Ngā Taiātea Wharekura
Secondary (Year 9-15) · State
- Year levels
- 9–13
- Total roll
- 295
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 134 Rotokauri Road, Nawton, Hamilton
- Territorial authority
- Hamilton City
- Phone
- 07-8506358
- not reported
- Website
- http://www.taiatea.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Hamilton · schools in Waikato
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
All students are expected to wear the correct uniform at all times and represent Taiātea proudly and positively wherever they are.
- Required
- Where to buy the uniform
- https://taiatea.nzuniforms.com/
To check prices and availability, please visit their [website](https://taiatea.nzuniforms.com/) or call the store on (07) 839 4550.
- https://taiatea.nzuniforms.com/
- Getting there
- The school supports transport assistance in the form of school buses where possible with designated routes.
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
- Ngā Uaratanga: Core Values
- We will be guided by Poutuwhakaaro in all that we do.
- - Pono (Honesty, Reliability and Integrity)
- - Tauutuutu (Reciprocity and Giving)
- - Whanaungatanga (Family and Relationships)
- - Kawenga (Responsibility)
- - Aroha (Respect, Care and Love)
What is on offer beyond the classroom?
The sports, arts, clubs and groups this school names on its own website. Not a complete list of what any school offers, and not a count — a school that names more here has written more down, which is not the same as doing more.
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.
- On offer
- Waka Ama
Waka Ama is offered in Term 1 for tuākana and tēina.
- Pā Whutupōro
Pā Whutupōro is offered at Ngā Taiātea Wharekura with our uri participating in the weekly Secondary School Touch Module which is held during Term 1 and Term 4.
- Poirewa
Poirewa is offered to our uri to participate in the local weekly competition.
- Poitarawhiti
Poitarawhiti is offered in Terms 2 and 3, with our teams participating in the local Hamilton competition.
- Poitūkohu
Poitūkohu is offered at Junior and Senior team levels, wāhine and tāne.
- Kī o Rahi
Kī o Rahi is a mixed sport offered during Term 1 with our team attending the regional qualifying tournament and the National tournament.
- Rīki
Rīki is offered at Ngā Taiātea Wharekura for both wāhine and tāne; however, teams are not entered into local competitions, as many uri participate in club rugby league.
- Kāhui Kapa Haka
Kāhui Kapa Haka is one of the most important events on the annual calendar.
- Waka Ama
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 4
- Māori
- 295
- Pacific
- 16
- Asian
- 2
- MELAA
- 1
- 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 09 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| Year 10 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
| Year 11 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| Year 12 | 54 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| Year 13+ | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 |
| Total | 281 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 281 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Age 13 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| Age 14 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| Age 15 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Age 16 | 52 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| Age 17 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 |
| Age 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 281 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 281 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Academic results
Percentage with NCEA level 1 or above — 2025
85.2%
| Ngā Taiātea Wharekura | 85.2% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 84.2% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 88% |
| State: Not integrated | 83.6% |
| New Zealand | 85.2% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 85.2% |
|---|---|
| Male | 85.2% |
| Māori | 85.2% |
| Pacific | Too few to report |
| Asian | Too few to report |
| MELAA | Not applicable |
| Other | Not applicable |
| European/Pākehā | Too few to report |
| Total | 85.2% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison NCEA level 1 data (2023-2025)
Percentage with NCEA level 2 or above — 2025
72.2%
| Ngā Taiātea Wharekura | 72.2% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 75.7% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 81% |
| State: Not integrated | 75.4% |
| New Zealand | 77.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 74.1% |
|---|---|
| Male | 70.4% |
| Māori | 72.2% |
| Pacific | Too few to report |
| Asian | Too few to report |
| MELAA | Not applicable |
| Other | Not applicable |
| European/Pākehā | Too few to report |
| Total | 72.2% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison NCEA level 2 data (2023-2025)
Percentage with NCEA level 3 or above — 2025
63%
| Ngā Taiātea Wharekura | 63% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 51.3% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 61.8% |
| State: Not integrated | 55.2% |
| New Zealand | 59% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 70.4% |
|---|---|
| Male | 55.6% |
| Māori | 63% |
| Pacific | Too few to report |
| Asian | Too few to report |
| MELAA | Not applicable |
| Other | Not applicable |
| European/Pākehā | Too few to report |
| Total | 63% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison NCEA level 3 data (2023-2025)
Percentage with VP Award — 2025
40.7%
| Ngā Taiātea Wharekura | 40.7% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 15.1% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 15.2% |
| State: Not integrated | 14.4% |
| New Zealand | 14.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 55.6% |
