Miller Avenue School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 85
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Miller Avenue, Paeroa
- Territorial authority
- Hauraki District
- Phone
- 07-8628602
- office@millerave.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
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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.
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.
- In their words
- Aroha, Honesty, Self Discipline, Responsibility & Respect.
- We will treat others as we want to be treated
- We will work hard and achieve good things for ourselves and for our whanau/families.
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
- Lunchtime Sport
Lunchtime Sport - 4 days a week. Different sports are offered each term, with the emphasis on fun and inclusion
- Touch
Touch - we will enter at least 2 teams (junior and senior) in the local schools' league and tournaments
- Ripper
Ripper - we will enter a senior team in the local schools' league and tournaments
- Netball
Netball - we will enter 2 teams (junior and senior) in the local schools' league and tournaments
- Cricket
Cricket - dependent on player numbers we will enter teams in local tournaments
- Football/Soccer
Football/Soccer - we will enter at least 2 teams (junior and senior) in the local schools' league and tournaments
- Athletics
Athletics - training at school, our own sports day and zonal and regional competitions
- Cross Country
Cross Country - training at school, our own school championship, and zonal and regional competitions
- Swimming
Swimming - training in our own pool at school (juniors) and The Paeroa Pool (seniors), our own swimsports day and zonal and regional competitions
- Triathlon
Triathlon - training and our 'tryalthlon' event at school in Term 1
- golf
As well as fun mini-events in golf, basketball, volleyball, pickleball, skipping, archery and more!
- basketball
As well as fun mini-events in golf, basketball, volleyball, pickleball, skipping, archery and more!
- volleyball
As well as fun mini-events in golf, basketball, volleyball, pickleball, skipping, archery and more!
- pickleball
As well as fun mini-events in golf, basketball, volleyball, pickleball, skipping, archery and more!
- skipping
As well as fun mini-events in golf, basketball, volleyball, pickleball, skipping, archery and more!
- archery
As well as fun mini-events in golf, basketball, volleyball, pickleball, skipping, archery and more!
- guitar
Rapid Rockstar Music Academy are offering lessons in guitar, drums, ukulele, and bass, taught by experienced and friendly tutors at our school.
- drums
Rapid Rockstar Music Academy are offering lessons in guitar, drums, ukulele, and bass, taught by experienced and friendly tutors at our school.
- ukulele
Rapid Rockstar Music Academy are offering lessons in guitar, drums, ukulele, and bass, taught by experienced and friendly tutors at our school.
- bass
Rapid Rockstar Music Academy are offering lessons in guitar, drums, ukulele, and bass, taught by experienced and friendly tutors at our school.
- Inter-class Singing Competitions
- Courtyard Chalk Art
- Lunchtime Sport
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 50
- Māori
- 48
- Pacific
- 9
- Asian
- 6
- 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 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Year 02 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Year 03 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Year 04 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Year 05 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| Year 06 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Year 07 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| Year 08 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| Total | 54 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 88 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Age 06 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Age 07 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Age 08 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Age 09 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| Age 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Age 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
| Age 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| Total | 54 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 88 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
316.1%
| Miller Avenue School | 316.1% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 53.9% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 52.7% |
|---|---|
| Male | 603.1% |
| Māori | 430.2% |
| Pacific | 609.6% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 210.4% |
| Total | 316.1% |
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
79.4%
| Miller Avenue School | 79.4% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 6.6% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 38.2% |
|---|---|
| Male | 124.1% |
| Māori | 121.8% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 34.7% |
| Total | 79.4% |
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%
| Miller Avenue School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 2.4% |
| 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)
- 530
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Small urban area
- Date opened
- 31 January 1958
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
- 16 June 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (16 June 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 same report — the board assurance report of 16 June 2023 — also sets out actions for compliance: the non-compliance ERO identified during that process. This is that section of the report in full, in ERO’s words.
ERO and the board have identified the following areas of non-compliance during the board assurance process:
ensuring that persons without a practising certificate are not continued to be employed [section 93(3) Education and Training Act 2020]
receiving assurance at intervals of not more than six months that a trial evacuation has occurred [Reg 29 Fire Safety, Evacuation Procedures, and Evacuation Schemes Regulations 2018].
The board has since taken steps to address the areas of non-compliance identified.
What ERO wrote in its latest report
This is ERO’s report of 16 June 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 six months of the Education Review Office and Miller Avenue 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
Miller Avenue School is located in Paeroa and provides education for students in Years 1 to 8. A new principal started in June of 2022. The school hosts a satellite class from Goldfields Special School.
Miller Avenue School ’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
to grow ‘great learners’ who are engaged in learning and see them themselves as successful
to promote and nurture physical, mental, social and spiritual wellbeing of their people
to strengthen teacher efficacy using an inquiry mindset.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Miller Avenue School ’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively school programmes and practices are contributing to improving outcomes for all students and raising overall achievement. Supporting student wellbeing and increasing rates of attendance are ongoing priorities for the schools.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
the opportunity it provides to respond increasingly effectively to school data to accelerate learning and raise achievement
the school’s commitment to meeting the holistic needs of students and their whānau .
The school expects to see further actions implemented to enable increase student engagement and success in learning.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to improve outcomes for all learners in wellbeing, attendance, and achievement:
leadership that is strategically focused on improving attendance rates for identified students
the provision of ongoing professional learning and inquiry that supports teacher collaboration and builds consistency of school practices to improve learner outcomes
a newly established framework and school-wide values that promote actions to improve positive behaviour for learning (PB4L).
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
developing school-wide assessment practices to ensure consistency and reliability of data and identify rates of progress
continuing to build teacher capability to meet the diverse needs of all learners and support accelerated outcomes
strengthening and embedding the PB4L programme to enable a positive culture for learning across the school.
ERO and the school board have concerns about student engagement and learning outcomes. New strategies have been implemented to address aspects of attendance and behaviour.
Recommendation
ERO recommends that the Ministry of Education considers providing support for the school to bring about improvement in raising student achievement.
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
16 June 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).