Last updated October 2026
Maraekakaho School is a state, co-educational full primary school for Years 1 to 8 at 68 Kereru Road, Maraekakaho. It opened in 2006 and had 141 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes parts of Roys Hill, Maraekākaho, Raukawa, Bridge Pa and Crownthorpe; the zone map below shows the full boundary.
The school’s site describes a rural school beside the Ngaruroro River with large grounds and a swimming pool, school buses that most students use, and a ski camp for Years 7 and 8. After school care runs on weekdays through Y Hawke’s Bay, which takes children from the school to Raureka School Hall for pick-up.
At a glance
- Principal
- Sandy Crawford
- Address
- 68 Kereru Road, Maraekakaho
- Phone
- 06 874 9700
Home zone
Parts of these suburbs: Roys Hill, Maraekākaho, Raukawa, Bridge Pa and Crownthorpe: check your street.
Zone boundaries are set by the school’s enrolment scheme and can change. Confirm your address with the school before you rely on it.
Who goes here
Share of the 141 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 Te Ara Huarau School Profile Report from February 2024. This kind of report sets out what ERO and the school will evaluate together, here how well high-impact teaching strategies in literacy and maths lead to fair and strong results for all students.
ERO pointed to a respectful, inclusive setting for learning and teaching, committed leaders and teachers who work together on continual improvement, and positive partnerships with parents and whānau that support learning.
Next, the school plans to embed effective teaching strategies in literacy and maths, to help target students track and reflect on their own learning and progress, and to make better use of data to shape teaching and measure the effect for every group of learners.
Read the ERO reports for Maraekakaho School
Enrolling
Students who live in the home zone have the right to enrol, using the online enrolment form linked from the school’s information page. Out-of-zone places are offered under the school’s enrolment scheme, by ballot when there are more applicants than places, and out-of-zone families complete an extra form with the usual enrolment forms.
The school encourages families to meet the principal and look around before enrolling, and new entrants can make several visits before they start.
Schools nearby
Where students go next
Based on home zones around the school’s own address. Families can apply to any school, and your own address decides which zones you are in.
In Maraekākaho
Maraekakaho School is in Maraekākaho. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Maraekākaho guide →Questions parents ask
Is Maraekakaho School zoned?
It has a home zone covering parts of Roys Hill, Maraekākaho, Raukawa, Bridge Pa and Crownthorpe.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 8.
How many students go there?
141 at 1 Sep 2026.
Does it ask for donations?
It may. It is not in the donation scheme, so it can ask families for donations.
What is its Equity Index?
402. 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, 23 Oct 2026 (CC BY 4.0). Home zone: Ministry of Education enrolment zones (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).