South Makirikiri School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 149
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 945 Makirikiri Road, Marton
- Territorial authority
- Rangitikei District
- Phone
- 06-3276617
- office@southmak.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Manawatū-Whanganui
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
All students at South Mākirikiri School are expected to wear our uniform and are encouraged to take pride in their general appearance.
- Required
- Getting there
- Go Bus (contracted to the Ministry of Education) operates two runs: the North Bus route (0805 start at 1357 Makirikiri Road, arriving South Makirikiri School 0825) and the Santoft Bus route (0750 depart the school via Union Line, Santoft Road and Beamish Road, stopping at South Makirikiri School 0825)
Go Bus (contracted to the Ministry of Education) operates two runs, as follows: North Bus route Mornings: 0805 start at 1357 Mākirikiri Road. 0810 left onto Union Line; right into Wanganui Road; left onto Fern Flats Road; turn around; left onto Wanganui Road; 0820 right into Williamsons Line; right into Mākirikiri Road. 0825 Arrive at South Mākirikiri School. Afternoons: 1430 start at South Mākirikiri School. 1435 left into Mākirikiri Road up to #1357; turn around and return. 1440 left into Union Line. 1445 Right into Wanganui Road if required to Cornfoots Road and turn around; left into Wanganui Road. 1450 left into Fern Flat Road; turn around; left into Wanganui Road; right into Williamsons Line; turn around; right into Wanganui Road. 1500 right into Blackwell Street, right into Morris Street, right into Pukepapa Road; left into Wanganui Road. 1510 left into Williamsons Line; right into Mākirikiri Road. Santoft Bus route Mornings: 0750 depart parking at South Mākirikiri School; left into Union Line; right into Santoft Road, right into Beamish Road. 0810 turn around at 233 Beamish Road; left into Santoft Road; right into State Highway 3; left into Neumans Line; left into Mākirikiri Road. 0825 stop at South Mākirikiri School.
- Go Bus (contracted to the Ministry of Education) operates two runs: the North Bus route (0805 start at 1357 Makirikiri Road, arriving South Makirikiri School 0825) and the Santoft Bus route (0750 depart the school via Union Line, Santoft Road and Beamish Road, stopping at South Makirikiri School 0825)
- How to enrol
- https://enrolments.linc-ed.com/apply/NZ/2446
Please fill out the enrolment form if you would like your child to attend South Makirikiri School – [Click here for the enrolment form](https://enrolments.linc-ed.com/apply/NZ/2446)
- https://enrolments.linc-ed.com/apply/NZ/2446
What is on offer beyond the classroom?
The sports, arts, clubs and groups this school names on its own website. Not a complete list of what any school offers, and not a count — a school that names more here has written more down, which is not the same as doing more.
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.
- On offer
- netball
we have netball, rugby, hockey, and basketball teams participating in winter weekend competitions
- rugby
we have netball, rugby, hockey, and basketball teams participating in winter weekend competitions
- hockey
we have netball, rugby, hockey, and basketball teams participating in winter weekend competitions
- basketball
we have netball, rugby, hockey, and basketball teams participating in winter weekend competitions
- senior swimming sports
Our senior swimming sports was held at the end of Term 1 in Marton
- Athletics Day
the Athletics Day saw the whole school compete
- whole-school cross country
The whole-school cross country will run in the first week of Term 4 and will be held at Duddings Lake.
- sailing
Year 8 students also have the opportunity to go sailing with Mr Allan (Principal) on Duddings Lake when weather conditions allow.
- netball
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 128
- Māori
- 18
- Pacific
- 6
- Asian
- 6
- MELAA
- 2
- Other
- 2
- 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 | 18 | 0 | 19 |
| Year 02 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 19 |
| Year 03 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| Year 04 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 22 |
| Year 05 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 14 |
| Year 06 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 20 |
| Year 07 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 15 |
| Year 08 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Total | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 109 | 0 | 130 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 19 |
| Age 06 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 17 |
| Age 07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| Age 08 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 24 |
| Age 09 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 14 |
| Age 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 19 |
| Age 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 14 |
| Age 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Age 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 109 | 0 | 130 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| South Makirikiri 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%
| South Makirikiri 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%
| South Makirikiri 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)
- 444
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural other
- Date opened
- 25 January 1873
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
- 12 June 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (12 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 12 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 149 — 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.
April 2018
138
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 7 June 2018
February 2015
154
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 24 April 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 12 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 18 months of the Education Review Office and South Makirikiri 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
South Makirikiri School is in a rural setting south of Marton. The school caters for learners in years 1 to 8.
South Makirikiri School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
for all students to progress through quality teaching and learning, learn in safe environments and build positive relationships
for the board, staff, whānau , community and iwi to engage purposefully in supporting ākonga in their learning and growth
for trustees to develop a comprehensive understanding of student, staff and whānau wellbeing and effectively use gathered infomration to inform this decision making.
You can request a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan from South Makirikiri School.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate h ow well delivery of the South Makirikiri School curriculum achieves equitable and excellent outcomes for learners.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
to determine the impact for learners on achieving the agreed skills, capabilities, and attributes through their participation and engagement in a localised, culturally responsive curriculum.
The school expects to see
equity and excellence for learners in reading, writing and mathematics
highly effective teaching and learning aligned to the school’s shared expectations of effective practice and agreed curriculum delivery
ongoing documented changes to the South Makirikiri School curriculum, including culturally responsive practice, as new approaches are shared and embedded
evaluative information showing the impact of the school curriculum aligned to their shared vision for learner success and expectations contained in their graduate profile.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate the impact of their localised curriculum:
leadership decision making promotes continuous improvement aligned to the school priorities
school conditions encourage the positive participation of students in learning, and provides appropriate opportunities to learn
partcipation of staff in professional learning and development (PLD) is aligned to the schools’ identified priorities
assessment systems, processes and practice enable the school to track, monitor and respond to the needs of individual learners.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
further developing the professional capabilty and capacity of teaching staff through their partcipation in PLD and the provision of coaching and mentoring to support effective delivery of the curriculum
documenting ongoing changes to the school’s localised curriculum as new approaches and shared expectations are embedded
gathering information from students, staff, parents and whānau to inform evaluation into the impact of changes to the localised curriculum, delivery of culturally responsive practice and reporting systems.
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
12 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).