningful learning contexts and opportunities
to grow and maintain family-like relationships between home and school in our rural environment that are focused on learning
to provide an environment where we all CARE and the wellbeing and success of all learners is supported and promoted.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Kiwitea School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well delivery of the Kiwitea School curriculum achieves equitable and excellent outcomes for all learners.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
the school is seeking to further develop and document their localised curriculum. ERO and the school will work together over time to evaluate the impact of these changes on learner outcomes.
The school expects to see:
equitable and excellent outcomes for learners and accelerated progress for students working toward curriculum expectations
effective teacher practice, reflecting agreed expectations for teaching, learning and curriculum delivery
the localised curriculum is well documented reflecting the school’s key priorities and new approaches as these are introduced and embedded into practice.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to achieve equitable and excellent outcomes through delivery of their localised curriculum:
leaders, trustees, and staff develop and pursue relevant plans and targets to achieve their shared vision for learner success
learners are provided with a wide range of curriculum experiences and activities to support their engagement at school
classroom environments, underpinned by CARE values, encourage the purposeful engagement of students in learning.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
provision of professional learning and development for teachers aligned to priorities in mathematics, literacy and further development of the localised curriculum
reviewing and reintroducing the school’s professional growth cycle to support the ongoing capability building of staff
documenting changes to the Kiwitea School curriculum that establishes agreed expectations for delivery of their localised curriculum.
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
10 April 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).