Last updated October 2026
Manutuke School is a state, co-educational composite school for Years 1 to 13 at 59 Waingake Road, Manutuke. It opened in 1885 and had 230 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
It has no home zone, so any student can apply. The school teaches in two settings at both primary and secondary level: Te Whānau Reo Māori, with Level 1 Māori immersion classes, and Te Whānau a Manu, with Level 2 classes. Its vision, Te Manu Tū Kē, grounds learning in the school’s connection with Rongowhakaata, including its history, reo and tikanga, and the school runs a bus service for students.
At a glance
- Principal
- Wi Pohatu
- Address
- 59 Waingake Road, Manutuke
- Phone
- 06 862 8858
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.
NCEA results
School leavers with NCEA Level 2 or above, compared with all New Zealand school leavers.
This school New Zealand
School leavers are students who left school that year, whatever year level they left from.
Who goes here
Share of the 230 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.
Stand-downs and suspensions
Cases per 1,000 students in 2025, adjusted for the ages of the school’s students, compared with all New Zealand schools.
Suspensions: fewer than 5 cases in 2025, so no rate is shown.
These measure how a school responds to behaviour, and schools set their own thresholds, so they are not a measure of how students behave.
What ERO found
The Education Review Office’s latest report on the school is a Ngā Kitenga Arotake report from November 2025, the first done by ERO’s kaupapa Māori evaluation team since the kura joined Ngā Kura ā Iwi o Aotearoa.
ERO found uri growing into confident, self-directed learners, with the strongest connection to te reo, tikanga and the mātauranga of Rongowhakaata in the Rumaki.
In Years 1 to 8 a large majority were progressing and achieving well. In the first year the kura offered NCEA, results were high across all levels, and University Entrance results were in line with or a little above the national average.
ERO also found serious problems with leadership and governance. Professional relationships within the leadership team, and between the board and the principal, had broken down, hurting staff morale and the running of the kura, the strategic plan had not been ratified, and the curriculum was not yet applied consistently across the Rumaki and dual-medium pathways.
ERO also found that uri had at times been exposed to divisive and unprofessional behaviour, set a compliance action on police vetting of staff and recommended that the Ministry of Education consider appointing a limited statutory manager to take on some board functions.
Read the ERO reports for Manutuke School
Enrolling
Manutuke School has no home zone, so any student can apply to enrol. Families enrol directly with the school, and the enrolment page lists the documents to bring, such as proof of age and an immunisation certificate.
The school publishes its bus route on its bus transport page.
Schools nearby
In Manutūkē
Manutuke School is in Manutūkē. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Manutūkē guide →Questions parents ask
Is Manutuke School zoned?
No. It has no home zone, so any student can apply to enrol.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 13.
How many students go there?
230 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?
522. 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.
How did its school leavers do in NCEA?
In 2025, 69.2% of its school leavers had NCEA Level 2 or above, compared with 77.8% of all New Zealand school leavers.
School details and roll: Ministry of Education school directory, 22 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). Updated automatically when the Ministry publishes new data.
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