Last updated November 2026
Matahui School is a private, co-educational full primary school for Years 1 to 8 at 117 Matahui Road, Katikati. It opened in 1988 and had 48 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
It has no home zone, so any student can apply. Its site describes small classes, a curriculum built on the idea that children learn in different ways, a welcome for neurodiverse learners, and learning through forest school, camps, hands-on science, art, music and languages.
The school runs two private bus routes, one towards Tauranga and one towards Waihi Beach, and welcomes international students, who live with local host families.
At a glance
- Principal
- Mary Woods
- Address
- 117 Matahui Road, Katikati
- Phone
- 07 552 0655
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 48 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 private school review from February 2026. Reviews of private schools are narrower than those of state schools: ERO checks whether the school still meets the legal criteria for registration, covering its premises, staffing, equipment, curriculum, tuition standards, managers and student safety. During the onsite visit ERO found that some non-teaching staff did not hold current police vets.
The school then provided evidence that all non-teaching staff are now vetted, and ERO concluded that it meets all the criteria for registration as a private school. ERO also noted that the school has signed up to the code of practice for the pastoral care of international students and says it complies with it.
Read the ERO reports for Matahui School
Enrolling
Matahui is a private school, so tuition fees apply and are set out on the school’s fees page. Families start with an online provisional application, then meet the principal with their child; a place is offered when the school is a good fit for the child and there is space in the right class, and the family confirms in writing and pays the first term’s fees in advance. Bus travel, uniform and a start date are arranged once a place is accepted.
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 Aongatete near Tauranga
Matahui School is in Aongatete near Tauranga. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Aongatete near Tauranga guide →Questions parents ask
Is Matahui School zoned?
No. It has no home zone, so any student can apply to enrol.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 8.
How many students go there?
48 at 1 Sep 2026.
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, 22 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).