Last updated November 2026
Makarika School is a state, co-educational full primary school for Years 1 to 8 at 17 Makarika School Road, Ruatoria. It had 24 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
It has no home zone, so any student can apply.
At a glance
- Principal
- Vianney Turei
- Address
- 17 Makarika School Road, Ruatoria
- Phone
- 06 864 0827
Home zone
No home zone: any student can apply to enrol. If more students apply than there are places, the school decides how places are offered.
Who goes here
Share of the 24 students who identify with each group. Students can name more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
MELAA: Middle Eastern, Latin American and African.
What ERO found
The Education Review Office’s latest report on the school is a School Report from October 2025. ERO found the school had improved significantly since its previous review: a commissioner had been put in place to lead the changes needed, and the school has since returned to self-governance.
The areas ERO had asked the school to improve are now strengths, and ERO judged teaching to be of very high quality.
A large majority of learners meet or exceed the expected level in reading and writing, and a small majority in maths, with results equitable across groups. Learners with complex needs are well supported.
Attendance is a serious concern: less than half of learners attend regularly, the school is well behind the government target, and regular attendance is not yet improving, although chronic absence is falling and the school has a suitable plan.
ERO’s priorities are for leaders, teachers and whānau to improve regular attendance, for board members to begin stewardship training and strengthen their scrutiny of achievement information, and for the curriculum to keep being delivered through high quality teaching.
ERO also found the board had not always completed the required safety checks on children’s workers before they started; the board has since addressed this.
Read the ERO reports for Makarika School
Enrolling
Makarika School has no enrolment scheme, so any student can apply to enrol. Families can contact the school directly to arrange enrolment.
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Is Makarika School zoned?
No. It has no home zone, so any student can apply to enrol.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 8.
How many students go there?
24 at 1 Sep 2026.
Does it ask for donations?
No. It is in the donation scheme, so it only asks for donations for school camps.
What is its Equity Index?
542. The Ministry of Education’s Equity Index estimates the socio-economic barriers a school’s students face, from 344 (fewest) to 569 (most). It is used to share out funding, not as a measure of quality.
Updated automatically when the Ministry publishes new data.
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Sources and data notes 1
- School facts: School details and roll: Ministry of Education school directory, 29 Oct 2026 (CC BY 4.0). NCEA results, roll history and stand-downs: Education Counts, school leavers 2023 to 2025, stand-downs 2025, rolls 2021 to 2025 (CC BY 4.0).