Akaroa Area School
BoundFor analysis · from ERO reports and public data
Our read on Akaroa Area School
School Improving But Key Challenges Remain
Akaroa Area School is under new leadership and making genuine progress in a number of areas, including building a more cohesive school culture and strengthening teaching practices. However, ERO has identified significant gaps in achievement for Māori students and boys, ongoing attendance concerns, and inconsistencies in teaching quality that need to be addressed. The school has a clear improvement plan in place and is working with external support to lift outcomes for all students.
Source: ERO, 12 December 2024 · How we write these · What ERO ratings mean
Location & enrolment zone
Where the school sits and who it accepts
Akaroa Area School
141 Rue Jolie, Akaroa, Akaroa
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How enrolment at Akaroa Area School works
Ministry of Education enrolment-scheme status, and what it means for an application.
No enrolment scheme is listed for Akaroa Area School, so it is open enrolment: a family can apply from any address, and there is no home zone and no out-of-zone ballot. Whether a place exists still turns on capacity at the year level you need — ask the school which intakes it is taking applications for and by when.
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Quick answers
What families ask about Akaroa Area School
- Does Akaroa Area School have an enrolment zone?
- No current enrolment scheme is listed. Applications are generally open, subject to the school's enrolment process and available places.
- What year levels does Akaroa Area School teach?
- Akaroa Area School teaches Year 1–13.
- What is Akaroa Area School's Equity Index?
- The listed EQI is 455. EQI reflects socioeconomic barriers used for funding; it is not a school-quality score.
- How large is the school?
- The latest listed roll is 119 students.
- When was the latest listed ERO review?
- The latest review date in the public data is December 2024.
The basics
Ministry of Education records
- Teaching language
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Opened
- 1881
- Principal
- Jonathan Keelty
- Urban/rural setting
- Rural settlement
- Donation requests
- Not RequestedDonations not requested (except school camps)
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