Owhata School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 229
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 31 Brent Road, Owhata, Rotorua
- Territorial authority
- Rotorua District
- Phone
- 07-3456051
- owhata@owhata.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.owhata.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Rotorua · schools in Bay of Plenty
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.
- Getting there
- A free school bus is provided for tamariki living in the Pohutukawa Drive, Sunrise Avenue, Rewarewa Street area.
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 55
- Māori
- 207
- Pacific
- 24
- Asian
- 10
- 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 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 27 |
| Year 02 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 32 |
| Year 03 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 47 |
| Year 04 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 48 |
| Year 05 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 38 |
| Year 06 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 43 |
| Year 07 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| Total | 214 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 72 | 0 | 250 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 28 |
| Age 06 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 32 |
| Age 07 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 48 |
| Age 08 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 46 |
| Age 09 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 38 |
| Age 10 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 43 |
| Age 11 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| Total | 214 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 72 | 0 | 250 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
21.6%
| Owhata School | 21.6% |
|---|---|
| Bay of Plenty Region | 37.4% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 35.6% |
| Māori | 28.4% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 33.6% |
| Total | 21.6% |
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%
| Owhata School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Bay of Plenty Region | 3.8% |
| Contributing | 3.5% |
| 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%
| Owhata School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Bay of Plenty Region | 1.4% |
| Contributing | 1.5% |
| 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)
- 536
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Urban / rural
- Large urban area
- Date opened
- 5 September 1965
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
- 10 November 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (10 November 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 10 November 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 229 — 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 2018
262
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 29 June 2018
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 10 November 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 16 months of the Education Review Office and Owhata 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
Ko Whakapoungakau te pae maunga
Ko Waingaehe te awa
Ko Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe te moana
Ko Puketāwhero te papa whenua
Ko Te Roro-o-Te-Rangi te hapū
Ko Ngāti Whakaue te iwi
Ko Te Arawa te waka
Ko Ōwhata te marae
Ko Ōwhata te kura
Owhata School is situated in Rotorua and provides education for students in Years 1 to 6. The school promotes strong relationships with the local marae and hapū , Ngāti Te Roro-o-te-Rangi .
Owhata School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
provide authentic learning for all
provide strong foundations for a safe and nurturing place for tamariki to thrive
strengthen relationships and partnerships
provide a cohesive curriculum across the kura .
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Owhata School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well assessment practices contribute to improved student progress and achievement.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
further define and clarify assessment practices across the school to meet the needs of all students in both English and te reo Māori mediums
support students’ transitions within and across the school
develop collective capability in the collection, use and analysis of student achievement data.
The school expects to see:
evidence of improved achievement for all students
school-wide consistency in the collection, analysis and use of student data to improve student progress
the alignment of teacher planning with assessment information to meet the diverse needs of students.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate how well assessment practices contribute to improved student outcomes:
leaders, staff and whānau are aware of the need for, and are collectively committed to, improving outcomes for all students
a distributed leadership style that builds relational trust, shares leadership roles and maintains commitment to the school’s vision and values
culturally responsive pedagogy and practice that supports learner and whānau wellbeing and strengthens a sense of connection and belonging to each other and to the kura
sustained reciprocal relationships within the school community that include the involvement of local kaumatua, kuia , community, hapū, iwi and whānau in the daily life of the kura .
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
strengthening the collective use of achievement data to make evidence-based decisions to improve teaching and learning at a school-wide and individual level
develop coherent organisational conditions that promote evaluation, inquiry and knowledge building.
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
10 November 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).