|---|---|
| Male | 25.9% |
| Māori | 40.7% |
| Pacific | Too few to report |
| Asian | Too few to report |
| MELAA | Not applicable |
| Other | Not applicable |
| European/Pākehā | Too few to report |
| Total | 40.7% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison Vocational Pathway data (2023-2025)
Retention
Percentage staying until at least 17th birthday — 2025
72.2%
| Ngā Taiātea Wharekura | 72.2% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 77.4% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 83.5% |
| State: Not integrated | 81.4% |
| New Zealand | 83% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 74.1% |
|---|---|
| Male | 70.4% |
| Māori | 72.2% |
| Pacific | Too few to report |
| Asian | Too few to report |
| MELAA | Not applicable |
| Other | Not applicable |
| European/Pākehā | Too few to report |
| Total | 72.2% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison trend data (2023-2025)
— 2024
not reported
| Female | not reported |
|---|---|
| Male | not reported |
| Māori | not reported |
| Pacific | not reported |
| Asian | not reported |
| MELAA | not reported |
| Other | not reported |
| European/Pākehā | not reported |
| Total | not reported |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 1: School leavers enrolled in tertiary education one year after leaving school (2022-2024 leaver cohorts)
— 2023
not reported
| Female | not reported |
|---|---|
| Male | not reported |
| Māori | not reported |
| Pacific | not reported |
| Asian | not reported |
| MELAA | not reported |
| Other | not reported |
| European/Pākehā | not reported |
| Total | not reported |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: School leavers enrolled in tertiary education two years after leaving school (2021-2023 leaver cohorts)
— 2024
not reported
| Female | not reported |
|---|---|
| Male | not reported |
| Māori | not reported |
| Pacific | not reported |
| Asian | not reported |
| MELAA | not reported |
| Other | not reported |
| European/Pākehā | not reported |
| Total | not reported |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 1: School leavers enrolled in tertiary education one year after leaving school (2022-2024 leaver cohorts)
— 2023
not reported
| Female | not reported |
|---|---|
| Male | not reported |
| Māori | not reported |
| Pacific | not reported |
| Asian | not reported |
| MELAA | not reported |
| Other | not reported |
| European/Pākehā | not reported |
| Total | not reported |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: School leavers enrolled in tertiary education two years after leaving school (2021-2023 leaver cohorts)
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
16.9%
| Ngā Taiātea Wharekura | 16.9% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 53.9% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 35.8% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 9.7% |
|---|---|
| Male | 22.6% |
| Māori | 16.9% |
| Pacific | 34.5% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 16.9% |
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
14%
| Ngā Taiātea Wharekura | 14% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 6.6% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 4% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 8% |
|---|---|
| Male | 18.6% |
| Māori | 14% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 110.6% |
| Total | 14% |
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%
| Ngā Taiātea Wharekura | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 2.4% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 1.7% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| Total | 0% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison exclusion data (2024)
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- 504
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in te reo Māori
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 26 January 2004
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
- 3
- Last reviewed
- 25 June 2024
- Latest report
- Mana Uri Report
- Report type
- Review report
- Board assurance
- not reported
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 295 — 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 2024
286
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 25 June 2024
November 2023
275
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 20 March 2024
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 25 June 2024 — “Mana Uri Report” — section by section, under ERO’s own headings, in ERO’s own order. Nothing is summarised, shortened or reordered.
ERO wrote this report in te reo Māori and in English. Both are here as ERO published them, in ERO’s order, untranslated.
1 He Kupu Arataki
Kua mahi ngātahi Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, ngā whānau, ngā kaiārahi, ngā kaimahi me ngā hapori ki te whakawhanake i ngā tirohanga aromātai e whai wāhi nui ai ki te hāpai i te kawenga takohanga me te whakapaitanga, ki te tautuhi i te ahu whakamua, ā, ki te whakapakari ake hoki i te āheinga ki te aromātai. Ka whakarato ngā pūrongo a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i ngā mōhiohio mātuatua mā ngā whānau, mā ngā hapū, me ngā iwi.
2 Te Horopaki
“E puta ki Taiātea”
E tū ana a Ngā Taiātea Wharekura ki Rotokauri, i Kirikiriroa. E whakarato ana te kura i te mātauranga kaupapa Māori ki ngā uri o ngā tau 9 ki te 13. He tūnga whakahirahira tō Ngā Taiātea Wharekura i roto i te mana whenua o Ngāti Māhanga, ā, ka whai wāhi atu ki ngā wawata o Te Kīngitanga me Tainui waka whānui. E whakapuaki ake ana te tauākī ‘E puta ki Taiātea’ i te tirohanga kia rite ngā uri katoa ki te mahi hei painga mō te tangata, ki te whakatairanga, ā, ki te ārahi hoki.
