Morrinsville School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 222
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Lincoln Street, Morrinsville
- Territorial authority
- Matamata-Piako District
- Phone
- 07-8897250
- reception@morrinsville.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
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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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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
The uniform is compulsory for all students.
- Required
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.
- International students
- Accepted, as stated
Our school accepts applications from foreign fee paying students who are primary school age (5-13 years)
- Accepted, as stated
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 91
- Māori
- 97
- Pacific
- 8
- Asian
- 50
- MELAA
- 9
- 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 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 |
| Year 02 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 37 |
| Year 03 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 31 |
| Year 04 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 40 |
| Year 05 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 37 |
| Year 06 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 30 |
| Year 07 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| Year 08 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Total | 105 | 14 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 230 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 29 |
| Age 06 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 34 |
| Age 07 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 32 |
| Age 08 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 40 |
| Age 09 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 38 |
| Age 10 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 30 |
| Age 11 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| Age 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Age 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 105 | 14 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 230 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
30%
| Morrinsville School | 30% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 53.9% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 62.9% |
| Māori | 68.4% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 30% |
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
17%
| Morrinsville School | 17% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 6.6% |
| Contributing | 3.5% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 32.7% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 37.9% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 17% |
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
16.6%
| Morrinsville School | 16.6% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 2.4% |
| Contributing | 1.5% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 31.8% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 37.3% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 16.6% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison exclusion data (2024)
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- 502
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Urban / rural
- Small urban area
- Date opened
- 24 June 1877
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
- 19 July 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (19 July 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 19 July 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 222 — 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.
August 2018
200
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 29 October 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 19 July 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 22 months of the Education Review Office and Morrinsville 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
Morrinsville School is located in the rural Waikato township of Morrinsville within the boundaries of Ngāti Hauā , the local iwi . It provides education for students in Years 1 to 8. An established leadership team continue in its role.
Morrinsville School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are aligned to the National Education and Learning Priorities (NELP). In 2022, under NELP 1, some of the strategic aims were that:
all children effectively access The New Zealand Curriculum | Te Marautanga as evidenced by strong achievement and progress against the curriculum levels | ngā taumata ako
children independently set some of their own learning goals and know what to do to achieve them
tō tātou kāinga | our place provides an environment where we can nurture each other, we help each other to grow and inspire each other to achieve beyond our expectations.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Morrinsville School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the extent to which the school’s curriculum is responsive to the aspirations of students, parents and whānau for improved outcomes for all students.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
to ensure the that the school curriculum reflects parent and whānau aspirations, including those of the local iwi , Ngāti Hauā , increasing students’ sense of belonging and engagement
to further strengthen the ways Māori students are empowered to succeed as Māori .
The school expects to see:
improved teaching of te reo Māori, tikanga Māori and Ngāti Hauātanga in classroom programmes for equitable outcomes
greater levels of student belonging and engagement leading to higher levels of progress and achievement.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate the extent to which the school’s curriculum is responding to the aspirations of students, parents, and whānau :
a strong, clearly documented commitment to equity and to Māori students succeeding as Māori , that is visible in school systems and processes
well-articulated school values that underpin a strong, positive culture for learning
teachers use learning progressions to identify students’ next steps in learning and respond to these in their planning.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
reviewing the extent to which curriculum design aligns with current theory and best practice
continuing to strengthen relationships with Ngāti Hauā to better teach about local iwi history and tradition.
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
19 July 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).