Maungakaramea School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 121
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Tangihua Road, Maungakaramea
- Territorial authority
- Whangarei District
- Phone
- 09-4323804
- office@mgk.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Whangārei · 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
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.
- Term dates
- Term 1, 2026: Monday, 2nd February – Thursday, 2nd April
| Term 1 | Monday, 2nd February 2026 | Thursday, 2nd April 2026 |
- Term 2, 2026: Monday, 20th April – Friday, 3rd July
| Term 2 | Monday, 20th April 2026 | Friday, 3rd July 2026 |
- Term 3, 2026: Monday, 20th July – Friday, 25th September
| Term 3 | Monday, 20th July 2026 | Friday, 25th September 2026 |
- Term 1, 2026: Monday, 2nd February – Thursday, 2nd April
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 112
- Māori
- 22
- Pacific
- 3
- Asian
- 3
- MELAA
- 3
- Other
- 1
- 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Year 02 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 15 |
| Year 03 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Year 04 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 13 |
| Year 05 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 19 |
| Year 06 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| Year 07 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 16 |
| Year 08 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| Total | 25 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 0 | 111 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Age 06 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 15 |
| Age 07 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Age 08 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 14 |
| Age 09 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 19 |
| Age 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| Age 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 14 |
| Age 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Age 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 25 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 0 | 111 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
14.1%
| Maungakaramea School | 14.1% |
|---|---|
| Northland Region | 52% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 24.9% |
| Māori | 44.5% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 16.3% |
| Total | 14.1% |
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%
| Maungakaramea 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%
| Maungakaramea 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)
- 438
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural settlement
- Date opened
- 25 January 1875
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
- 11 September 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (11 September 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 11 September 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 121 — 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.
May 2019
60
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 11 July 2019
November 2015
54
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 29 January 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 11 September 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 12 months of the Education Review Office and Maungakaramea 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
Maungakaramea School caters for tamariki from Years 1 to 8 and is located southwest of Whangārei . The school vision “Growing our Future,” is underpinned by a set of learning pathways: Tino rangatiratanga - learning with determination, Manaakitanga - learning with integrity, Kaitiakitanga - learning with connection, and Kotahitanga - learning with others.
Maungakaramea School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
prioritise a sense of identity, manaakitanga and a place of belonging for all tamariki , staff and stakeholders
review and implement the responsive localised curriculum, using it to guide teaching, learning and community engagement
implement effective wellbeing practices to support the whole learner, with a focus on social and emotional capabilities
develop a supportive school culture that promotes leadership, ownership, and academic success for all learners.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Maungakaramea School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the successful implementation of the localised curriculum and use of a graduate profile to guide the learning process helping to create sustained connections with whānau and the community.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
make explicit connections between the localised curriculum and the implementation of the graduate profile
promote greater opportunities for equitable excellent and outcomes for all learners.
The school expects to see tamariki engaging with the localised curriculum and developing the knowledge and skills required to successfully progress through the graduate profile. There will be greater cohesion in staff expectations. Tamariki will gain skills and knowledge to successfully navigate educational pathways.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths in its goal to evaluate the successful implementation of the localised curriculum and use of a graduate profile to guide the learning process:
well-established school values and strong connections between the school, whānau , community, and local businesses
a cohesive staff with shared goals
committed board of trustees focused on building community connections and ensuring the educational success for all tamariki .
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
establishing a tracking and reward style system to support the enactment of the evaluation focus
introducing the graduate profile to tamariki , whānau and the community
building the graduate profile into regular goal setting opportunities.
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
11 September 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 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).