Midhirst School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 134
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 8 Erin Street, Midhirst, Stratford
- Territorial authority
- Stratford District
- Phone
- 06-7628670
- office@midhirst.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Taranaki
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.
- Uniform
- Required
Uniform expectation at Midhirst School Black thermals can be worn underneath the Midhirst School polo shirt.
- Required
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 126
- Māori
- 20
- Pacific
- 0
- Asian
- 5
- MELAA
- 0
- 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 17 |
| Year 02 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 21 |
| Year 03 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| Year 04 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 20 |
| Year 05 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| Year 06 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Year 07 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 22 |
| Year 08 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 15 |
| Total | 31 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 130 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 16 |
| Age 06 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Age 07 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| Age 08 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 19 |
| Age 09 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| Age 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Age 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 16 |
| Age 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 16 |
| Age 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 31 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 130 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
79.5%
| Midhirst School | 79.5% |
|---|---|
| Taranaki Region | 41.7% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 149.6% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 219.1% |
| Pacific | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 90.3% |
| Total | 79.5% |
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%
| Midhirst School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Taranaki Region | 4.1% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| 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%
| Midhirst School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Taranaki Region | 1.6% |
| Full Primary | 1.7% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| 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)
- 477
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural settlement
- Date opened
- 25 January 1880
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
- 3
- Last reviewed
- 14 December 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (14 December 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 14 December 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 134 — 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 2018
109
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 11 June 2018
This is one count taken for one report. It says what the roll was on that day, and nothing about how the roll has moved.
What ERO wrote in its latest report
This is ERO’s report of 14 December 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 6 months of the Education Review Office and Midhirst 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
Midhirst School is located in a rural setting near Stratford, Taranaki . The school caters for students in Years 1 to 8.
Midhirst School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
raising achievement through enhanced learning, transitions and supporting the learner through coaching
strengthening cultural understanding and partnerships with parents and the community
enhancing learning by strengthening networks that consistently foster the development of wellbeing
enhancing learner agency within localised curriculum.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Midhirst School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well delivery of the localised curriculum achieves equitable and excellent outcomes for all learners.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
leaders have guided and continue to implement changes in delivery of their literacy, mathematics, and culturally responsive practice. ERO and the school will work together to evaluate the impact of these changes to teaching, learning and outcomes for learners.
The school expects to see:
a well-designed curriculum reflecting national and local priorities that achieves equitable and excellent outcomes for all learners
effective teacher practice matched to the school’s shared expectations in delivery of literacy, mathematics, and culturally responsive practice
implementation of a schoolwide te reo Māori strategy.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to achieve equitable and excellent outcomes for learners:
school conditions encourage positive learner engagement
organisational processes and practices support a collaborative response in meeting the needs of learners
identified and established curriculum priorities are well considered, suitably lead, and appropriately resourced to support implementation and impact positively on outcomes for learners
leaders, staff, and trustees demonstrate their collective pursuit in achieving their shared community vision for learner success.
Where to next?
Moving forward:
leaders will continue to provide professional learning and development for staff aligned to their identified priorities in literacy, mathematics, and culturally responsive practice
leaders and teachers will further develop processes and practice to support reporting against year level progressions aligned to implementation of their Korowai curriculum
ongoing inquiry evidence will be gathered over time to support systematic evaluation into the impact of changes to teacher practice and outcomes for learners.
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
14 December 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 3 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).