I te arotakenga Mana Poumarumaru a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te Whiringa-ā-rangi o te tau 2023, i tautuhia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te ohu kaitiaki, ko ngā kaupapa whakapaitanga matua o te kura, ko te:
arotake i ngā whakaritenga aromatawai, kia rite ai mō ngā whakarerekētanga ki Te Taumata Mātauranga ā-Motu kua Taea e tīmatahia ana hei te tau 2024, me te
arotake i te hōtaka whakaakoranga, hōtaka ako hoki mō te tau 9 me te tau 10.
Kei te kaha ahu whakamua ngā kaiārahi me ngā kaiako i ngā whakapaitanga ki aua whakaritenga.
He pēhea rawa te eke panuku o te uri hei kaiārahi whakapau werawera mō te tangata, e whakaū ana i tōna mauri ki onamata, me tōna aronga ki anamata?
E whiwhi ana ngā uri i ngā pūmanawa papai e hāpai ana i tō rātou whakawhanaketanga hei kaiārahi whakapau werawera mō te tangata, e whakaū ana i tōna mauri ki onamata, me tōna aronga ki anamata.
4 Ngā Whakaaturanga Mana Uri
E whakatairangatia ana te tuakiri me te pitomata o ngā uri mā ngā whai wāhitanga ako kua pou herea ki te tukuihotanga. Kua pou herea ngā whakaakoranga me ngā akoranga ki te reo Māori, ki ngā tikanga Māori, me te mātauranga e toro atu ana ki ngā Pūkenga Ako, ki ngā Uaratanga, ki te Tukuihotanga me te Ara Whai Oranga (PUTA). Kei te tākare te whai wāhi atu a ngā uri ki te mātauranga ki te kura, ki te hapori whānui, ā, ki ngā huihuinga hoki a te iwi, pērā i ngā Poukai me ngā Koroneihana. Ka whakarato ngā kaiako i ngā wheako ā-rehe e akiaki ana i ngā uri ki te toro hōhonu atu ki ngā kaupapa. Ka whakanuia te whanaungatanga e ngā uri me ngā kaiako. Ko Poutuwhakaaro te uaratanga e pā ana ki te pono, te kawenga, te tauutuutu, te whanaungatanga me te aroha, ā, e pou here ana i ngā wheako o ngā uri i roto i te mātauranga.
E hāpaitia ana, e whakamanahia ana ngā uri kia puāwai ai rātou ki tētahi taiao e aro nui ana ki te ahurea me te mātauranga. Aromatawaihia ai, arumia ai, pūrongohia ai hoki ngā paetae ākonga i ia te wā. He Rautaki Ako, he mahere takitahi hoki tā ia uri, hei ārahi, hei aroturuki i tā rātou ahu whakamua ki te whakatutuki i ō rātou wawata, me tā rātou whakatakoto whāinga. He mahi e tuitui ana i te whai wāhi mai a te whānau, i ngā whakaaro huritao o ngā uri, me te aromātai. Whakapuakihia ai ngā Rautaki Ako ki te taha o ngā whānau i ia tau, hei whakanui i te ahu whakamua me te tupu. He aronga ki te whakarite i tētahi tūāpapa whakaioio mō ngā uri o ngā Tau 9 me te 10, hei hāpai i tō rātou mōhiotanga me ō rātou pūkenga, i a rātou e ahu whakamua ana ki te whakatutuki i Te Taumata Mātauranga ā-Motu kua Taea.
