Manakau School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 98
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Mokena Kohere Street, Manakau, Levin
- Territorial authority
- Horowhenua District
- Phone
- 06-3626791
- office@manakau.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.manakau.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
- 84
- Māori
- 24
- Pacific
- 4
- Asian
- 1
- MELAA
- 5
- 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 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| Year 02 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 15 |
| Year 03 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 13 |
| Year 04 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Year 05 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 14 |
| Year 06 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 13 |
| Year 07 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| Year 08 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 16 |
| Total | 26 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 101 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| Age 06 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 17 |
| Age 07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Age 08 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| Age 09 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 13 |
| Age 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| Age 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| Age 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| Age 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 26 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 101 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
16.4%
| Manakau School | 16.4% |
|---|---|
| Manawatū-Whanganui Region | 45.5% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 38.9% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 66% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 16.4% |
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%
| Manakau 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%
| Manakau 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)
- 452
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural settlement
- Date opened
- 31 January 1888
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
- 16 August 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (16 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 same report — the board assurance report of 16 August 2023 — also sets out actions for compliance: the non-compliance ERO identified during that process. This is that section of the report in full, in ERO’s words.
ERO and the board have identified the following areas of non-compliance during the board assurance process:
undertake all components of the required safety checking of workforce for persons that the Board employed or engaged as a paid children’s worker. [Children’s Act 2014]
The board has since addressed the areas of non-compliance identified.
What ERO wrote in its latest report
This is ERO’s report of 16 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 six months of the Education Review Office and Manakau 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
Manakau Primary School is a rural school located in the Horowhenua district, providing education for learners from Years 1 to 8. The school vision: “Developing future guardians of our changing world” encourages all learners and their whānau to take an active role in education.
Manakau School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
Working to further develop community connections to give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and promote improved learner outcomes.
To facilitate open and meaningful sharing between school and home, embracing diverse abilities and celebrating learner goals, mahi, successes and challenges.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Manakau School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the impact of a more culturally responsive curriculum, reflective of whānau priorities and shared understanding between home and school, on the engagement, progress and achievement of all learners.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
the school has identified a need for strengthened consultation to be responsive to the aspirations and views of Māori whānau, hapū and iwi in its strategic planning and curriculum design
to know the impact of teachers’ professional development, and interventions for improving literacy for identified target students.
The school expects to see:
a process in place for continuing to reflect in the curriculum, cultural inclusivity, equity and development of student agency, resulting in improved outcomes for all learners
structured and evidence-based evaluation processes in place to know, and respond, to the impact of professional development, responsive curriculum, and targeted interventions for learners.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths:
a value-based school culture which promotes and facilitates wellbeing for all
teachers and leaders who recognise and celebrate the diverse abilities and individual progress of each learner.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
consulting with the community to ensure priorities and aspirations of whānau are reflected in curriculum programmes, planning and professional development
ensuring that reporting to, and communication with parents, reflects a real time understanding of individual learner progress, and knowledge of the New Zealand Curriculum, which enables parents to work in partnership with the school.
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 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).