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Manawaru School

Full Primary · State · Te Aroha

69 students on the roll · EQI 447.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 6. Current Equity Index: 447. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 442 Manawaru Road, Te Aroha, 3391
  • Roll: 69 (October 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1900
  • Isolation index 0.87, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Setting: Rural other
  • Phone: 07-8846691
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Contact: Rosemary Hendrikse
  • Website: manawaru.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 42 · 61%
Pacific 1 · 1%
Asian 20 · 29%
Other 2 · 3%

Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Other schools near here

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 November 2026.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Manawaru School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Manawaru School have?

69 on the roll at October 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

What is Manawaru School's Equity Index?

EQI 447, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

Where is Manawaru School?

442 Manawaru Road, , Te Aroha. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.