Matamata Intermediate
Intermediate · State
- Year levels
- 7–8
- Total roll
- 399
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Smith Street, Matamata
- Territorial authority
- Matamata-Piako District
- Phone
- 07-8887221
- office@matamataint.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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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.
- School day starts
- 8:50am
School starts at 8:50am and students are expected to be in their class room ready for learning by this time.
- 8:50am
- School day ends
- 3:00pm
School finishes 3:00pm.
- 3:00pm
- Uniform
- Required
Our formal shirt is royal blue with a collar and our Manawa rere design in black, it is worn with either the black long pants, skirt or shorts.
- Required
- Getting there
- School buses serve the school: just under 50% of students travel by bus, and a bus assembly is held on the first day so students know the correct bus to travel on.
Just under 50% of the students attending Matamata Intermediate travel by bus. A bus assembly is held on the first day to ensure all students know the correct bus to travel on.
- School buses serve the school: just under 50% of students travel by bus, and a bus assembly is held on the first day so students know the correct bus to travel on.
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.
- International students
- Accepted, as stated
We warmly welcome you to our school community and are delighted that you are considering joining us as an international student.
- Accepted, as stated
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
- concert band
New students are also welcomed & encouraged to join our very successful concert band.
- Instrumental tuition
Instrumental tuition is available for students at a small cost per term.
- cricket
organise and facilitate cricket, touch rugby, hockey and netball
- touch rugby
organise and facilitate cricket, touch rugby, hockey and netball
- hockey
organise and facilitate cricket, touch rugby, hockey and netball
- netball
organise and facilitate cricket, touch rugby, hockey and netball
- volleyball
Some of the events include: cricket, touch rugby, volleyball, athletics, rugby 7’s, netball, football, softball, basketball, cross country and tennis.
- athletics
Some of the events include: cricket, touch rugby, volleyball, athletics, rugby 7’s, netball, football, softball, basketball, cross country and tennis.
- rugby 7’s
Some of the events include: cricket, touch rugby, volleyball, athletics, rugby 7’s, netball, football, softball, basketball, cross country and tennis.
- football
Some of the events include: cricket, touch rugby, volleyball, athletics, rugby 7’s, netball, football, softball, basketball, cross country and tennis.
- softball
Some of the events include: cricket, touch rugby, volleyball, athletics, rugby 7’s, netball, football, softball, basketball, cross country and tennis.
- basketball
Some of the events include: cricket, touch rugby, volleyball, athletics, rugby 7’s, netball, football, softball, basketball, cross country and tennis.
- cross country
Some of the events include: cricket, touch rugby, volleyball, athletics, rugby 7’s, netball, football, softball, basketball, cross country and tennis.
- tennis
Some of the events include: cricket, touch rugby, volleyball, athletics, rugby 7’s, netball, football, softball, basketball, cross country and tennis.
- bowls
additional competitions that we enter including bowls and ripper rugby.
- ripper rugby
additional competitions that we enter including bowls and ripper rugby.
- NZ AIMS Games
Each year we send over 100 students to Tauranga and Mt Maunganui to compete in the NZ AIMS Games.
- Winter Olympics team
Winter Olympics In term 4, Year 7 students will have the opportunity to trial to be selected to be a member of our Winter Olympics team for the following year.
- concert band
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 324
- Māori
- 115
- Pacific
- 25
- Asian
- 43
- MELAA
- 6
- Other
- 9
- 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 07 | 58 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 156 | 0 | 188 |
| Year 08 | 68 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 178 | 0 | 217 |
| Total | 126 | 22 | 38 | 3 | 12 | 334 | 0 | 405 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 11 | 44 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 115 | 0 | 142 |
| Age 12 | 66 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 178 | 0 | 214 |
| Age 13 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 49 |
| Total | 126 | 22 | 38 | 3 | 12 | 334 | 0 | 405 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
31.3%
| Matamata Intermediate | 31.3% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 53.9% |
| Intermediate | 43.3% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 16.3% |
|---|---|
| Male | 45.4% |
| Māori | 53.7% |
| Pacific | 124.2% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 102.6% |
| European/Pākehā | 22.8% |
| Total | 31.3% |
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
17.2%
| Matamata Intermediate | 17.2% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 6.6% |
| Intermediate | 4.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 32.9% |
| Māori | 32.3% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 9.2% |
| Total | 17.2% |
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
2%
| Matamata Intermediate | 2% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 2.4% |
| Intermediate | 1.9% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 3.8% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 2.4% |
| Total | 2% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison exclusion data (2024)
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- 472
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Small urban area
- Date opened
- 25 January 1961
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
- 15 December 2022
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (15 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 board assurance report of 15 December 2022 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 399 — 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.
June 2018
332
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 21 September 2018
November 2013
355
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 20 December 2013
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 15 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 eight months of the Education Review Office and Matamata Intermediate 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
Matamata Intermediate is a school for Year 7 and 8 students. The school’s values of Commitment , Common Sense and Consideration form the basis for the learning environment. Their vision is for all staff and students to be inspired about learning and empowered to improve and achieve their potential.
Matamata Intermediate ’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
strengthen staff competency and capability to inspire students and ensuring excellent and equitable learning pathways for all
implement the revised New Zealand Curriculum in a relevant way that challenges and engages students
foster a learning environment that enhances Mauri Ora , rich in cultural identity and belonging
nurture partnerships between parents, whaanau and wider community to support learning.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Matamata Intermediate ’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the effectiveness of:
the professional learning and support programme that aims to grow teacher capability to increase student engagement and teacher accountability
the implementation of the revised curriculum in line with our localised Matamata Intermediate Curriculum and our community’s aspirations.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
evidence through use of Ako Critical Contexts for Change (a change process focusing on equity and excellence) indicates that supporting teacher capability and competency will have significant impact on excellence, equity and belonging for all students
student engagement and achievement are enhanced when the curriculum is established through collaborative and educationally powerful partnerships with whaanau and the community to which students belong.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate the effectiveness of change for equity and excellence:
student-centred approach to decision making
strong, coherent, and robust internal evaluation processes
well-established educationally powerful connections and relationships across the community; parent, whaanau and iwi support aspirations for students
clear strategic vision, honouring the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi to drive equitable and excellent outcomes for all learners
strategic change driven by responding to the needs of adolescents through the use of Ako Critical Context for Change.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
professional learning and support to grow teaching capability to increase student engagement and teacher accountability the implementation of the revised curriculum to deliver an equitable and excellent experience for all.
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
15 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).