Last updated November 2026
Te Kura o Kokohuia is a state, co-educational kura for Years 1 to 13 at 36 Matipo Street, Castlecliff, Whanganui, where students learn in te reo Māori. It opened in 1967 and had 230 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
It has no home zone, so any whānau can apply.
At a glance
- Principal
- Tamahaia Skinner
- Address
- 36 Matipo Street, Castlecliff, Whanganui
- Phone
- 06 344 6368
Home zone
No home zone: any student can apply to enrol. If more students apply than there are places, the school decides how places are offered.
NCEA results
School leavers with NCEA Level 2 or above, compared with all New Zealand school leavers.
This school New Zealand
School leavers are students who left school that year, whatever year level they left from.
Who goes here
Share of the 230 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 kura is a report from November 2023, which looked at how well the kura supports students’ wellbeing, learning and belonging as descendants of Whanganui. ERO described a member of the Ngā Kura ā Iwi collective with a new principal and leadership team since its previous review.
Learning is place-based and draws on ngā atua Māori, trips out of the kura, and students’ part in iwi, hapū and marae events, and the curriculum reflects whānau aspirations and the Whanganui iwi education strategy. Newer trustees are being mentored, and ERO noted that most senior students were gaining NCEA.
ERO also raised serious concerns. At the end of 2022 a majority of students in Years 1 to 10 were not meeting the kura’s own expectations in literacy and maths, and there was no plan to speed up their progress.
Targets need strengthening, a professional growth cycle for teachers was not yet in place, and self-review and internal evaluation need to be set up, starting with health and safety policies.
ERO found two compliance actions for the board, on keeping an ongoing self-review programme that includes achievement information and on appraising teachers and the principal, and recommended the kura work with Ngā Kura ā Iwi o Aotearoa on all its priorities.
Read the ERO reports for Te Kura o Kokohuia
Enrolling
The kura has no home zone, so any child can apply. All teaching is in te reo Māori, so whānau should contact the kura directly to talk through enrolment.
Schools nearby
In Castlecliff Whanganui
Te Kura o Kokohuia is in Castlecliff Whanganui. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Castlecliff Whanganui guide →Questions parents ask
Is Te Kura o Kokohuia zoned?
No. It has no home zone, so any student can apply to enrol.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 13.
How many students go there?
230 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?
532. 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.
How did its school leavers do in NCEA?
In 2025, 80% of its school leavers had NCEA Level 2 or above, compared with 77.8% of all New Zealand school leavers.
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, 29 Oct 2026 (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).