Oromahoe School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 166
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Oromahoe School Road, Oromahoe, Kaikohe
- Territorial authority
- Far North District
- Phone
- 09-4077834
- office@oromahoe.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Northland
Can my child go here?
This school has an enrolment scheme, so a place is not open to every address. How enrolment zones work
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Zone boundaries shown here are approximate. Ministry of Education data warns these boundaries do not have high spatial precision and can place neighbouring addresses on different sides of a line. This is not a confirmation of enrolment eligibility — always confirm directly with the school. Zone geometry also does not reflect enrolment priority rules (siblings, special character categories, ballots) — it shows the mapped boundary only.
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Source: Ministry of Education, CC BY 3.0 NZ
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
Not stated on the school’s website.
- Where to buy the uniform
- https://uniformhub.co.nz/collections/oromahoe-school
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- https://uniformhub.co.nz/collections/oromahoe-school
- Getting there
- A free school bus for children living within the school bus zone; other students may take the afternoon bus into Kerikeri township for a small payment per trip
A school bus is available free for children who live within the school bus zone. Other students may go on the afternoon bus into Kerikeri township (if space permits) for a small payment per trip.
- A free school bus for children living within the school bus zone; other students may take the afternoon bus into Kerikeri township for a small payment per trip
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 136
- Māori
- 56
- Pacific
- 3
- Asian
- 9
- MELAA
- 1
- Other
- 5
- 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 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Year 02 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
| Year 03 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Year 04 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 21 |
| Year 05 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 30 |
| Year 06 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 24 |
| Year 07 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| Year 08 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 18 |
| Total | 65 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 121 | 0 | 174 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Age 06 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
| Age 07 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Age 08 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 22 |
| Age 09 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 28 |
| Age 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 25 |
| Age 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 19 |
| Age 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 18 |
| Age 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 65 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 121 | 0 | 174 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
9.9%
| Oromahoe School | 9.9% |
|---|---|
| Northland Region | 52% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 23.3% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 13.3% |
| Total | 9.9% |
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
15.3%
| Oromahoe School | 15.3% |
|---|---|
| Northland Region | 6.5% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 38.3% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 21.2% |
| Total | 15.3% |
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%
| Oromahoe School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Northland Region | 2.7% |
| Full Primary | 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 | 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)
- 450
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural other
- Date opened
- 16 November 1858
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
- 23 August 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (23 August 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 23 August 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.
What this report states about the school
As stated in ERO’s report of 23 August 2023 — not necessarily the position now. Each line quotes the sentence it came from.
- Also provides
- Satellite unit of Blomfield School (two classes)
two classes as a satellite unit of Blomfield school
- Satellite unit of Blomfield School (two classes)
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 166 — 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.
February 2017
91
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 5 May 2017
This is one count taken for one report. It says what the roll was on that day, and nothing about how the roll has moved.
What ERO wrote in its latest report
This is ERO’s report of 23 August 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 eight months of the Education Review Office and Oromahoe 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
Oromahoe School is in rural southern Bay of Islands and educates students in years 1 to 8. The school roll is growing. Since the introduction of an enrolment scheme this growth has steadied.
Oromahoe School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
Approaches to teaching – we will develop a relevant learner-centred curriculum based on inquiry.
Connections – we will actively engage with our communities.
Approaches to learning – we understand ourselves as a learner.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Oromahoe School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively the school is developing genuine learning partnerships for whanau /families, students and teachers that will improve holistic outcomes for all learners.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
strengthen learning partnerships with staff, students and the community that support all learners to be the best they can be
align processes and practices that enable teachers and students to know their next learning goal.
The school expects to see:
teachers who are alert to, and respond promptly to, the learning needs of all students
improved learner outcomes for all students
parents who have a greater understanding of their child’s progress and achievement over time.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to developing genuine learning partnerships that will improve holistic outcomes for all learners:
a stable staff who are open to learning and who know their students well
the Oromahoe school learner profile
a school culture that fosters positive relationships for all.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
streamlining the use of assessment processes and practices to embed consistency across the school
strengthening sharing of assessment information with parents and the school board and how they will contribute to improving outcomes for all learners
trialing the teacher developed guidelines that aim to improve agency for students and what this looks like in practice in the classroom.
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 Huara u | School Evaluation Report and is due within three years.
Shelley Booysen Director of Schools
23 August 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
This school has two classes as a satellite unit of Blomfield school.
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).