Otamarakau School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 63
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 2216 Old Coach Road, Te Puke
- Territorial authority
- Western Bay of Plenty District
- Phone
- 07-5333783
- office@otamarakau.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.
- Uniform
Not stated on the school’s website.
- Term dates
- Term 1, 2026: 2 February - 2 April
Term 1: 2 February - 2 April
Year stated asTerm Dates 2026
- Term 2, 2026: 20 April – 3 July
Term 2: 20 April – 3 July
Year stated asTerm Dates 2026
- Term 3, 2026: 20 July – 25 September
Term 3: 20 July – 25 September
Year stated asTerm Dates 2026
- Term 4, 2026: 12 October – 14 December
Term 4: 12 October – 14 December
Year stated asTerm Dates 2026
- Term 1, 2026: 2 February - 2 April
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 36
- Māori
- 35
- Pacific
- 4
- Asian
- 5
- MELAA
- 0
- 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 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| Year 02 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| Year 03 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Year 04 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| Year 05 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| Year 06 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| Year 07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Year 08 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 40 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 83 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Age 06 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| Age 07 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Age 08 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| Age 09 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Age 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| Age 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Age 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Age 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 40 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 83 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
106.3%
| Otamarakau School | 106.3% |
|---|---|
| Bay of Plenty Region | 37.4% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 215.6% |
| Māori | 157.1% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 82.4% |
| Total | 106.3% |
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
34%
| Otamarakau School | 34% |
|---|---|
| Bay of Plenty Region | 3.8% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 70.8% |
| Māori | 60.4% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 68.2% |
| Total | 34% |
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%
| Otamarakau 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
- 31 July 1916
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
- 7 February 2024
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (7 February 2024)
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 7 February 2024 — 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 areas of non-compliance during the board assurance process:
a police vet had not been obtained every three years for every person, contractor or employee who works at the school
[Education and Training Act 2020, Schedule 4]
The board has since addressed 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 63 — 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.
October 2019
78
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 10 December 2019
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 7 February 2024 — “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 14 months of the Education Review Office and Otamarakau 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
Otamarakau School, located in the Western Bay of Plenty, provides education for students in Years 0 to 8. The whānau-focused school embraces its rural context and actively promotes its AROHA values: Awesome, Respect, Ownership, Honesty and Active Learner.
Otamarakau School ’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
Curriculum development - implement an innovative, localised curriculum that is personalised to the needs and interests of our learners
Learning support - support and provide learning opportunities for all learners
Cultural responsiveness - enhance all students’ sense of belonging to Ngāti Mākino and support them to become confident with te reo Māori and in te ao Māori settings
Wellbeing - build resilience within Otamarakau School.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Otamarakau School ’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively the school’s localised curriculum is strengthening student engagement in learning, confidence in their culture, language and identity, and learning outcomes.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is the need to:
develop a more relevant curriculum that supports students to feel confident in their language, culture and identity
enact responsibilities under Te Tiriti o Waitangi to support all learners to engage in the curriculum.
The school expects to see
the development of a curriculum around contexts in which Ngāti Mākino knowledge, stories and histories are embedded, and which normalises Māori tikanga and language in everyday school life
increased professional capability in te ao Māori and Ngāti Mākinotanga supporting the effective delivery of the localised curriculum
increased student engagement in learning, and confidence in their language, culture and identity leading to more equitable student achievement outcomes.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to implement a localised curriculum:
clearly articulated values which are shared with the school’s supportive, rural community
strong ties to the Te Puke Kāhui and Ngāti Mākino
systems and practices to ensure that students with diverse needs are well supported
the professional capability to adapt curriculum and teaching to meet the interests and needs of learners.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
continuing to develop the localised curriculum in consultation with Ngāti Mākino and whānau
investing in professional development opportunities to build teacher capacity in te reo, tikanga and Ngāti Mākinotanga
evaluating and refining the curriculum in response to learner outcomes and stakeholder voice.
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
7 February 2024
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 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).