Key facts
- School number2604
- School typeFull Primary · Years 1–8
- AuthorityState
- GenderCo-Educational
- BoardingNo
- Language of instructionAll students taught in te reo Māori
- Established3 February 1958
About Maraenui Bilingual School (Napier)
Maraenui Bilingual School is a state primary school located in the Maraenui suburb of Napier, within the rohe of Ngāti Kahungunu. It caters to students from Year 1 to Year 8.
The school operates as both a full immersion and bilingual school, delivering education in te reo Māori and English. Its curriculum and graduate profile were developed in consultation with whānau, past students, and the wider community. A stated aim of the immersion (rumaki) programme is for students to move between both languages with confidence.
The school's four values are Mana, Manaaki, Mākoha, and Manako.
Kapa haka is a formal part of school life, framed as a means of sustaining te reo Māori me ōna tikanga across generations. The school also has a dedicated bike facility comprising a field track, a pump track, and a skills track.
School donations
The Ministry of Education profile states that: "Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp".
With an Equity Index of 562, Maraenui Bilingual School (Napier) is in the range eligible to opt into the Ministry's donations scheme — receiving additional government funding per student in exchange for not seeking donations (except for overnight camps).
Check directly with the school for current charges, contributions or other costs. Learn more on the donations scheme or fees and charges at school, both on education.govt.nz.
Equity Index
The Ministry publishes this figure as a bare number — KuraData shows it against the directory-wide average, so you can see where Maraenui Bilingual School (Napier) actually sits, not just the number on its own.
The Equity Index estimates the socio-economic barriers students face, on average, and is used to inform government funding and support. It is not a measure of school quality or academic performance.
Higher values indicate a higher level of estimated socio-economic barriers; lower values indicate fewer. Learn how the Equity Index is calculated →
Student ethnicity
The Ministry publishes this as a raw table — here it's visualised directly against Maraenui Bilingual School (Napier)'s own roll, so the shape of it is clear at a glance.
- European — 7 students (5.6%)
- Pacific — 5 students (4%)
- Māori — 125 students (99.2%)
- MELAA — 1 students (0.8%)
Percentages may sum to more than 100% because students can identify with more than one ethnic group.
Education pathway
Nearby schools serving the next or previous year levels are shown as potential pathway options. They do not indicate formal enrolment pathways or actual student transfers.
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Taradale Intermediate Intermediate · Years 7–8 · 5.4 km
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Heretaunga Intermediate Intermediate · Years 7–8 · 14.7 km
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Hastings Intermediate Intermediate · Years 7–8 · 16.2 km
Location
- Street address2A Lister Crescent
- SuburbMaraenui
- CityNapier
- Local authorityNapier City
Official contact details
- ContactTraci Liddall
- Phone+64 6 843 8021
- Emailoffice@maraenui.school.nz
- Websitewww.maraenui.school.nz
Nearby schools
Schools physically closest to Maraenui Bilingual School (Napier), regardless of year level.
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TKKM o Te Ara Hou Composite · Years 1–15 · 1.3 km
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Onekawa School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 1.4 km
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Napier Central School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 2.8 km
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Port Ahuriri School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 3.2 km
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Tamatea School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 3.2 km
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Enrolment
Maraenui Bilingual School is not a zoned school, meaning enrolment is open without geographic restriction.
New entrant children begin in a Reception class, which runs daily from 8.55am to 11am. This class is used to establish routines and foundational skills before children move to their nominated classroom in either Rumaki or Reo-rua.
Further details on the enrolment process, including required documents and specific steps, are not set out on the school's enrolment page beyond an enquiry prompt.
Curriculum
Maraenui Bilingual School offers teaching and learning in both bilingual (Reo Rua) and full immersion (Rumaki) classes, from Year 1 to Year 8. The school states that Te Ao Māori is the lens through which all teaching and learning is approached, and its curriculum follows the Marau-ā-kura and Te Matauranga o Aotearoa.
The following named curriculum areas are taught:
- Te Reo Māori
- Tuhituhi (Written Language)
- Pānui (Reading)
- Te Reo ā Waha (Oral Language)
- Tuhi Pū (Handwriting)
- Pāngarau (Mathematics)
- Pūtaiao (Science)
- Tikanga ā Iwi (Social Studies)
- Hauora (Health)
- Hākinakina (Physical Education)
- Puoro (Music)
- Toi (Art)
- Rorohiko (Computers)
Frequently asked
These aren't generic answers — each one is built directly from Maraenui Bilingual School (Napier)'s own official Ministry of Education data already shown on this page, so what you read here always matches the figures above.
Sources & methodology
Every fact on this page traces back to one of the rows below — official Ministry of Education data, or Maraenui Bilingual School (Napier)'s own published information, reviewed before publication. Nothing here is inferred or estimated beyond what its source actually states.
| Data | Source | Data period | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| School characteristics | Ministry of Education | — | 15 October 2026 |
| Student roll | Ministry of Education / Education Counts | September 2026 | 15 October 2026 |
| Equity Index | Education Counts | — | 15 October 2026 |
| Address & coordinates | Ministry of Education | — | 15 October 2026 |
| Contact details | NZ Schools Directory | Current | 15 October 2026 |
| Māori-medium immersion data | Māori Schools Directory, Ministry of Education | — | 6 September 2026 |
| School information (AI-curated, human-reviewed) | Maraenui Bilingual School (Napier)'s official website | Current | 14 October 2026 |