Last updated October 2026
Marewa School is a state, co-educational primary school for Years 1 to 6 at 80D Latham Street, Marewa, Napier. It opened in 1942 and had 261 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes parts of Maraenui, Marewa and Onekawa; the zone map below shows the full boundary. The school’s website says every student has regular te reo Māori lessons, covering language, waiata, karakia and kapa haka, and that Marewa is an Enviro School.
Students play a range of sports through the year, from house competitions to inter-school cricket, softball, basketball, netball, rugby and soccer.
At a glance
- Principal
- Lisa Morton
- Address
- 80D Latham Street, Marewa, Napier
- Phone
- 06 843 8359
Home zone
Parts of these suburbs: Maraenui Napier, Marewa and Onekawa Napier: check your street.
Zone boundaries are set by the school’s enrolment scheme and can change. Confirm your address with the school before you rely on it.
Who goes here
Share of the 261 students who identify with each group. Students can name more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
MELAA: Middle Eastern, Latin American and African.
What ERO found
The Education Review Office’s latest report on the school is a School Evaluation Report from January 2025. ERO found that teachers have moved to structured, evidence-based teaching of reading, writing and maths, which has built stronger foundation literacy and lifted reading results.
The majority of learners keep making progress over time, students have a strong sense of belonging and pride in their identity, and leaders use achievement information well to judge what is working.
ERO noted that writing results are lower than reading and maths, that the school is working to close a gap for Pacific students, and that fewer than half of students attended regularly.
The next steps agreed with ERO are to build an attendance plan with whānau, speed up progress for students who need it with a focus on writing, bring the school’s curriculum and assessment into line with changes to The New Zealand Curriculum, and use a coaching approach to strengthen teaching and leadership.
Read the ERO reports for Marewa School
Enrolling
Students who live in the home zone have the right to enrol. Out-of-zone places are offered under the school’s enrolment scheme, by ballot when there are more applicants than places.
Families enrol through the online form linked from the school’s enrolment page. A birth certificate or other ID is needed, and new entrants also need their vaccination details.
Schools nearby
Where students go next
Based on home zones around the school’s own address. Families can apply to any school, and your own address decides which zones you are in.
In Marewa
Marewa School is in Marewa. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Marewa guide →Questions parents ask
Is Marewa School zoned?
It has a home zone covering parts of Maraenui Napier, Marewa and Onekawa Napier.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 6.
How many students go there?
261 at 1 Sep 2026.
Does it ask for donations?
No. It is in the donation scheme, so it only asks for donations for school camps.
What is its Equity Index?
542. The Ministry of Education’s Equity Index estimates the socio-economic barriers a school’s students face, from 344 (fewest) to 569 (most). It is used to share out funding, not as a measure of quality.
Updated automatically when the Ministry publishes new data.
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Sources and data notes 1
- School facts: School details and roll: Ministry of Education school directory, 26 Oct 2026 (CC BY 4.0). Home zone: Ministry of Education enrolment zones (CC BY 4.0). NCEA results, roll history and stand-downs: Education Counts, school leavers 2023 to 2025, stand-downs 2025, rolls 2021 to 2025 (CC BY 4.0).