Matahui School
Full Primary · Private : Fully Registered
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 50
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 117 Matahui Road, Katikati
- Territorial authority
- Western Bay of Plenty District
- Phone
- 07-5520655
- office@matahuiroad.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.matahui.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Bay of Plenty
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.
- Getting there
- Two private school bus routes picking up and dropping off at multiple locations from Tauranga to Waihi Beach
Matahui School operates two private school bus routes that pick up and drop off at multiple locations from Tauranga to Waihi Beach.
- Two private school bus routes picking up and dropping off at multiple locations from Tauranga to Waihi Beach
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
- Our mission is to inspire high self-esteem, creativity, and a love of learning.
- Matahui School exists to provide an education that discovers and nurtures each student’s individual strengths, builds positive self-esteem and a love of learning, and unlocks their potential for the future.
- Our Vision
- For each child to build resilience and the confidence to face the future.
- International students
- Accepted, as stated
Matahui School welcomes students from around the world. Tuition for international students covers the full educational programme, including classroom learning, pastoral care, access to school facilities, and homestay accommodation.
- Accepted, as stated
- Voluntary donation
- $200.00 per term, 2025
| Voluntary Donation per Term | $200.00 |
- $200.00 per term, 2025
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
- the whole school puts on a production
Every second year, the whole school puts on a production where every child is given a part.
- the whole school puts on a production
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 45
- Māori
- 6
- Pacific
- 1
- Asian
- 3
- MELAA
- 0
- 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 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Year 02 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Year 03 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Year 04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Year 05 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| Year 06 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Year 07 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Year 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 44 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Age 06 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Age 07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Age 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Age 09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| Age 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Age 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Age 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 44 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- not applicable
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural other
- Date opened
- 1 February 1988
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
- 2
- Last reviewed
- 17 February 2026
- Latest report
- Matahui School February 2026
- Report type
- not reported
- Board assurance
- not reported
What this report states about the school
As stated in ERO’s report of 17 February 2026 — not necessarily the position now. Each line quotes the sentence it came from.
- International students
- true
The school is a signatory provider to the Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021
- true
Read the full report on ero.govt.nz →
All 2 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).