E tino tautokona ana te kōkiri a ngā uri i ō rātou huarahi ki anamata. Ko ngā hōtaka o Te Waharoa he whai wāhitanga mō ngā uri ki te whakamātau i ngā tūmomo mahi i te hapori. Ka whai wāhi atu hoki ngā uri ki te tangongitanga o ngā wheako e hāpai ana i tā rātou whakatutukitanga o te Taumata 1, te Taumata 2, me te Taumata 3 o Te Taumata Mātauranga ā-Motu kua Taea. He tino pūkenga ō ngā kaiako ki te kōkiri i te ārahitanga o ngā uri i ā rātou ake akoranga, ā, ka whakatakoto ngātahi i ngā tūmanako ako. Ka kitea ki ngā uri tō rātou tino māramatanga ki ngā paerewa paetae, ki te taumata o ā rātou ake mahi, me ngā mahi ka whāia tonuhia e rātou hei whakatutuki i ō rātou ake whāinga ako. Ka kitea ki ngā hōtuku a te kura, kei te pai ngā whakatutukitanga o ngā uri i roto i te Pāngarau me te Reo Matatini i roto i te roanga o te wā. I te tau 2023, he tata ki te 56% o ngā uri i whakatutuki i te Taumata 1 o Te Taumata Mātauranga ā-Motu kua Taea, me te rironga o te nuinga o rātou i ngā whakamanatanga, ā, e 92% o ngā uri i whakatutuki i te Taumata 2 o Te Taumata Mātauranga ā-Motu kua Taea. E 85% o ngā uri i whakatutuki i te Taumata 3 o Te Taumata Mātauranga ā-Motu kua Taea, ā, tata ki te katoa o rātou i whiwhi hoki i ngā whakamanatanga, arā, he tino whakapikitanga ake tēnā i ngā whakamanatanga i riro i te tau 2022. I whiwhi te 45.5% o ngā uri i te Tiwhikete Whakauru Whare Wānanga.
Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka whai ake
He wā pai tēnei ki te whakapakari ake i te whai wāhi mai a te whānau ki ngā whakataunga. Ko te wawata o te whānau me ngā uri, kia rumakina rātou ki tētahi taiao e whakapuaki ana i te marau ā-kura kua pou herea ki te mātauranga Māori. Me whakarite tonu ngā kaiārahi o te kura i ngā whai wāhitanga mō te whānau ki te toro atu ki te ao o te kura, ā, me whai hoki i ō rātou whakaaro mō te whakatinanatanga o te aronga rautaki ki te kura.
5 Te Whakatau a Te Poumarumaru ki ngā Wāhanga Tautukunga
I mua i te aromātai, i whakatutukihia e te poari me ngā tumuaki he Tauāki Kupu Tūturu a Te Poumarumaru, me tētahi Rārangi Arowhai Tātari Whaiaro. I roto i aua tuhinga i oati rātou i whāia e rātou ngā huarahi whai take hei whakatutuki i ā rātou herenga ā-ture e pā ana ki:
ngā whakahaere a te poari
te marautanga
ngā whakahaere mō te hauora, te haumaru, me te oranga tinana
ngā whakahaere o ngā kaimahi
ngā whakahaere o te pūtea
ngā whakahaere o ngā rawa.
I te wā o te aromātai, i whakamātauhia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā āhuatanga i raro iho nei, i te mea he nui te pānga o ēnei ki te haumaru me te waiora o ngā ākonga:
te haumaru aronganui o ngā ākonga (tāpiri atu ki te ārai i ngā mahi whakawetiweti me ngā mahi whakaaito);
te haumaru ā-tinana o ngā ākonga;
te rēhitatanga o ngā kaiako;
ngā tukanga ki te whakatū kaimahi;
te whakaunu, te aukati, te pana me te whakarerenga.
te taetae atu ki te kura
te whakatutukitanga o ngā kaupapa here a te kura i ngā herenga o te Children’s Act 2014 .
6 Te Taunakitanga
I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga te taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia:
whakawhanake Te Poumarumaru, rātou ko ngā kaiārahi, ko ngā kaiako hoki i tētahi mahere e whakatutuki ai i te whakaritenga matua i tautuhia ai ki tēnei pūrongo kia whāia.
Darcy Te Hau Toka ā Nuku Te Uepū-a-Motu – Māori Services
25 Pipiri 2024
7 Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te kura
Te tūwāhi Kei Rotokauri, i Kirikiriroa
Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga 488
Te tūmomo kura He kura tuarua(Tau 9-13)
Te tokomaha o ngā ākonga o te kura 286
Ngā hononga ā-iwi Māori 100%
Ngā āhuatanga motuhake Ngā Kura ā Iwi
Te wā i te kura te rōpū arotake Haratua 2024
Te wā o tēnei pūrongo 25 Pipiri 2024
Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga – Mana Poumarumaru, Poutū-te-rangi 2024; Arotake Mātauranga, Kohi-tātea 2020, Arotake Mātauranga, Pipiri 2013
1 Introduction
The Education Review Office (ERO) in collaboration with whānau , leaders, kaimahi and their communities develop evaluation insights that foster accountability and improvement, identify progress and build evaluation capability. ERO’s reports provide important information for whānau , hapū and iwi .
