 The suburbs contains Maeroa Intermediate School, which became the first intermediate school in the Waikato region after being founded in 1954.The school coat of arms is registered with the College of Arms and includes "arrows of desire", "spear or sword of justice", "lamp of knowledge" and "crosses".The bannerhead is also the school motto ""I will not cease from mental fight"", which is in line with the philosophy of a school that teaches children to think for themselves.