Pukerau School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 55
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Pukerau Street, Gore
- Territorial authority
- Gore District
- Phone
- 03-2053857
- office@pukerau.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.pukerau.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Southland
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
Black bottoms of your choice i.e. skirt, shorts, tights, track pants
- Required
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 51
- Māori
- 5
- Pacific
- 0
- Asian
- 2
- 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Year 02 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Year 03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Year 04 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| Year 05 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| Year 06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Year 07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 51 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Age 06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Age 07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Age 08 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| Age 09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Age 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Age 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 51 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Pukerau School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Southland Region | 61.8% |
| 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 | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| 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%
| Pukerau School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Southland Region | 6.3% |
| Contributing | 3.5% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| 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%
| Pukerau School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Southland Region | 2.8% |
| Contributing | 1.5% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| 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)
- 439
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural other
- Date opened
- 25 January 1880
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
- 8 April 2024
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (8 April 2024)
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 8 April 2024 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 55 — 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
45
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 14 September 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 8 April 2024 — “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 Pukerau 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
Pukerau School is situated in Eastern Southland. The school provides education for students in years 1 to 6. Its mission statement is to develop confident, lifelong learners who are connected, engaged, actively involved and inspired to reach their full potential in a safe and caring learning environment. The school has four core values that underpin all that is done at Pukerau , they are respect, resilience, honesty and excellence.
Pukerau School ’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to ensure:
all students develop strong foundational skills in literacy and numeracy
students requiring extra support are identified early and relevant support plans are put in place
relevant progress information is provided to key stakeholders.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Pukerau School ’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well students with diverse needs, supported by culturally responsive practice and targeted programmes, are provided with equitable opportunities to learn.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
to further support students with diverse learning needs within the school
the staff and leadership wish to further develop their own capacity to understand and support these students
for learners and their whānau to understand how they learn and what they need to be successful learners.
The school expects to see:
staff building pedagogical capacity and culturally responsive practices
staff, students and whānau understanding how students with diverse needs learn and what is needed to support them in their learning
evaluation of existing and new practices with analysis and ongoing monitoring of the impact of improvement actions.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to deliver equitable outcomes for all students:
strong leadership and an experienced teaching staff that work collaboratively for schoolwide improvement
consistent support from the board and whānau that strengthens learning partnerships
a strong, schoolwide focus on foundational skills.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
continuing the understanding and implementation of strategies and programmes that support diverse learners
ensuring all staff have ongoing opportunities to further develop and extend teaching practices
increasing school wide understanding of te reo and tikanga Māori and strengthening relationships with whānau and iwi to broaden the localised, responsive curriculum.
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
8 April 2024
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).