Pūrākaunui School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 9
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 8 Mihiwaka Station Road, Purakaunui
- Territorial authority
- Dunedin City
- Phone
- 022-4146351
- office@purakaunui.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Dunedin · schools in Otago
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 9
- Māori
- 0
- Pacific
- 1
- 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Year 02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Year 04 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Year 05 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Year 06 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Year 07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Year 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 15 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Age 06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Age 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Age 09 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Age 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Age 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Age 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Age 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 15 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Pūrākaunui School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Otago Region | 36.8% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| 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%
| Pūrākaunui School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Otago Region | 4.6% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| 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%
| Pūrākaunui School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Otago Region | 2% |
| Full Primary | 1.7% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| 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)
- 443
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural other
- Date opened
- 25 January 1874
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 9 — 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.
September 2019
14
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 27 November 2019
February 2016
13
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 17 May 2016
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 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 14 months of the Education Review Office and Pūrākaunui 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
Purakaunui School serves a small rural coastal community 25km north of Dunedin. It provides education for students in Y 1 – 8. Its vision statement is: One waka – one crew – many journeys. A new principal was appointed to the school in 2022.
Pūrākaunui School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
student engagement – children who love learning and are fully engaged in the school and community
student achievement – ensuring every learner / ākonga gains sound foundation skills, including language, literacy and numeracy
community – using the local environment and bringing the community into the waka .
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Pūrākaunui School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the extent of the school’s progress towards developing a culturally responsive learning community, where te reo and tikanga Māori are valued, practised and celebrated.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
leaders wish to develop a curriculum that truly honours Te Tiriti o Waitangi and better reflects Aotearoa New Zealand’s bi-cultural heritage
the school has recently become a part of the Māori Achievement Collaborative, which is committed to the goal of Māori educational success as Māori .
The school expects to see:
teachers developing culturally responsive practices that are effective for all learners
Māori students and their whanau will see their language and culture is valued at Purakaunui School
Māori students experiencing success as Māori .
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate the extent of their progress towards developing a culturally responsive learning community :
the Principal is establishing meaningful relationships with Rūnaka ki Puketeraki to grow learning partnerships, inform the school’s curriculum plans and support rich and authentic outcomes for all learners
deliberate actions to ensure resourcing, staffing and planning support the implementation of strategic goals for school improvement
a collaborative teaching team, who are working together to strengthen their cultural capabilities and develop the te ao Māori curriculum.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
engaging with whānau to explore and define how students might experience success as Māori
developing a curriculum plan for te ao Māori , which includes te reo progressions through the school and provides clear guidelines for teachers
developing schoolwide tikanga to establish and embed culturally appropriate protocols within the school context
professional learning for staff to continue to strengthen their confidence and capability in tikanga and te reo Māori
developing a rubric of culturally responsive teaching practices to clarify schoolwide expectations and generate useful information for evaluation and continuous improvement.
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).