Taonui School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 147
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Waughs Road, Feilding
- Territorial authority
- Manawatu District
- Phone
- 06-323 4604
- principal@taonui.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.taonui.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Manawatū-Whanganui
Can my child go here?
This school has an enrolment scheme, so a place is not open to every address. How enrolment zones work
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Zone boundaries shown here are approximate. Ministry of Education data warns these boundaries do not have high spatial precision and can place neighbouring addresses on different sides of a line. This is not a confirmation of enrolment eligibility — always confirm directly with the school. Zone geometry also does not reflect enrolment priority rules (siblings, special character categories, ballots) — it shows the mapped boundary only.
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Source: Ministry of Education, CC BY 3.0 NZ
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 140
- Māori
- 26
- Pacific
- 4
- Asian
- 4
- MELAA
- 1
- 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| Year 02 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 19 |
| Year 03 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 21 |
| Year 04 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Year 05 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 17 |
| Year 06 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 21 |
| Year 07 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 13 |
| Year 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| Total | 32 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 130 | 0 | 139 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| Age 06 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 18 |
| Age 07 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 22 |
| Age 08 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Age 09 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 17 |
| Age 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 22 |
| Age 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| Age 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Age 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 32 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 130 | 0 | 139 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
73.8%
| Taonui School | 73.8% |
|---|---|
| Manawatū-Whanganui Region | 45.5% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 38.8% |
|---|---|
| Male | 95.3% |
| Māori | 106.9% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 84.4% |
| Total | 73.8% |
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%
| Taonui 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%
| Taonui 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)
- 462
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural other
- Date opened
- 25 January 1879
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
- 9 May 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (9 May 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 9 May 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 147 — 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
78
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 7 May 2018
March 2015
69
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 5 May 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 9 May 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 10 months of the Education Review Office and Taonui 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
Taonui School is a rural school located approximately 5km southeast of Feilding and provides education for students in Years 1 to 8. The school’s values – STRIVE – Success, Teamwork, Respect, Individuality, Vision, Enjoyment / Angitu , Mahi tahi , Whakaute , Tūhāhā , Whakakitenga , Ngahau are a school-wide priority focus to support and enhance learning and wellbeing.
Taonui School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
provide excellent teaching and learning opportunities
provide an environment where the wellbeing and success of students is promoted and the school values are embraced by all
enhance the professional development and wellbeing of staff
provide a dynamic, high-quality learning environment
maintain the family-like atmosphere between school and home.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Taonui School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well the school’s environment and teaching and learning programmes ensure enhanced hauora and success for all.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
ensure every learner has a strong sense of identity, culture and language
strengthen understanding and connections with local history, hapū and tikanga Māori
embed high levels of culturally responsive teaching and learning practice.
The school expects to see all learners achieve personal success through a high-quality, engaging and culturally rich responsive learning environment.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goals:
School-wide consistency for high levels of learner engagement and achievement.
Collaborative staff who have high expectations for all learners to achieve success.
Internal and external expertise across the curriculum to facilitate and support school-wide quality and consistency of teaching and learning.
Embedded school values that support learning and wellbeing.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise outcomes of equity and excellence for all learners through continuing to:
strengthen the integration of te reo and tikanga Māori school wide
enhance hauora and enjoyment of learning for all
focus on effective practices of internal evaluation to sustain high levels of innovation and learner success
celebrate and promote positive relationships with whānau , hapū and community.
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
9 May 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).