Paengaroa School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 199
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 33 Old Coach Road, Paengaroa
- Territorial authority
- Western Bay of Plenty District
- Phone
- 07-5331227
- office@paengaroa.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Bay of Plenty
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 106
- Māori
- 102
- Pacific
- 12
- Asian
- 13
- 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 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 32 |
| Year 02 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 36 |
| Year 03 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 28 |
| Year 04 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 40 |
| Year 05 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 40 |
| Year 06 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 34 |
| Year 07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 109 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 0 | 211 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 26 |
| Age 06 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 42 |
| Age 07 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 28 |
| Age 08 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 36 |
| Age 09 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 41 |
| Age 10 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 35 |
| Age 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 109 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 0 | 211 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Paengaroa School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Bay of Plenty Region | 37.4% |
| Contributing | 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%
| Paengaroa 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%
| Paengaroa 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)
- 468
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural settlement
- Date opened
- 25 January 1906
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
- 6 July 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (6 July 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 6 July 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 199 — 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 2019
204
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 5 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 6 July 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 nine months of the Education Review Office and Paengaroa 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
Paengaroa School is located in the Western Bay of Plenty and provides education for students in Years 1 - 6. The school aims to provide a rich, real and relevant curriculum in ‘an environment where learning has no boundaries’.
Paengaroa School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to foster:
engaged and achieving students
effective and inspiring teachers
a culture of pride and respect.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Paengaroa School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the extent to which a responsive, integrated, localised curriculum is promoting equitable and excellent outcomes for all students.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is the opportunity:
to pull a broad curriculum together into a cohesive whole
to connect students to an environment rich in natural and historical resources
to understand which aspects of the curriculum are promoting equitable outcomes for all students.
The school expects to see:
a responsive, integrated and place-based curriculum that provides students with opportunities to link science, Aotearoa New Zealand Histories and te ao Māori to local contexts
teaching and learning tailored to the interests and needs of students, particularly at-risk learners
partnerships with whānau and the community supporting, informing and improving the enactment of the curriculum.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to promote equitable and excellent outcomes:
experienced leadership which deliberately pursues a vision for an inclusive, bi-cultural environment
participation in a Kāhui Āko that facilitates relationships with mana whenua and promotes culturally sustaining pedagogies
a broad curriculum that offers students access to a range of engaging and meaningful learning experiences.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise continuing to:
analyse and respond to student achievement information to meet learner needs and accelerate learner progress
develop teacher capacity to integrate te ao Māori , Aotearoa NZ histories and science into a responsive, localised curriculum
strengthen whānau and community partnerships to ensure that the curriculum closely reflects the knowledge, identity and history of mana whenua and the local community.
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
6 July 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).