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Best by SchoolsNearMe composite (v1) — Northland top-30

Centres ranked by the v1 composite score — a weighted average of all six ERO dimensions (curriculum 20% · wellbeing 20% · health & safety 20% · leadership 15% · whānau partnership 12.5% · bicultural practice 12.5%) on a 0–100 absolute scale. Centres missing a dimension get the national mean for that dimension as a flagged synthetic placeholder.

208 centres eligible in Northland. Source: Education Review Office, licensed CC-BY 4.0.

1

Te Kōhanga Reo o Kororipo

Kerikeri South · Northland · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B A H A L A

Roll 33
2

Kerikeri Playcentre

Riverview · Northland · Playcentre

C A W A Wh A B A H B L A ERO: Not well placed

Roll 30
3

Parihaka Kindergarten

Parahaki · Northland · Kindergarten

C A W A Wh A B A H L A ERO: Not well placed

Roll 40
4

Harinui Early Childhood Learning Centre

Riverview · Northland · Education And Care

C A W A Wh A B A H L A

Roll 30
5

Oromahoe Kindergarten

Pakaraka · Northland · Education And Care

C A W A Wh A B A H L A ERO: Not well placed

Roll 30
6

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Roopu Whanau

Kaitāia West · Northland · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh B B A H A L B

Roll 30
7

Te Kōhanga Reo o Okaihau

Ōkaihau · Northland · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh B A H B L A

Roll 40
8

Waitangi Kindergarten

Paihia · Northland · Kindergarten

C A W Wh A B A H B L A ERO: Not well placed

Roll 30
9

Te Kōhanga Reo o Manaakitia

Tikipunga · Northland · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B H B L A

Roll 25
10

BestStart Kamo Central

Kamo · Northland · Education And Care

C A W A Wh A B A H B L ERO: Not well placed

Roll 40
11

Kerikeri Kindergarten

Kerikeri Central · Northland · Kindergarten

C A W A Wh A B A H L ERO: Not well placed

Roll 40
12

Onerahi Free Kindergarten

Onerahi · Northland · Kindergarten

C A W A Wh A B H L A ERO: Not well placed

Roll 40
13

Giggles Learning Centre

Kensington-Whangarei · Northland · Education And Care

C A W Wh A B A H L A

Roll 33
14

Manaia Kindergarten

Pārua Bay · Northland · Kindergarten

C A W A Wh A B A H B L ERO: Not well placed

Roll 30
15

Te Kōhanga Reo o Matawaia

Matawaia-Taumarere · Northland · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B A H C L A

Roll 20
16

Te Kōhanga Reo o Rewarewa

Raumanga · Northland · Kohanga Reo

C A W Wh B A H A L

Roll 23
17

Te Rito, Te Whare Reo

Kaitāia West · Northland · Education And Care

C A W A Wh B B H B L A

Roll 50
18

Kids 1st Childcare & Learning Centre Ltd

Waipū · Northland · Education And Care

C A W Wh A B A H B L

Roll 50
19

Te Timatatanga o te Matauranga

Otangarei · Northland · Kindergarten

C B W A Wh A B A H B L B ERO: Not well placed

Roll 30
20

Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Toa Iwi Whenua

Kaikohe · Northland · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh B A H L

Roll 23
21

Nurture by Nature Early Childhood Centre

Riverview · Northland · Education And Care

C A W A Wh A B H L ERO: Not well placed

Roll 50
22

Kowhai Corner

Kaikohe · Northland · Education And Care

C W Wh A B A H L A

Roll 33
23

Te Kōhanga Reo o Waikare

Kawakawa · Northland · Kohanga Reo

C A W Wh B A H B L

Roll 30
24

Educare Bream Bay

Ruakākā · Northland · Education And Care

C A W Wh B A H L ERO: Not well placed

Roll 83
25

Nga Puawai o Kaikohekohe

Kaikohe · Northland · Education And Care

C A W Wh B B A H L

Roll 50
26

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Piri o Waimirirangi

North Cape · Northland · Kohanga Reo

C A W Wh A B H B L

Roll 40
27

Te Kōhanga Reo o Kawakawa

Kawakawa · Northland · Kohanga Reo

C A W Wh A B A H L C

Roll 20
28

Mangawhai Kindergarten

Mangawhai · Northland · Kindergarten

C B W A Wh A B H B L ERO: Not well placed

Roll 40
29

Ruawai Kindergarten

Rūāwai-Matakohe · Northland · Kindergarten

C W A Wh B A H L ERO: Not well placed

Roll 40
30

Te Kamo Kindergarten

Kamo · Northland · Kindergarten

C B W A Wh B B A H L ERO: Not well placed

Roll 30

Showing top 30 of 208 eligible centres in Northland. Per-centre pages link to the source ERO review with full attribution.

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