2 Context
“E Puta Ki Taiātea”
Ngā Taiātea Wharekura is situated in Rotokauri , Hamilton. The kura provides kaupapa Māori education to uri in Years 9-13. Ngā Taiātea Wharekura holds a significant place within the mana whenua of Ngāti Māhanga , contributing to the aspirations of Kīngitanga and the wider Tainui waka . ‘ E puta ki Taiātea ’ expresses the vision that all uri will be prepared to serve, uplift and lead.
In the November 2023 Manam Poumarumaru ERO review, ERO and the ohu kaitiaki identified the kura improvement priorities were to:
review assessment practices to be prepared for the changes to National Certificates in Educational Achievement (NCEA) coming in to effect in 2024, and
review teaching and learning programmes in Years 9 and 10.
Leaders and kaiako are making steady progress with improving these practices.
How well do uri achieve their potential as servant leaders who are ancestrally driven and future focussed?
Uri are acquiring positive attributes that assist their development as ancestrally driven and future focused servant leaders.
4 Mana Uri Key Findings
Uri identity and potential is enhanced through learning opportunities underpinned by tukuihotanga . Pūkenga Ako, Uaratanga, Tukuihotanga and Ara Whai Oranga (PUTA) based mātauranga, te reo and tīkanga Māori underpin teaching and learning. Uri enthusiastically participate in education at kura , in the wider community and at iwi events such as Poukai and Koroneihana . Kaiako provide hands-on experiences that encourage uri to delve more deeply into the kaupapa . Whanaungatanga is highly valued by uri and kaiako . The uaratanga of Te Poutuwhakaaro which include pono, kawenga, tauutuutu, whanaungatanga and aroha underpin uri experience in education.
Uri are supported and empowered to thrive in an environment that is culturally and academically responsive. Student achievement is regularly assessed, tracked and reported. Uri have Rautaki Ako , individualised plans, to guide and monitor their progress toward achieving their aspirations and set goals. This practice requires whānau collaboration and uri reflection and evaluation. Rautaki Ako are shared twice annually with whānau to celebrate progress and growth. There is a focus on establishing a solid foundation for uri in Years 9 and 10 to support their knowledge and skills as they work toward achieving the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA).
Uri determining their future pathways are well-supported. Waharoa -Gateway programmes provide uri with opportunities to gain work experience in the community. Uri also engage in a varied range of experiences that support their achievement in NCEA Levels 1, 2 and 3. Uri leading their own learning is skilfully facilitated by kaiako and includes co-constructing learning expectations. Uri demonstrate a high degree of understanding of achievement standards, where they are at and what they need to work on to accomplish their individual learning goals. Kura data shows uri achieve well in Numeracy and Literacy over time. In 2023, nearly 56% of uri achieved NCEA Level 1, most with endorsements and 92% of uri achieved NCEA Level 2. 85% achieved NCEA Level 3 and almost all with endorsements, a notable increase in endorsements compared with 2022. 45.5% of uri gained University Entrance (UE).
Key Next Steps
It is timely to strengthen whānau engagement in decision-making. Whānau and uri aspire to be immersed in an environment where the marau ā-kura is underpinned by mātauranga Māori . Kura leaders should c ontinue to create opportunities for whānau engagement in the life of the kura and to seek their voice to inform the strategic direction of the kura .
5 Te Poumarumaru Assurance on Legal Requirement
Before the evaluation, the board of trustees and tumuaki completed the ERO Te Poumarumaru Assurance Statement and Self-Audit Checklists. In these documents they attested that they had taken all reasonable steps to meet their legislative obligations related to:
board administration
curriculum
management of health, safety and welfare
personnel management
financial management
asset management.
During the evaluation, ERO checked the following items because they have a potentially high impact on student safety and wellbeing:
emotional safety of students (including prevention of bullying and sexual harassment)
physical safety of students
teacher registration
processes for appointing staff
stand-downs, suspensions, expulsions and exclusions
attendance
school policies in relation to meeting the requirements of the Children’s Act 2014.
6 Recommendation
ERO developed the following recommendation:
that the Poumarumaru , leaders and kaiako develop a plan to address the key next step identified in this report.
Darcy Te Hau Toka-ā-Nuku – Director Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services
25 June 2024
7 Information about the kura
Location Rotokauri , Hamilton
Ministry of Education profile number 488
Kura type Secondary (Years 9-13)
Kura roll 286
Ethnic composition Māori 100%
Special features Designated Character- Kura ā Iwi
Review team on site May 2024
Date of this report 25 June 2024
Most recent ERO report(s) Education Review - Mana Poumarumaru , March 2024; Education Review, January 2020; Education Review, June 2013
Read the full report on ero.govt.nz →
All 3 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).