Mangawhai Beach School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 710
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 34 Insley Street, Mangawhai
- Territorial authority
- Kaipara District
- Phone
- 09-4314385
- office@mangawhaibeach.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Northland
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
- 656
- Māori
- 134
- Pacific
- 29
- Asian
- 35
- MELAA
- 16
- Other
- 2
- 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 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 0 | 87 |
| Year 02 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 91 |
| Year 03 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 0 | 91 |
| Year 04 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 0 | 96 |
| Year 05 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 93 |
| Year 06 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 87 |
| Year 07 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 91 |
| Year 08 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 57 |
| Total | 156 | 24 | 39 | 16 | 3 | 651 | 0 | 693 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 64 |
| Age 06 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 101 |
| Age 07 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 89 | 0 | 93 |
| Age 08 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 0 | 86 |
| Age 09 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 100 |
| Age 10 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 88 |
| Age 11 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 85 |
| Age 12 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 58 |
| Age 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 18 |
| Total | 156 | 24 | 39 | 16 | 3 | 651 | 0 | 693 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
26.5%
| Mangawhai Beach School | 26.5% |
|---|---|
| Northland Region | 52% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 32.5% |
|---|---|
| Male | 20.8% |
| Māori | 24.4% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 82.8% |
| European/Pākehā | 31.6% |
| Total | 26.5% |
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%
| Mangawhai Beach School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Northland Region | 6.5% |
| 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%
| Mangawhai Beach School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Northland Region | 2.7% |
| 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)
- 430
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Urban / rural
- Small urban area
- Date opened
- 25 January 1885
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
- 18 October 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (18 October 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 18 October 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 710 — 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.
November 2019
525
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 17 January 2020
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 18 October 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 Mangawhai Beach 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
Mangawhai Beach School is in Mangawhai, Te Tai Tokerau and provides education for stude nts in Years 1 to 8. The school’s vision is “ Engaged and diverse learners connected to our community ” and the values of Creativity, Resilience, Excellence, Whakaute (respect) are integrated into all areas of school life.
Mangawhai Beach School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
effective leadership and teaching
enhanced culture and climate
increased stakeholder engagement
improved performance.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Mangawhai Beach School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well writing programmes across the school are improving achievement for all students.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
data analysis has shown a drop in writing achievement, especially for boys, which has resulted in a schoolwide review of evidence-based practices
the school is embedding a structured literacy approach across all year levels to achieve equitable and excellent outcomes for all students.
The school expects to see:
a cohesive and consistent approach to the teaching of writing across the curriculum
accelerated student learning across all year levels
collaboration with whānau to improve writing across the school.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate how well writing programmes across the school are improving achievement for all students:
the school has the collective capacity to do and use evaluation, inquiry and knowledge building for improvement and innovation
leadership consistently prioritises and plans for school improvement and for equitable and excellent outcomes for all students
well-established educationally powerful connections, communication and relationships with whānau to support student learning and outcomes.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
further development of literacy frameworks and consistent tracking and assessment processes to support student learning across the school
professional learning for teachers and kaiawhina to enable them to develop tools and resources to support their practice
collaboration with whānau to enable them to be active partners in the literacy and communication progress of their child.
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
18 October 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 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).