Awanui School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 44
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 172 State Highway 1, Awanui
- Territorial authority
- Far North District
- Phone
- 09-4067309
- admin@awanui.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.awanui.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Northland
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 6
- Māori
- 39
- Pacific
- 3
- 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 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Year 02 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Year 03 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Year 04 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Year 05 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Year 06 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Year 07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Age 06 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Age 07 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Age 08 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Age 09 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Age 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Age 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Awanui School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Northland Region | 52% |
| Contributing | 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 | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| 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%
| Awanui School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Northland Region | 6.5% |
| Contributing | 3.5% |
| 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 | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| 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%
| Awanui School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Northland Region | 2.7% |
| Contributing | 1.5% |
| 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 | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| Total | 0% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison exclusion data (2024)
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- 544
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural settlement
- Date opened
- 30 September 1875
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
- 7 May 2024
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (7 May 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 7 May 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 44 — 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
36
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 29 June 2018
February 2015
40
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 30 March 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 7 May 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 7 months of the Education Review Office and Awanui 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
Awanui School is in Kaitaia and provides education for ākonga in Years 1 to 6. The school has been at the same site since 1915 and was established in 1872 as a Native School. The school’s motto ‘ Na te whainga teitei ka taea – Through high endeavour achieve’ supports the school’s valued outcomes for ākonga .
Awanui School ’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
to ensure the Hauora of everyone at our school is cared for
all students are encouraged and supported to achieve to the best of their ability
to make our school so awesome everybody wants to be here.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Awanui School ’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well the school’s strategic priority of Hauora impacts on equitable and excellent outcomes for all ākonga .
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
understand how the local curriculum is supporting growth in ākonga wellbeing
further support and build on culturally responsive learning-centred relationships with learners, parents, whānau and teachers
strengthen and extend internal evaluation processes and practices.
The school expects to see:
an explicit focus on Hauora where ākonga experience deep learning in relation to te ao Māori, te reo Māori me ōna tikanga and mātauranga Māori
educationally powerful relationships, where meaningful, respectful and purposeful learning relationships between home and school contribute to the learning, well-being and self-efficacy of all ākonga
leaders and teachers further monitoring, inquiring, building knowledge, and evaluating to inform equitable and excellent ākonga outcomes.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate how well the school’s learning priority of Hauora impacts on equitable and excellent outcomes for all ākonga :
leaders and teachers implement strengths-based inclusive approaches that ensure ākonga have a sense of belonging and ownership of their learning
teachers and leaders use relevant and useful assessment data to engage in collaborative and thoughtful evidence-informed conversations
learning-centred relationships are respectful and productive; difference and diversity are valued.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
further monitoring and evaluating of conditions that promote hauora , equity and excellence for all ākonga
strengthening professional capability inclusive of te ao Māori, te reo Māori me ōna tikanga and mātauranga Māori
building on a range of strategies that sustain meaningful, respectful and purposeful learning relationships.
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
7 May 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
Awanui School is a member of the Te Kāhui Tai Kura o Te Hiku.
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).