Bishop Edward Gaines Catholic School
Full Primary · State : Integrated
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 49
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Mossop Road, Tokoroa
- Territorial authority
- South Waikato District
- Phone
- 07-8868021
- office@beg.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.beg.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
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What would the day look like?
The practical things this school states on its own website — the hours, the uniform, the term dates, and how children get there. These are the school’s own words, not the Ministry’s record and not ERO’s.
Quoted from this school’s own website, as we read it on 13 August 2026. A web page carries no date of its own, so that is the day we read it — not a statement that any of this is still the case. Each line quotes the words it came from.
- Uniform
- Required
The correct uniform should be worn at all times.
- Required
- Term dates
- Term 1, 2026: Monday 2 February - Thursday 2 April
Monday 2 February - Thursday 2 April
Year stated asTerm Dates 2026
- Term 2, 2026: Monday 20 April - Friday 3 July
Monday 20 April - Friday 3 July
Year stated asTerm Dates 2026
- Term 3, 2026: Monday 20 July - Friday 25 Sep
Monday 20 July - Friday 25 Sep
Year stated asTerm Dates 2026
- Term 4, 2026: Monday 12 October - Monday 14 Dec - 12pm
Monday 12 October - Monday 14 Dec - 12pm
Year stated asTerm Dates 2026
- Term 1, 2026: Monday 2 February - Thursday 2 April
What does the school say about itself?
Quoted, not summarised. Every school describes itself well, so this is here to be read as the school’s own case rather than as a finding — and a school that states nothing simply has no row.
Quoted from this school’s own website, as we read it on 13 August 2026. A web page carries no date of its own, so that is the day we read it — not a statement that any of this is still the case. Each line quotes the words it came from.
- In their words
- Our values are the foundations of growing students with faith, pride, leadership and engagement. As Bishop Kids we strive to uphold the B.I.S.H.O.P values and centre their wellbeing around the Catholic faith.
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 20
- Māori
- 15
- Pacific
- 9
- Asian
- 16
- MELAA
- 3
- Other
- 0
- International
- 0
Roll by year level and age
Shown as context, not ranked, not compared to any average. As at 30 June 2026, from the same annual return as the roll count above.
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 01 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Year 02 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Year 03 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Year 04 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Year 05 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Year 06 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Year 07 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Year 08 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 13 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 42 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Age 06 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Age 07 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Age 08 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Age 09 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Age 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Age 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Age 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 13 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 42 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
54.1%
| Bishop Edward Gaines Catholic School | 54.1% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 53.9% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State : Integrated | 16.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 99.1% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 157.2% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 54.1% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison stand-down rates data (2024)
Age-standardised suspension rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Bishop Edward Gaines Catholic School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 6.6% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| State : Integrated | 1.6% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 0% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison suspension rates data (2024)
Age-standardised exclusion rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Bishop Edward Gaines Catholic School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 2.4% |
| Full Primary | 1.7% |
| State : Integrated | 0.5% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 0% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison exclusion data (2024)
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- 480
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Medium urban area
- Date opened
- 31 December 1994
The Equity Index is used by the Ministry to allocate equity funding. It describes the socio-economic barriers a school’s students face, not how good the school is. How the Equity Index works
What did ERO find?
The Education Review Office reviews every school and publishes what it finds in full. We quote ERO’s report here, section by section, in ERO’s own words and order, and link to it. We do not summarise a report, pick a line out of one, or turn one into a score. How ERO reviews schools
- Reports ERO holds
- 4
- Last reviewed
- 13 June 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (13 June 2023)
A board assurance statement is the board’s own account of whether it took all reasonable steps to meet its legal obligations, on the date shown. It is not ERO’s finding. ERO reports separately, in the same report, on any non-compliance it identified during that process.
The board assurance report of 13 June 2023 carries no actions-for-compliance section — the section ERO uses when it names non-compliance it identified. That is what this report contains; it is not ERO saying it found none. Other reports ERO holds for this school may say something different.
The roll ERO recorded, and when
ERO writes a roll into each report it publishes: a count taken for that report, on the day shown, by the review team that was there. The Ministry of Education’s current roll for this school is 49 — the figure at the top of this page, and the one to use for how big the school is now. These are a different measurement by a different body, so they will rarely agree, and a difference between them is not a change in the school.
May 2019
42
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 3 July 2019
March 2016
42
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 23 June 2016
We draw no line between these. Each was counted for its own report, years apart, by a different review team, and a roll moves between reviews for reasons none of these figures record — so the difference between any two of them measures nothing.
What ERO wrote in its latest report
This is ERO’s report of 13 June 2023 — “Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report” — section by section, under ERO’s own headings, in ERO’s own order. Nothing is summarised, shortened or reordered.
Background
This Profile Report was written within 6 months of the Education Review Office and Bishop Edward Gaines Catholic School working in Te Ara Huarau , an improvement evaluation approach used in most English Medium State and State Integrated Schools. For more information about Te Ara Huarau see ERO’s website. www.ero.govt.nz
Context
Bishop Edward Gaines Catholic School is a small school located in the South Waikato town of Tokoroa , within the boundaries of Ngāti Raukawa . It caters for students in Years 1 to 8. A first-time principal is in the first year of her role. The school operates under a shared stewardship arrangement with another Catholic school in a nearby township.
Bishop Edward Gaines Catholic School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
to implement principles of learner agency to accelerate achievement across the curriculum
to show Faith in action
to use data and learner agency to inform and improve teaching practice and student learning across the curriculum.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Bishop Edward Gaines Catholic School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well assessment data is used by the board, leaders, teachers and students.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
Improve students’ ability to take responsibility for their own learning
increase the progress and achievement of students who are at risk of under-achieving.
The school expects to see systems and processes strengthened for: improved board targets and tracking and monitoring of student progress; and a greater school wide focus on those students whose progress needs to be accelerated.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to improve the use of assessment information:
a positive and inclusive culture for learning
a strong and vibrant Catholic character
a rich curriculum which provides a wide range of opportunities for children to experience success.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
clarifying school wide achievement expectations in literacy and mathematics
reviewing the school’s learning progressions framework, ensuring learner have cohesive learning pathways in literacy and mathematics.
ERO’s role will be to support the school in its evaluation for improvement cycle to improve outcomes for all learners. ERO will support the school in reporting their progress to the community. The next public report on ERO’s website will be a Te Ara Huarau | School Evaluation Report and is due within three years.
Shelley Booysen Director of Schools
13 June 2023
About the School
The Education Counts website provides further information about the school’s student population, student engagement and student achievement. educationcounts.govt.nz/home
Read the full report on ero.govt.nz →
All 4 reports ERO holds for this school
ERO reviews a school every few years — around four years between reviews is the usual cycle — so an older date here reflects where a school sits in that cycle, not how it is doing.
Source: Education Review Office, CC BY 4.0.
Roll date: 30 June 2026 (2026).