National Park School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 32
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Carroll Street, National Park
- Territorial authority
- Ruapehu District
- Phone
- 07-8922880
- office@nationalpark.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Manawatū-Whanganui
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 25
- Māori
- 11
- Pacific
- 1
- Asian
- 3
- 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Year 02 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Year 03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Year 04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Year 05 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| Year 06 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Year 07 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Year 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 36 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Age 06 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Age 07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Age 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Age 09 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Age 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Age 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Age 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 36 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| National Park School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Manawatū-Whanganui Region | 45.5% |
| Full Primary | 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
0%
| National Park School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Manawatū-Whanganui Region | 6.2% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
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 suspension rates data (2024)
Age-standardised exclusion rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| National Park School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Manawatū-Whanganui Region | 2.8% |
| 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)
- 424
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural settlement
- Date opened
- 2 July 1925
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
- 12 April 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (12 April 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 12 April 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 32 — 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.
March 2018
43
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 2 May 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 12 April 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 16 months of the Education Review Office and National Park 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
National Park School is located close to Tongariro National Park in the Ruapehu District. The school caters for students in years 1 to 8. Several changes have occurred to staffing and governance personnel, including the appointment of a new principal in 2022.
National Park School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
ensure children's identity and sense of self is recognised and affirmed
deliver a curriculum that has meaning for children and connects with their wider lives
develop a genuine belief in all children which empowers them to achieve personal excellence
ensure children experience a broad education that opens pathways to further learning.
A copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan can be requested from National Park School.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well school conditions achieve equitable and excellent outcomes for all learners.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is because the school is seeking to gather information over time to inform internal evaluation into the impact of curriculum delivery, teaching practice and school conditions on outcomes for learners.
The school expects to see:
implementation of a revised strategic plan encompassing the aspirations parents, families and whānau and establishing the schools’ priorities to guide continuous improvement
school conditions that achieve equity and excellence for all learners
comprehensive documentation of their localised curriculum that provides shared expectations for teaching and learning at National Park School.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to achieve equitable and excellent outcomes for all learners:
leaders, teachers, and trustees pursue the schools shared vision for learner success
an appropriate range of assessment tools are used to identify, monitor, and report the progress and achievement of learners in literacy and mathematics
learners are provided with a wide range of curriculum experiences and activities with a clear emphasis in the priority areas of literacy and mathematics.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
revising the school’s strategic goals and plans in partnership with parents and whānau to support continuous improvement and provide the basis for evaluation
continuing to document changes to the National Park School curriculum that establishes agreed expectations for delivery of their localised curriculum
gathering information from students, parents and whānau to inform evaluation insights into the impact of curriculum delivery and school practices on achieving equitable and excellent 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.
Phil Cowie Director Review and Improvement Services (Central) Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui
12 April 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).