Kawerau Putauaki School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 127
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 87-89 Fenton Mill Road, Kawerau
- Territorial authority
- Kawerau District
- Phone
- 07-3237093
- admin@putauaki.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Bay of Plenty
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.
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
- The school focuses on a set of core values that underpin our schools PC4L programme: T. A. H. I
- T = Taking responsibility
- A = Achieving excellence
- H = Having respect
- I = In it together
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 36
- Māori
- 106
- Pacific
- 6
- Asian
- 5
- MELAA
- 0
- Other
- 1
- 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 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| Year 02 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Year 03 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
| Year 04 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| Year 05 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 34 |
| Year 06 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
| Year 07 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 109 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 136 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| Age 06 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Age 07 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| Age 08 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| Age 09 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 32 |
| Age 10 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25 |
| Age 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 109 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 136 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
18.2%
| Kawerau Putauaki School | 18.2% |
|---|---|
| Bay of Plenty Region | 37.4% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 33.4% |
| Māori | 23.6% |
| Pacific | 195.6% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| European/Pākehā | 47.7% |
| Total | 18.2% |
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%
| Kawerau Putauaki School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Bay of Plenty Region | 3.8% |
| Contributing | 3.5% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| 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%
| Kawerau Putauaki School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Bay of Plenty Region | 1.4% |
| Contributing | 1.5% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| 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)
- 522
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Urban / rural
- Small urban area
- Date opened
- 26 January 2012
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
- 24 May 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (24 May 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 24 May 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 127 — 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.
June 2018
195
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 29 June 2018
September 2016
184
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 18 November 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 24 May 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 9 months of the Education Review Office and Kawerau Putauaki 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
Kawerau Putauaki School is located in Kawerau and provides education for students in Years 1-6.
The school is proud of their TAHI values - Take responsibility, Achieve excellence, Have respect, In it together. These values support the school’s priority to create a thriving and collaborative learning culture.
The school has two Māori immersion classes.
Kawerau Putauaki School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
grow effectiveness
grow culture
grow partnerships.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Kawerau Putauaki School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively the school environment, including teaching and learning programmes and practices, impact outcomes of equity and excellence for all learners.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
significantly improve learner attendance rates
improve outcomes of equity and excellence for all learners, with priority for those learners who are underachieving or at risk of underachieving
ensure consistent and effective teaching and learning practices across the school
ensure that tangata whenua are authentically reflected in the school, and all learners feel secure in their identity and culture.
The school expects to see:
improved outcomes of equity and excellence for all learners
improved attendance rates for all learners
improved effectiveness in responsive and authentic teaching and learning practices inspired by, and inclusive of, the localised curriculum.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goals:
Established professional networks and systems that are focused on supporting and improving effective teaching and learning.
Collaborative staff who are committed to improving learning outcomes and hauora for all learners.
Clear strategic planning for improvement that is collectively developed and driven.
Embedded school values – TAHI.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise outcomes of equity and excellence for all learners through:
staff professional learning to improve consistency in quality teaching, learning and assessment practices
strengthening learner agency
embedding the localised curriculum
continuing to strengthen whānau , community and iwi partnerships.
Shelley Booysen Director of Schools
24 May 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).