Manurewa Central School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 502
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Hill Road, Manurewa, Auckland
- Territorial authority
- Manurewa Local Board Area
- Phone
- 09-269 0250
- adminoff@mancent.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.mancent.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
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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
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.
What is on offer beyond the classroom?
The sports, arts, clubs and groups this school names on its own website. Not a complete list of what any school offers, and not a count — a school that names more here has written more down, which is not the same as doing more.
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.
- On offer
- Swimming
| 1 | Swimming | Manurewa High School |
- Softball
| 2 | Softball | Prince Edward Park |
- Cricket
| 3 | Cricket | Bruce Pulman Park |
- Rippa Rugby
| 4 | Rippa Rugby | Bruce Pulman Park |
- Boys' Football
| 5 | Boys' Football | McLennan Park, Papakura |
- Girls' Football
| 6 | Girls' Football | McLennan Park Papakura |
- Boys' Rugby
| 7 | Boys' Rugby | Bruce Pulman Park |
- League
| 8 | League | Bruce Pulman Park |
- Netball
| 9 | Netball | Brown's Road Netball Courts |
- Cross Country
| 10 | Cross Country | Reremoana School |
- Girls' Rugby
| 11 | Girls' Rugby | Bruce Pulman Park |
- Volleyball
| 12 | Volleyball | Bruce Pulman Arena |
- Basketball
| 13 | Basketball | Bruce Pulman Arena |
- Touch
| 14 | Touch | Bruce Pulman Park |
- Athletics
| 15 | Athletics | Massey Park Papakura |
- Swimming
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 126
- Māori
- 114
- Pacific
- 154
- Asian
- 244
- MELAA
- 18
- Other
- 3
- 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 | 14 | 27 | 51 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 95 |
| Year 02 | 17 | 28 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 84 |
| Year 03 | 21 | 33 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 83 |
| Year 04 | 24 | 21 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 79 |
| Year 05 | 16 | 26 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 82 |
| Year 06 | 17 | 22 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 67 |
| Year 07 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Total | 112 | 164 | 228 | 21 | 2 | 116 | 0 | 506 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 11 | 25 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 87 |
| Age 06 | 18 | 25 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 85 |
| Age 07 | 21 | 35 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 85 |
| Age 08 | 25 | 23 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 81 |
| Age 09 | 13 | 23 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 77 |
| Age 10 | 20 | 26 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 73 |
| Age 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| Total | 112 | 164 | 228 | 21 | 2 | 116 | 0 | 506 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
43.2%
| Manurewa Central School | 43.2% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 29.7% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 78.3% |
| Māori | 170.6% |
| Pacific | 35.4% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 62.6% |
| Total | 43.2% |
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
10.2%
| Manurewa Central School | 10.2% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 3% |
| Contributing | 3.5% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 18.4% |
| Māori | 46% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 10.2% |
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
9.9%
| Manurewa Central School | 9.9% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 1.4% |
| Contributing | 1.5% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 17.9% |
| Māori | 44.3% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 9.9% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison exclusion data (2024)
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- 442
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 7 September 1906
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
- 14 December 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (14 December 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 December 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 502 — 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.
February 2016
563
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 23 May 2016
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 14 December 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 27 months of the Education Review Office and Manurewa Central 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
Manurewa Central School provides education for students in Years 1 to 6 and is located in South Auckland. Since the previous ERO review, a new principal and deputy principal have been appointed.
The school’s vision is ‘ Ma te Kaha ka Puta te Hua ’ (Effort brings reward) and its values are Passion, Respect, Integrity, Diversity and Excellence.
Manurewa Central School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to develop:
student learning and engagement - ako
educationally powerful connections - whanaungatanga
cultural capability - manaakitanga .
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Manurewa Central School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the development and implementation of effective teaching and a responsive curriculum to improve learners’ progress and achievement.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to respond to students’ achievement and wellbeing data and to meet whānau /parent aspirations.
The school expects to see students’ growing sense of ownership and agency in their learning, including an awareness of how to improve their learning. The school also expects students to experience a strong sense of wellbeing and inclusion. Teacher capability will be promoted with the use of effective teaching practices embedded consistently schoolwide.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to evaluate how well effective teaching and a responsive curriculum improve learners’ progress and achievement:
a positive student-centred school culture with a focus on students’ wellbeing
a tradition of high expectations for all learners
a focus on promoting the joy of attending school
teachers who are committed, flexible and responsive
inclusive and supportive school leadership.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
developing the quality of teaching and learning, and building student agency in a culturally responsive local curriculum
promoting students’ cultural capabilities in te ao Māori
maintaining and further developing students’ hauora /wellbeing and social and emotional competence.
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 December 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).