Te Kōhanga Reo o Wharepunga
Te Kōhanga Reo
Wharepunga Road, Mataraua Forest · Far North District
Te Kōhanga Reo o Wharepunga is a kōhanga reo serving 23 children. Our analysis of the 2014 ERO report identified areas for development: curriculum planning and assessment processes were emerging with children's needs not adequately planned for, and leadership and governance required further strengthening. Whānau partnership was a strength, with active engagement and effective communication.
AI-generated summary of this centre's ERO review data — verify against the ERO report below. How summaries are generated.
Roll breakdown
By age
By ethnicity
Note: a child may be counted under multiple ethnicities (total may exceed roll).
Operator
Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust Cultural & rohe
ERO operator-wide review
Education Review · 2017-05-15 · covers the wider operator group
ERO's most recent review for this centre is an operator-wide review — ERO has chosen to review the parent group rather than this centre individually. The findings apply across all centres in the group.
Source: Education Review Office operator-wide review dated 2017-05-15, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
Education Review · 2014-02-27· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Planning, assessment and evaluation needs to be developed further. Kaimahi have a range of strengths that are yet to be fully used and reflected in practice. The emerging needs of children need to be better monitored and responded to by kaimahi."
Planning and assessment processes emerging; staff strengths underutilised; children's needs not adequately planned for.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Whānau support and contribution are integral to the success of this kōhanga reo. Parents are active and enthusiastic in their roles and responsibilities in kōhanga reo operations and arrangements. Effective communication systems keep whānau well informed."
Active whānau engagement; effective communication systems; strong partnership in operations and governance.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Whānau self review is emerging. Most areas of reporting across the kōhanga reo are not strong. The performance and growth of the kōhanga reo will significantly improve when strong self review processes are implemented."
Strategic planning established but self-review emerging; reporting weak across most areas; governance development needed
Source: Education Review Office review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Wharepunga dated 2014-02-27, licensed CC-BY 4.0. The 4-point overall judgement is ERO's; the 6 dimension grades are our analysis of ERO's prose (see methodology).
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Te Kōhanga Reo o Wharepunga hasn't been graded on a dimension, the composite uses the national average for that dimension as a placeholder. Each affected axis below is flagged est. When a new ERO review lands, the placeholder is replaced and the score may shift.
The composite is a weighted average of six ERO dimensions, each scored 0–100 (A=90, B=70, C=50, D=25). The "(p47)" style suffix shows where the centre sits within its EQI band (peer percentile, when ≥10 comparable centres in band). See methodology for the formula + limits.
Location
Wharepunga Road, Mataraua Forest. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Te Kōhanga Reo o Wharepunga a free kindergarten?
- Te Kōhanga Reo o Wharepunga is a Te Kōhanga Reo service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Te Kōhanga Reo o Wharepunga?
- 23 children attend Te Kōhanga Reo o Wharepunga (roll year 2025).
- Where is Te Kōhanga Reo o Wharepunga?
- Wharepunga Road Mataraua Forest Far North District
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Sources & verification
Every fact on this page links back to its government source. Verify directly:
- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #11524) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- Suburb safety & demographics: SafeSuburbs ↗ · crimestats.co.nz ↗ · NZ Police RCVD + Stats NZ 2023 Census, CC-BY 4.0
- Funding policy (20 Hours / Childcare Subsidy / FamilyBoost): parents.education.govt.nz · WINZ · IRD · Crown copyright (policy only — we cite parameters, don't republish)
- Map tiles: © OpenStreetMap · © CARTO · ODbL + CC-BY 3.0
- Machine-readable formats: facts.json · markdown.md
Full source list, licence text, refresh cadence: /sources. How we match, clean, and rank: /methodology.
Data sources & freshness (4 sources · last refresh 12 July 2026)
Service type, address, roll, ethnicity, Equity Index, 20 Hours, Takiwā, lat/lng
Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)
Per-centre review reports + 6-dimension letter grades (curriculum / wellbeing / whānau / bicultural / health & safety / leadership)
Safety score, crime/1k, 2023 Census demographics
Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.