Mihi School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 16
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 76 Springs Road, Reporoa
- Territorial authority
- Rotorua District
- Phone
- 07-3338249
- secretary@mihi.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.mihi.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Rotorua · schools in Waikato
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 bus routes — Te Toke Road and Tutukau Road. Approximate times: arrives at school 8:00am and leaves at approx 3.40pm; Tutukau bus arrives 8.15am and leaves at approx 3:35pm.
Mihi School currently has two bus routes - Te Toke Road and Tutukau Road. Approximate Bus Times Arrives at school 8:00am and leaves at approx 3.40pm Tutukau Bus Arrives at school 8.15am and leaves at approx 3:35pm
- Two bus routes — Te Toke Road and Tutukau Road. Approximate times: arrives at school 8:00am and leaves at approx 3.40pm; Tutukau bus arrives 8.15am and leaves at approx 3:35pm.
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 7
- Māori
- 10
- 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Year 02 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Year 03 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Year 04 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Year 05 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Year 06 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Year 07 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Age 06 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Age 07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Age 08 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Age 09 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Age 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Age 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
143.1%
| Mihi School | 143.1% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 53.9% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 244.6% |
| Māori | 206.5% |
| Pacific | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 631.7% |
| Total | 143.1% |
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%
| Mihi School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 6.6% |
| Contributing | 3.5% |
| 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%
| Mihi School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 2.4% |
| Contributing | 1.5% |
| 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)
- 539
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural other
- Date opened
- 31 January 1956
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
- 28 March 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (28 March 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 28 March 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 16 — 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.
October 2018
48
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 6 December 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 28 March 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 9 months of the Education Review Office and Mihi 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
Mihi School is a small rural school located off State Highway 5 between Rotorua and Taupō and provides education for students in Years 1 to 6. The school vision, ‘Growing Great People – Te tipu o nga tangata nunui ’ prioritises a values-led learning environment which is supported through partnerships with whānau .
Mihi School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
promote a values-led learning environment that supports all students to achieve to their potential
build strong partnerships that support student, teacher and whānau wellbeing.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Mihi School’s Facebook.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively the localised curriculum and school values support all learners to achieve their potential.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
ensure all learners have maximum opportunity to learn, succeed and achieve at or above their expected curriculum level
ensure every learner has a strong sense of identity, culture and belonging
achieve and maintain high rates of school attendance for all learners
strengthen community and whānau partnerships to support learner wellbeing and positive outcomes.
The school expects to see improved outcomes of equity and excellence for all learners through the implementation of a rich local curriculum that is supported by school values.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goals:
collaborative and committed staff who are focused on improving outcomes for all learners
positive relationships with whānau
detailed plans for improvement that prioritise learner needs
embedded school values that support learner wellbeing.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise outcomes of equity and excellence for all learners through:
monitoring and responding to school attendance rates for all learners
continuing to prioritise school values to support wellbeing for all
continuing to strengthen partnerships with whānau and community to support the development and implementation of the localised curriculum, and valued outcomes for all learners.
Phil Cowie Director Review and Improvement Services (Central) Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui
28 March 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).