Paeroa Central School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 72
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Wood Street, Paeroa
- Territorial authority
- Hauraki District
- Phone
- 07-8628342
- admin@paeroacentral.school.nz
- Website
- not reported
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Waikato
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 14
- Māori
- 66
- Pacific
- 16
- Asian
- 0
- 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 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Year 02 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Year 03 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Year 04 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Year 05 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Year 06 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Year 07 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Year 08 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 63 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 66 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Age 06 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Age 07 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Age 08 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Age 09 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Age 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Age 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Age 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Age 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 63 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 66 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
54.2%
| Paeroa Central School | 54.2% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 53.9% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 112.7% |
| Māori | 55.9% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| Other | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 54.2% |
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%
| Paeroa Central School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 6.6% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| Other | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| 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%
| Paeroa Central 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 | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| Other | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| 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)
- 545
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Urban / rural
- Small urban area
- Date opened
- 16 November 1858
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
- 15 June 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (15 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 board assurance report of 15 June 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 72 — 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 2017
92
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 31 May 2017
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 15 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 12 months of the Education Review Office and Paeroa Central 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
Paeroa Central School is a small, dual medium primary school located in Paeroa with in the tribal boundaries of the Pare Hauraki iwi grouping. It caters for students in Years 1 to 8. It provides education in both Māori and English mediums. An established principal continues in the role.
Paeroa Central School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
Ako Learning – learning progressions and kauneketanga ako are evident in teacher planning and assessment with an improved rate of achievement for all target students and a focus on accelerated progress and student agency.
Mātauranga Knowledge – Māori cultural values and Haurakitanga are embedded, visible and practiced. The school will have a strong commitment to move towards bi-lingualism in all classes.
Te Taiao – Our Environment – To have a well maintained and resourced school.
Whanaungatanga Community – The Paeroa community will work together to make sure all students in Paeroa will thrive.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Paeroa Central School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well teachers are using and understanding learning progressions and kauneketanga as a basis for accelerating the progress of those learners at risk of not achieving.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is the need for:
greater capacity and consistency by teachers in their understanding and use of the learning progressions and kauneketanga for assessment and planning
greater understanding of how to use the learning progressions and kauneketanga should lead to teacher understanding of how to measure and monitor student progress towards end-of-year national curriculum expectations.
The school expects to see:
higher numbers of students making accelerated progress towards end-of-year national curriculum expectations, particularly those who are at risk of underachieving.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate how well teachers are using and understanding learning progressions and kauneketanga , as a basis for accelerating the progress of those learners at risk of not achieving:
the school culture is clearly underpinned by the tikanga and values of the iwi of Pare Hauraki that promotes a high level of support for the school in the local community
high quality and well documented systems and processes for planning and assessment
high levels of relational trust between the school and its parents and whānau .
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
continuing to induct and support new staff in the use of learning progressions and kauneketanga in an environment of high staff turnover
monitoring the impact of the strengthened use of learning progressions and kauneketanga on student progress and 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
15 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 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).