Makikihi School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 44
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 12 Makikihi Station Road, Makikihi
- Territorial authority
- Waimate District
- Phone
- 03-6895587
- office@makikihi.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Canterbury
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.
What does the school say about itself?
Quoted, not summarised. Every school describes itself well, so this is here to be read as the school’s own case rather than as a finding — and a school that states nothing simply has no row.
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.
- In their words
- The vision is for young people to be confident, connected, actively involved, lifelong learners.
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 37
- Māori
- 8
- Pacific
- 1
- Asian
- 2
- MELAA
- 3
- Other
- 1
- 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 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| Year 02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Year 03 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Year 04 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Year 05 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Year 06 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Year 07 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Year 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 41 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| Age 06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Age 07 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Age 08 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Age 09 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Age 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Age 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Age 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Age 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 41 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
86.5%
| Makikihi School | 86.5% |
|---|---|
| Canterbury Region | 38.3% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 193.1% |
| Māori | Too few to report |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | Too few to report |
| Other | Too few to report |
| European/Pākehā | 102.6% |
| Total | 86.5% |
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%
| Makikihi School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Canterbury Region | 3.7% |
| 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%
| Makikihi School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Canterbury Region | 1.7% |
| 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)
- 478
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural settlement
- Date opened
- 25 January 1881
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
- 13 September 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (13 September 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 13 September 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 44 — 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 2019
30
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 11 July 2019
December 2015
26
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 25 February 2016
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 13 September 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 twelve months of the Education Review Office and Makikihi 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
Makikihi School is a rural school in South Canterbury. It provides education for students in years 1 to 8. The school’s vision since 1881 is to ‘prepare children for success in life.’ The school is a member of the Waimate Kāhui Ako.
Makikihi School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
strengthening the connection between school and the community
designing and implementing the Makikihi local curriculum that encourages teachers and learners
nurture and foster staff and student well-being in order to have happy and engaged learners.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Makikihi School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively teaching practices nurture and promote students’ progress and achievement, particularly with a focus on writing.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
ensure that students are confident and connected learners, willing to take risks, and are supported to challenge themselves and have ownership of their learning
improve the achievement of students’ writing
continue to extend teaching practices and to grow teachers’ positive mindset.
The school expects to see confident learners, who can articulate their progress and next steps for learning. Teachers will use relational and best practice teaching and learning strategies to enhance positive outcomes for students’ learning.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to know how effectively teaching practices nurture and promote students’ progress and achievement, particularly with a focus on writing:
learners are well known, their learning needs are individually planned for to support their progress in meeting identified goals, with specifically targeted priority learning groups and for extension writing
well-embedded school values that are linked to learning in authentic contexts through an engaging and motivating curriculum
highly reflective teaching practices that build teachers’ capabilities and focus on continually improving learning outcomes for all learners.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
broadening opportunities to moderate writing within and beyond the school, to ensure that judgements are consistent and reliable
continuing to offer learning opportunities within the wider community to provide experiences for learners to draw on to support their writing.
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
13 September 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).