Mataroa School is a three-teacher primary school (Years 1-8) located in a rural area 10 km Northwest of Taihape. Currently we have 56 pupils.
Tiriraukawa Room, our senior classroom has 16 pupils from Year 6-8.
Ruanui Room, our middle room and has 17 pupils Year 3-5
Koeke Room, is our junior room and has 24 pupils from Year 1-2.
The school is located in a rural setting surrounded by farmland. On site we have an administration block, three teaching classrooms, a library, a resource room, one additional learning space, a swimming pool, and lots of green outdoor space.
School Establishment
Mataroa School was established in 1900 and was opened in a disused surveyor's whare on the bank of the Hautapu River. 2 years later a new school at Mataroa was built on the present site.
🌟Dates to Remember:
2026 🌟
🌟 Term 4 2026 🌟
🔵 Monday 12th October 1st Day of Term 4
🔵 Monday 12th October Planting the stream bank
🔵Monday 19th October Pet Day
🔵Wednesday 21st October School Photos
🔵 Monday 2nd & 3rd November Life Education
🔵Friday 4th December Papanui Athletics
🔵Thursday 10th December School Production
🔵Thursday 17th December Prizegiving
🔵Friday 18th December Final day of Term 4
🔵 Next BOT Meeting: Ruanui Room @ 5:30pm all welcome
Value Assemblies take place twice a term on a Friday afternoon at 2pm. This is an opportunity for teachers to give out school notices and is a time to celebrate students work and achievements. Please come along and enjoy this time with the children when you can.
The next Value Assembly is on: 2026
Mataroa School