Mataroa School is a three-teacher primary school (Years 1-8) located in a rural area 10 km Northwest of Taihape. Currently we have 53 pupils.
Tiriraukawa Room, our senior classroom has 21 pupils from Year 6-8.
Ruanui Room our middle room and has 19 pupils Year 3-5
Koeke Room is our junior room and has 13 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 and one additional learning 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, a building of 420sq.feet. With the subsequent closures of nearby schools (Koeke, Ruanui, Rongoiti, Whaka Road and Tiriraukawa) over the years, Mataroa School grew in size, peaking in 1977 with 96 pupils. However, with the national trend of rural depopulation, numbers and teaching staff have declined over the years.
Dates to Remember:
2025
Term 2
# Friday 27 June– End of Term 2
Term 3
# Monday 14 July Term 3 starts
# date TBC Parent teacher interviews
# Thursday 31st July Kids first aid
# Friday 15th August Tough kids
# Friday 22 August Winter tournament
# Monday TBC Whole school snow day
# Monday 1st September TOD Mathematics MOE
# Friday 12th September Cross country Mangaweka
# Friday 19 September Last day of Term 3
Term 4
# Monday 6th October Term 4 starts
Next BOT Meeting: Tuesday 22nd July 2024, Ruanui Room @ 7pm all welcome
Value Assemblies take place fortnightly on Friday afternoons at 2.15pm. 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:
ERO Mataroa School | Education Review Office (ero.govt.nz)
Mataroa school Strategic Plan 2024
School docs:
Mataroa School (schooldocs.co.nz)
Username: Mataroa
Password: tui
Annual Implement
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DB71f6My3-dOemar7yn1_hfCuW8GtGCV/view?usp=drive_link
Mataroa School 2023