Last updated November 2026
Whare Kura Morehu ō Ratana is a state, co-educational composite school for Years 1 to 13 at Kiatere Street, Ratana. It opened in 1924 and had 66 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
It has no home zone, so any student can apply.
At a glance
- Principal
- Candace Hemi-Mason
- Address
- Kiatere Street, Ratana
- Phone
- 06 342 6781
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.
Who goes here
Share of the 66 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 Ngā Kitenga Arotake Report from February 2025, written by ERO’s Māori Review Services.
ERO describes a kura at Rātana Pā, affiliated to Ngā Kura ā Iwi o Aotearoa, whose leaders and whānau want uri immersed in te reo Māori and able to continue their learning at the kura through to Year 13. It found that the kura gives uri strong support to grow into leaders of Ngāti Mōrehu, and uri take charge of morning whakamoemiti for the whole kura, with the teachings of Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana at the centre of each day.
Pouako are caring role models, uri with additional needs are well supported, and uri are confident in te reo Māori and the tikanga of their iwi. ERO also noted that fewer than half of uri were meeting curriculum expectations in te reo matatini (literacy), with stronger results in pāngarau, and that pouako are looking at better assessment tools.
The next step ERO set is to finish the draft local curriculum and confirm it with whānau. ERO also found the kura had legal obligations to meet: reviewing its policies and practice on managing challenging behaviour and physical restraint and making sure parents, staff and the community know them, completing police vetting before staff start work, strengthening how staff are appointed and staff records are kept, and meeting its financial responsibilities, because annual financial statements had not been prepared, audited or sent to the Ministry of Education in recent years.
ERO recommended that the board and pouako seek support from Ngā Kura ā Iwi o Aotearoa to meet these requirements.
Read the ERO reports for Whare Kura Morehu ō Ratana
Enrolling
The kura has no home zone, so any student can apply to enrol directly with the kura.
Schools nearby
In Rātana near Whanganui
Whare Kura Morehu ō Ratana is in Rātana near Whanganui. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Rātana near Whanganui guide →Questions parents ask
Is Whare Kura Morehu ō Ratana 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?
66 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?
534. 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, 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).