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Best leadership (ERO) — Northland top-30

Centres with the strongest ERO grade on the leadership dimension — qualified-teacher ratio, internal evaluation, governance.

85 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 Matawaia

Matawaia-Taumarere · Northland · Kohanga Reo

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

Roll 20
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

Te Rito, Te Whare Reo

Kaitāia West · Northland · Education And Care

C A W A Wh B B H B L A

Roll 50
11

Onerahi Free Kindergarten

Onerahi · Northland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
12

Giggles Learning Centre

Kensington-Whangarei · Northland · Education And Care

C A W Wh A B A H L A

Roll 33
13

Kowhai Corner

Kaikohe · Northland · Education And Care

C W Wh A B A H L A

Roll 33
14

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
15

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
16

Tikipunga Educare

Tikipunga · Northland · Education And Care

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

Roll 50
17

Mokopuna O Moerewa Early Childhood Centre

Moerewa · Northland · Education And Care

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

Roll 70
18

Tikipunga Free Kindergarten

Tikipunga · Northland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
19

Karatia Bilingual Playcentre

Hokianga South · Northland · Playcentre

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

Roll 20
20

Kowhai Corner Learning Centre

Kaikohe · Northland · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B B A H L B

Roll 20
21

Horahora Playcentre

Woodhill · Northland · Playcentre

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

Roll 19
22

Small Pukeko's Early Learning Centre

Kaiwaka · Northland · Education And Care

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

Roll 53
23

Blessings for Life Riverside

Kaitāia West · Northland · Education And Care

C B W Wh B B B H B L B

Roll 50
24

Dargaville Playcentre

Dargaville · Northland · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
25

Marsden Playcentre

Ruakaka · Northland · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
26

Parklands Playcentre

Otangarei · Northland · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
27

Totara North Early Childhood Centre

Whakapaku · Northland · Education And Care

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

Roll 27
28

Paparoa Playcentre

Otamatea (Kaipara District) · Northland · Playcentre

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

Roll 25
29

Peria Playcentre

Peria · Northland · Playcentre

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

Roll 23
30

Tutukaka Coast Playcentre

Ngunguru · Northland · Playcentre

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

Roll 21

Showing top 30 of 85 eligible centres in Northland. Per-centre pages link to the source ERO review with full attribution.

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