Otakiri School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 160
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 571 Otakiri Road, Whakatane
- Territorial authority
- Whakatane District
- Phone
- 07-3048101
- office@otakiri.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.otakiri.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.
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.
- How to enrol
- https://ole.edgelearning.co.nz/Default?schoolId=e44c04ac-f7a0-4124-afd9-b38dcc606047
[Online Enrolment](https://ole.edgelearning.co.nz/Default?schoolId=e44c04ac-f7a0-4124-afd9-b38dcc606047) (preferred)
- https://ole.edgelearning.co.nz/Default?schoolId=e44c04ac-f7a0-4124-afd9-b38dcc606047
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 97
- Māori
- 70
- Pacific
- 5
- Asian
- 33
- MELAA
- 2
- 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 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 29 |
| Year 02 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 23 |
| Year 03 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| Year 04 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 26 |
| Year 05 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 19 |
| Year 06 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 28 |
| Year 07 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
| Year 08 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 22 |
| Total | 84 | 5 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 124 | 0 | 184 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 27 |
| Age 06 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 21 |
| Age 07 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 18 |
| Age 08 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 28 |
| Age 09 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 18 |
| Age 10 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 29 |
| Age 11 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| Age 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 22 |
| Age 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 84 | 5 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 124 | 0 | 184 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
9.1%
| Otakiri School | 9.1% |
|---|---|
| Bay of Plenty Region | 37.4% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 18.3% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 15% |
| Total | 9.1% |
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%
| Otakiri School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Bay of Plenty Region | 3.8% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| 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%
| Otakiri School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Bay of Plenty Region | 1.4% |
| 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)
- 466
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural other
- Date opened
- 25 January 1919
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
- 28 April 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (28 April 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 same report — the board assurance report of 28 April 2023 — also sets out actions for compliance: the non-compliance ERO identified during that process. This is that section of the report in full, in ERO’s words.
ERO and the board have identified the following non-compliance during the board assurance process:
the child protection policy does not outline:
how suspected neglect and abuse will be identified and reported
actions to be taken if a concern is raised or an allegation made that involves a staff member.
[Children’s Act, 2014].
The board has since taken steps to address the areas of non-compliance identified.
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 160 — 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.
September 2016
173
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 22 November 2016
November 2013
165
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 10 January 2014
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 28 April 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 twelve months of the Education Review Office and Otakiri 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
Otakiri School, located in the Eastern Bay of Plenty, provides education for students in Years 0 – 8. The school appointed a new principal in 2022. The ‘Otakiri Way’ and the school’s LEAD values encourage students to become ‘learners forever, LEADing the future’.
Otakiri School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
to improve outcomes for all ākonga through culturally responsive pedagogy
to build effective partnerships with whānau which place ākonga at the centre.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Otakiri School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the extent to which integrated, culturally responsive teaching practices are supporting students to feel confident in their language, culture and identity, and raising student achievement.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is a commitment to:
meeting responsibilities under Te Tiriti o Waitangi
pursuing equitable and excellent outcomes for all learners, particularly Māori learners.
The school expects to see more equitable and excellent outcomes for all students, particularly Māori students, resulting from:
teaching practices and a curriculum that respond to student identity, need and voice
partnerships with mana whenua and whānau guiding curriculum development and strategic planning
students feeling increasingly confident in their language, culture and identity.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to raise student achievement:
the systems and structures to identify student learning needs and the capacity to tailor teaching and learning to these
wellbeing practices that promote resilience and optimism
relationships within and beyond the school that support inclusion and engagement.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
building teacher understanding of and capacity in culturally responsive teaching practices
engaging with student voice and student achievement information to inform the development and implementation of culturally sustaining pedagogy and curriculum
collaborating with mana whenua and whānau , to ensure ongoing refinements to curriculum and pedagogy promote their aspirations.
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
28 April 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).