Otaua School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 222
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 55 Maioro Road, Waiuku
- Territorial authority
- Waikato District
- Phone
- 09-2352741
- admin@otaua.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.otaua.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
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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.
- School day ends
- 2.25pm
| 2.25pm | School Finishes For the Day |
- 2.25pm
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
- Calf Club
Calf Club is a long-standing and much-loved tradition at Otaua School, celebrating our strong connection to our rural community.
- Kapa Haka group
Our Kapa Haka group fosters a strong sense of belonging, pride, and teamwork
- cards
Whether it's cards, chess, lego, sports, construction, choir or other special interest groups, our lunchtime clubs encourage curiosity, teamwork, leadership, and a sense of belonging.
- chess
Whether it's cards, chess, lego, sports, construction, choir or other special interest groups, our lunchtime clubs encourage curiosity, teamwork, leadership, and a sense of belonging.
- lego
Whether it's cards, chess, lego, sports, construction, choir or other special interest groups, our lunchtime clubs encourage curiosity, teamwork, leadership, and a sense of belonging.
- construction
Whether it's cards, chess, lego, sports, construction, choir or other special interest groups, our lunchtime clubs encourage curiosity, teamwork, leadership, and a sense of belonging.
- choir
Whether it's cards, chess, lego, sports, construction, choir or other special interest groups, our lunchtime clubs encourage curiosity, teamwork, leadership, and a sense of belonging.
- Calf Club
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 208
- Māori
- 24
- Pacific
- 11
- Asian
- 7
- MELAA
- 3
- 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 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 24 |
| Year 02 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 26 |
| Year 03 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| Year 04 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Year 05 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 32 |
| Year 06 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 31 |
| Year 07 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 22 |
| Year 08 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 27 |
| Total | 29 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 198 | 0 | 208 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 24 |
| Age 06 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| Age 07 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 26 |
| Age 08 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Age 09 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 32 |
| Age 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 31 |
| Age 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 18 |
| Age 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 29 |
| Age 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 29 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 198 | 0 | 208 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Otaua School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 53.9% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
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 stand-down rates data (2024)
Age-standardised suspension rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Otaua School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 6.6% |
| 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%
| Otaua School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 2.4% |
| 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)
- 450
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural other
- Date opened
- 7 April 1895
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.
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 222 — 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.
November 2018
180
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 28 February 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 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 6 months of the Education Review Office and Otaua 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
Otaua School is a rural full primary offering education for students in Years 1 to 8, located in Otaua , Waiuku . The school promotes the values of citizenship, fairness, responsibility and trustworthiness.
Otaua School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
experiencing and contributing towards a sense of pride for the school, the environment and the wider Otaua area
strengthening home and school partnerships through the development of culturally responsive practices.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Otaua School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the extent to which a responsive curriculum is improving student outcomes.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is that:
this is a strategic priority for the school
it supports the development of the school local curriculum
it further supports the school’s goal to strengthen home and school partnerships through the development of culturally responsive practices.
The school expects to see a school-wide cohesive and collaborative approach to design, deliver and plan the curriculum. The school also expects to see the development of learning progressions to indicate next steps for teaching and learning programmes.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to improve student outcomes:
Partnership with Waiuku Kāhui Ako to support curriculum development.
A professional development plan that supports Aotearoa histories implementation through a local curriculum lens.
A well-established Enviro School programme supports students to explore their passions for the wider natural world.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
participation in Waiuku Kāhui Ako and professional development to design, plan and implement the curriculum
reviewing the curriculum to understand what is working and for who and inform next steps.
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
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
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).