Moturoa School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 143
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Pioneer Road, New Plymouth
- Territorial authority
- New Plymouth District
- Phone
- 06-7510392
- office@moturoa.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.moturoa.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in New Plymouth · 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.
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
- In the spirit of partnership we aim to nurture our students to be respectful, globally aware, curious learners who contribute to a peaceful world.
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 100
- Māori
- 60
- Pacific
- 4
- Asian
- 2
- MELAA
- 6
- Other
- 3
- 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 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 25 |
| Year 02 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 31 |
| Year 03 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 20 |
| Year 04 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 14 |
| Year 05 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| Year 06 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Year 07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 54 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 97 | 0 | 128 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 22 |
| Age 06 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 29 |
| Age 07 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 19 |
| Age 08 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
| Age 09 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 19 |
| Age 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
| Age 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 54 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 97 | 0 | 128 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Moturoa School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Taranaki Region | 41.7% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
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 stand-down rates data (2024)
Age-standardised suspension rate per 1,000 students — 2024
33.5%
| Moturoa School | 33.5% |
|---|---|
| Taranaki Region | 4.1% |
| Contributing | 3.5% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 66.3% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 46.3% |
| Total | 33.5% |
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
32.8%
| Moturoa School | 32.8% |
|---|---|
| Taranaki Region | 1.6% |
| Contributing | 1.5% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 62.5% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 45.6% |
| Total | 32.8% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison exclusion data (2024)
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- 458
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Large urban area
- Date opened
- 3 April 1923
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
- 27 November 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (27 November 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 27 November 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 143 — 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 2017
104
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 13 June 2017
April 2015
76
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 12 June 2015
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 27 November 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 nine months of the Education Review Office and Moturoa 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
Moturoa School is an urban school located in Moturoa, Ngāmotu (New Plymouth). It caters for learners from Years 1 to 6. The school kaupapa for learning is manaakitanga, whanaungatanga, ako and mahi tahi .
The school offer a Montessori special programme.
Moturoa School ’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
to build an inclusive learning environment
to build capacity in assessment for learning
to grow learning focused partnerships with the whānau, hapū, iwi , parents and the community
to utilise a strengths-based approach underpinned by the Moturoa kaupapa .
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Moturoa School ’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively manaakitanga practices are engaging and enabling learners to achieve equitable and excellent outcomes in mathematics.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
manaakitanga is the connection between enabling, enriching and enhancing effective teaching and learning
the kaupapa ensures the mana of learners is preserved and enhanced through school systems, structure and actions, for improved outcomes for all learners
achievement outcomes in mathematics are not yet equitable and excellent.
The school expects to see:
the kaupapa of manaakitanga well-embedded into the school culture and the approach shared across other curriculum areas.
relevant structures to positively engage all students in mathematics learning and responsive actions to effectively target the strengths and needs of all learners are established
shifts in teaching practice to more effectively target the needs of all learners
equitable and excellent outcomes in mathematics for all learners.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support it in its goal to evaluate how effectively manaakitanga practices are engaging and enabling learners to achieve equitable and excellent outcomes in mathematics.
leaders who are actively building a learner-centred kaupapa centred on the wellbeing of all learners
school systems that align with the strengths and priorities of all learners and the community
a localised curriculum that is focused on the narratives of Moturoa, Ngāmotu (New Plymouth).
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
investigating the extent to which there is shared understanding of manaakitanga practices and the potential they have to positively impact on learning outcomes
build capacity in approaches to teaching mathematics
build a shared understanding of engagement in mathematics
develop a shared understanding of accelerated progress.
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
27 November 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).