Last updated October 2026
Mount Maunganui Intermediate School is a state, co-educational intermediate school for Years 7 and 8 at Lodge Avenue, Mount Maunganui. It opened in 1969 and had 666 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes all of Matapihi and Mount Maunganui, and parts of Kairua and Pāpāmoa Beach; the zone map below shows the full boundary.
The school’s site describes specialist rotations in hard materials and electronics, food technology, digital technology, visual arts, music and science, weekly academy classes for academic extension, and whānau classes that bring te reo and tikanga Māori into everyday learning and take part in the school’s kapa haka group.
Students can also join a wide range of sports codes and arts groups such as choir, rock bands, kapa haka, dance and drama, and the school enrols international students.
At a glance
- Principal
- Melissa Nelson
- Address
- Lodge Avenue, Mount Maunganui
- Phone
- 07 575 5512
Home zone
Suburbs in the zone: all of Mount Maunganui and Matapihi.
Parts of Kairua and Pāpāmoa Beach: 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 666 students who identify with each group. Students can name more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
13 international students
MELAA: Middle Eastern, Latin American and African.
Stand-downs and suspensions
Cases per 1,000 students in 2025, adjusted for the ages of the school’s students, compared with all New Zealand schools.
Suspensions: fewer than 5 cases in 2025, so no rate is shown.
These measure how a school responds to behaviour, and schools set their own thresholds, so they are not a measure of how students behave.
What ERO found
The Education Review Office’s latest report on the school is a School Report from May 2025. ERO found that a small majority of students start at the school well behind expected curriculum levels, and that the school had made significant gains for those most at risk of not achieving, helped by consistent assessment, high-quality teaching in reading, writing and maths, a broad curriculum, good support for students with additional needs and a strong sense of belonging and pride.
A small majority of students meet or exceed expected levels in reading and maths and less than half do in writing, and results are not yet equitable for all groups. Regular attendance is below the Government target but improving under a suitable plan, and ERO found international students well supported.
The agreed next steps are to embed the new requirements for reading, writing and maths with a particular focus on Māori achievement, build stronger learning partnerships with whānau, hapū, iwi and the community, and keep reviewing what works to lift regular attendance, reporting progress to the board.
Read the ERO reports for Mount Maunganui Intermediate School
Enrolling
Students who live in the home zone have the right to enrol, and the school asks for proof of address and identity.
Out-of-zone places are offered under the school’s enrolment scheme, by ballot when there are more applicants than places; the board sets the number of places each year and advertises how and when to apply in a local newspaper. Families enrol online through the school’s enrolment page, with a separate application for the whānau classes.
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 Mount Maunganui
Mount Maunganui Intermediate School is in Mount Maunganui. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Mount Maunganui guide →Questions parents ask
Is Mount Maunganui Intermediate School zoned?
It has a home zone covering all of Mount Maunganui and Matapihi and parts of Kairua and Pāpāmoa Beach.
What years does it teach?
Years 7 to 8.
How many students go there?
666 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?
444. 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, 22 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).