Merivale School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 160
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 25 Kesteven Avenue, Tauranga
- Territorial authority
- Tauranga City
- Phone
- 07-5786900
- admin@merivale.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Tauranga · schools in Bay of Plenty
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.
- School day ends
- 2:50 pm
End of School Day 2: 50 pm
- 2:50 pm
- Term dates
- Term 1, 2026: Monday 2 February – Thursday 2 April
TERM 1 Monday 2 February – Thursday 2 April
Year stated asTERM DATES 2026
- Term 2, 2026: Monday 20 April – Friday 3 July
TERM 2 Monday 20 April – Friday 3 July
Year stated asTERM DATES 2026
- Term 3, 2026: Monday 20 July – Friday 25 September
TERM 3 Monday 20 July – Friday 25 September
Year stated asTERM DATES 2026
- Term 4, 2026: 12 October – Monday 14 December
TERM 4 12 October – Monday 14 December
Year stated asTERM DATES 2026
- Term 1, 2026: Monday 2 February – Thursday 2 April
- Getting there
- Walking school buses students may take home at the end of the day
At the end of the day students must leave the school either by being picked up by an adult at the front of the school or on one of our walking school buses.
- Walking school buses students may take home at the end of the day
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 35
- Māori
- 121
- Pacific
- 26
- Asian
- 15
- 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 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 |
| Year 02 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 |
| Year 03 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 |
| Year 04 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 |
| Year 05 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 |
| Year 06 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 |
| Year 07 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Total | 132 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 172 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 |
| Age 06 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 |
| Age 07 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 32 |
| Age 08 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 30 |
| Age 09 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 |
| Age 10 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 |
| Age 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 132 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 172 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
29.1%
| Merivale School | 29.1% |
|---|---|
| Bay of Plenty Region | 37.4% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 52.6% |
| Māori | 42% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 29.1% |
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%
| Merivale School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Bay of Plenty Region | 3.8% |
| Contributing | 3.5% |
| 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%
| Merivale School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Bay of Plenty Region | 1.4% |
| Contributing | 1.5% |
| 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)
- 548
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 31 January 1957
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
- 4 April 2024
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (4 April 2024)
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 4 April 2024 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 160 — 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.
April 2019
155
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 24 June 2019
December 2015
157
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 17 February 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 4 April 2024 — “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 Merivale 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
Merivale School is situated in Tauranga and provides education in English and Māori medium for Years 1 to 6.
Merivale School ’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
create learning opportunities for tamariki to have new experiences, build knowledge and have ownership of their learning through our localised curriculum
build positive relationships and make connections with students and their whānau
encourage and support all staff in their reflective practice
maintain school and grounds to Ministry of Education requirements
work within the allocated set budget for 2023.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Merivale School ’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well the implementation of the local curriculum supports learner outcomes and improves achievement.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
strengthen learning-based partnerships with whānau and iwi
test and evaluate the alignment of the Whetū indicators with stakeholder aspirations and useability for staff and students
ascertain the extent to which the school realises its goal of creating learning opportunities for tamariki to have ownership of their learning through the implementation of the local curriculum.
The school expects to see:
improved student attendance and engagement that leads to increased student achievement
refinements in the use of the school’s local curriculum to provide contextual learning programmes that engage students.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate the implementation of the local curriculum to support learner outcomes and improve achievement:
leadership and staff who are committed to implementing a local curriculum that builds identity and belonging for students and the Tūtarawānanga community
culturally responsive and relational practices that underpins all relationships within the kura and with external services
shared sense of unity and connection that increases collective accountability to making improvements for students
trustees, leadership and staff promote positive leadership for students, whānau and the community.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
providing opportunities for kaiako to establish learning communities for students that strengthen student agency and contribute to the implementation of the local curriculum
developing school wide expectations that ensure whānau aspirations for te reo Māori are safeguarded for tamariki and whānau in Ngā Hau e Whā ( rūmaki syndicate).
Tamariki outcomes
Tamariki enjoy opportunities to engage in authentic, relevant learning.
Whānau and tamariki know that educational choice is valued and supported.
Tamariki are increasingly exposed to te reo Māori .
Conditions to support tamariki
Authentic relationships and consultation with iwi and hapū support the development of a meaningful localised curriculum.
Purposeful educational relationships strengthen Māori medium pathway options for tamariki .
Consistent exposure to a rumaki environment builds tamariki reo capability.
Priorities for Improvement
The school leadership will support kaiako to:
design and implement a te reo Māori acceleration plan to further develop tamariki curriculum literacy
design and implement robust assessment and moderation practices that will strengthen authentic, relevant learning for tamariki
actively seek professional development to further grow rumaki specific teaching practices.
Shelley Booysen Director of Schools
4 April 2024
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).