Maheno School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 92
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Short Street, Maheno
- Territorial authority
- Waitaki District
- Phone
- 03-439 5707
- office@maheno.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.maheno.school.nz/
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Otago
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 76
- Māori
- 11
- Pacific
- 5
- Asian
- 12
- 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 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Year 02 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 |
| Year 03 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| Year 04 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Year 05 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
| Year 06 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 14 |
| Year 07 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Year 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 7 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 80 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Age 06 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 |
| Age 07 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| Age 08 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Age 09 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| Age 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| Age 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Age 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Age 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 80 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Maheno School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Otago Region | 36.8% |
| 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%
| Maheno School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Otago Region | 4.6% |
| 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%
| Maheno School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Otago Region | 2% |
| 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)
- 430
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural settlement
- Date opened
- 10 October 1875
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
- 4
- Last reviewed
- 14 August 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (14 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 14 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.
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 92 — 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.
March 2019
51
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 14 May 2019
September 2015
50
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 27 October 2015
We draw no line between these. Each was counted for its own report, years apart, by a different review team, and a roll moves between reviews for reasons none of these figures record — so the difference between any two of them measures nothing.
What ERO wrote in its latest report
This is ERO’s report of 14 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 nine months of the Education Review Office and Maheno 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
M aheno School is a small, rural school situated in North Otago, just south of Oamaru . The school provides education for students in Years 1 – 8. Their vision is to achieve excellence together with their school values leading the way.
The school’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
enrich children’s hauora by explicitly teaching and living the school values of Respect, Integrity, Confidence and Endeavour
refine the ‘local curriculum’ and develop a consistent language of learning across the school
grow teachers' understanding of mātauranga and te reo Māori me ona tikanga and incorporate these into their professional practice
deepen teachers’ understanding of structured literacy across the school.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Maheno School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively the structured literacy approach is improving reading and writing outcomes for all students, with a particular focus on the progress of students not yet meeting achievement expectations.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
the school has recently implemented the Better Start Literacy Approach (BSLA) to strengthen the literacy curriculum so that it is responsive to the learning needs of all students
the school is part of the Whitestone Kāhui Ako , which has focussed on implementing structured literacy across the network of schools.
The school expects to see:
teachers developing a shared understanding of literacy progressions throughout the school
teachers continuing to reflect and refine their teaching practices in response to learners’ needs and their growing knowledge of BSLA
improved reading and writing outcomes for all students, especially those who are not currently making sufficient progress to meet achievement expectations.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate how effectively the structured literacy approach is improving reading and writing outcomes for all students:
A collaborative staff, who are open to new ways of working together to better meet the needs of students.
A well-considered approach to enacting the values schoolwide ensures that students learn in a caring and inclusive learning environment.
Interactions across the local school network are supporting teachers’ reflections on the strategies they use to teach literacy programmes.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
professional learning for teaching staff to grow their collective capabilities to deliver high quality responsive literacy practice across the school
refreshing curriculum documentation to provide clarity and guidance for teachers and other stakeholders of effective literacy teaching
using high quality progress and achievement data analysis to improve outcomes for learners and support decision making for continuous improvement
sharing information with the community to ensure the school’s new approach to literacy is well understood by whānau , to inform and strengthen their engagement with children’s learning.
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
14 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 4 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).