Key facts
- School number2903
- School typeContributing · Years 1–6
- AuthorityState
- GenderCo-Educational
- BoardingNo
- Language of instructionEnglish medium / other settings
- Established6 February 1970
About Maraeroa School
Maraeroa School is a co-educational primary school located in Cannons Creek, Porirua East. It caters to students from Year 0 through to Year 6, after which most ākonga transition to Brandon Intermediate.
The school describes its approach as centred on raising achievement by supporting students to apply their voice, action, and identity, with community partnerships forming a stated part of how student success is supported. The values of ākonga, whānau, and hapori are woven through teaching and learning.
Maraeroa School has close working relationships with Toru Fetu Kindergarten and Maraeroa Kindergarten, collaborating with both when children are starting school.
Enrolment
No enrolment scheme listedNo enrolment scheme is currently listed for Maraeroa School in the available Ministry of Education data. Check the current Ministry of Education information or contact the school for the latest enrolment arrangements.
School donations
The Ministry of Education profile states that: "Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp".
With an Equity Index of 515, Maraeroa School 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 Maraeroa School 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 Maraeroa School's own roll, so the shape of it is clear at a glance.
- European — 23 students (15.2%)
- Asian — 10 students (6.6%)
- Pacific — 109 students (72.2%)
- Māori — 63 students (41.7%)
- MELAA — 4 students (2.6%)
- Other — 1 students (0.7%)
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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Whitby Collegiate Secondary · Years 7–15 · 3.4 km
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Tawa Intermediate Intermediate · Years 7–8 · 4.2 km
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Hutt International Boys' School Secondary · Years 7–15 · 13.8 km
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New Zealand Performance Academy Aotearoa Secondary · Years 9–15 · 13.1 km
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Wainuiomata High School Secondary · Years 9–15 · 13.5 km
Location
- Street address47 Driver Crescent
- SuburbPorirua East
- CityPorirua
- Local authorityPorirua City
Official contact details
- ContactMichelle Pilcher
- Phone+64 4 237 6707
- Emailoffice@maraeroa.school.nz
- Websitewww.maraeroa.school.nz
Nearby schools
Schools physically closest to Maraeroa School, regardless of year level.
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Cannons Creek School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 549 m
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Glenview School (Porirua East) Contributing · Years 1–6 · 836 m
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Holy Family School (Porirua) Contributing · Years 1–6 · 1.1 km
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Tairangi School Full Primary · Years 1–8 · 2.2 km
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Porirua Montessori Primary School Full Primary · Years 1–8 · 2.2 km
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Frequently asked
These aren't generic answers — each one is built directly from Maraeroa School'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 Maraeroa School'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) | Maraeroa School's official website | Current | 12 October 2026 |