Maramarua School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 102
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 2200 State Highway 2, Maramarua
- Territorial authority
- Waikato District
- Phone
- 09-2325846
- office@maramarua.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Waikato
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
- Required
All students are required to wear the correct school uniform at all times.
- Required
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 83
- Māori
- 40
- Pacific
- 13
- Asian
- 5
- MELAA
- 2
- Other
- 4
- 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| Year 02 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| Year 03 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| Year 04 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| Year 05 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 17 |
| Year 06 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 13 |
| Year 07 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 23 |
| Year 08 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 23 |
| Total | 47 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 101 | 0 | 122 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| Age 06 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| Age 07 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| Age 08 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| Age 09 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 17 |
| Age 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 13 |
| Age 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 18 |
| Age 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 21 |
| Age 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 47 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 101 | 0 | 122 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
21.7%
| Maramarua School | 21.7% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 53.9% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 44.8% |
| Māori | 33.8% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 12.7% |
| Total | 21.7% |
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
30.6%
| Maramarua School | 30.6% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 6.6% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 63.3% |
| Māori | 99.6% |
| Pacific | 159% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 30.6% |
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
31.4%
| Maramarua School | 31.4% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 2.4% |
| Full Primary | 1.7% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 64.9% |
| Māori | 103.2% |
| Pacific | 155.9% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 31.4% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison exclusion data (2024)
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- 499
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural other
- Date opened
- 25 January 1984
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
- 20 December 2022
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (20 December 2022)
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 20 December 2022 — 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:
a police vet had not been obtained every three years for every person, contractor or employee who works at the school
[Education and Training Act 2020, Schedule 4]
accurate records of the safety checking process for employees were not kept.
[Children’s Act 2014]
The board has since addressed the areas of non-compliance identified.
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 102 — 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.
August 2019
66
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 18 September 2019
April 2016
54
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 24 June 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 20 December 2022 — “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 seven months of the Education Review Office and Maramarua 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
Maramarua School, located in the Hauraki District, provides education for students in Years 0 – 8 and Technology education for schools in the local district. In 2021, the school appointed a first-time Principal and experienced significant roll growth.
Maramarua School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
to strengthen teaching and learning through a focus on localised curriculum and visible learning
to develop school-wide culturally responsive practices.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Maramarua School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the extent to which an engaging localised curriculum, and consistent teaching and assessment practices are supporting more equitable outcomes for learners.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
the need to establish a firm foundation in literacy and mathematics to enable students to access the broader curriculum
the opportunity to understand the impact of significant shifts in practice on learner outcomes
a commitment to pursuing more excellent and equitable outcomes for all learners.
The school expects to see:
an engaging localised curriculum providing rich learning opportunities for students
teachers responding to reliable student achievement information with programmes tailored to students’ needs
teachers using school-wide assessment progressions to support students and their whānau to engage in their learning journey.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to improve learner outcomes:
leadership at all levels that is deliberately pursuing a shared improvement agenda
a commitment to delivering a broad curriculum as outlined in the New Zealand Curriculum
a learning culture that promotes engagement and inclusion
the capacity to use student achievement information to identify areas for growth.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise continuing to:
develop an engaging curriculum that provides rich learning opportunities for students and aligns with nationwide educational priorities
use a range of assessment tools, including Maramarua progressions, to identify the needs of learners, particularly priority learners
tailor the learning opportunities to the identified needs of each learner to support improved outcomes
make learning progress and next steps visible to students and whānau to support their increased engagement in the learning journey.
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.
Phil Cowie Director Review and Improvement Services (Central) Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui
20 December 2022
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).