Papakura Intermediate
Intermediate · State
- Year levels
- 7–8
- Total roll
- 314
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 50 Settlement Road, Papakura
- Territorial authority
- Papakura Local Board Area
- Phone
- 09-2988737
- officemanager@papakuraintermediate.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
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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.
- Uniform
- Required
learners are expected to wear the correct and full uniform on the way to school, at school and on the way home from school
- Required
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 38
- Māori
- 158
- Pacific
- 146
- Asian
- 37
- MELAA
- 5
- 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 07 | 77 | 67 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 156 |
| Year 08 | 83 | 77 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 168 |
| Total | 160 | 144 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 324 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Age 11 | 56 | 50 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 121 |
| Age 12 | 85 | 73 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 161 |
| Age 13 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 |
| Total | 160 | 144 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 324 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Papakura Intermediate | 0% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 29.7% |
| Intermediate | 43.3% |
| 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
11.1%
| Papakura Intermediate | 11.1% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 3% |
| Intermediate | 4.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 23.5% |
| Māori | 15% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 43.8% |
| Total | 11.1% |
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
11.6%
| Papakura Intermediate | 11.6% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 1.4% |
| Intermediate | 1.9% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 24.7% |
| Māori | 15.6% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 45.4% |
| Total | 11.6% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison exclusion data (2024)
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- 542
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 2 November 1962
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 board assurance report of 7 February 2024 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 314 — 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 2017
105
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 9 March 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 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 18 months of the Education Review Office and Papakura Intermediate 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
Papakura Intermediate caters to Year 7 and 8 learners in composite classes. Learners are predominantly Māori with increasing numbers of Pasifika. The school partners with Māori whānau, hapū and iwi to localise the curriculum to Papakura . The school provides innovation and technology programmes for Year 7 and 8 learners from other local schools.
Papakura Intermediate ’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
developing culturally located learners, through the school value of kaitiakitanga
developing community minded learners, through the school value of whanaungatanga
developing self-determined leaders, through the school value of rangatiratanga .
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Papakura Intermediate ’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the extent to which planned interventions improve learner attendance and engagement.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
mitigate post-pandemic barriers which reduced attendance levels
reduce barriers which inhibit access to school and learning
better individualise support for identified learners and their needs
better provide interventions for groups of identified learners with shared needs
increase stakeholder commitment to understanding that learner presence is the precedent for learner engagement, progress and achievement.
The school expects to see:
leaders, teachers, staff and community working collaboratively so that learners demonstrate a strong sense of self-esteem and wellness in themselves alongside a strong sense of belonging and connection
learners supported through community partnerships to be present at school, engaged in their learning and experiencing academic success.
a school culture that is positive, restorative and inclusive
relational pedagogy enacted through family-like contexts and interactions that promote learning.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to improve learner attendance and engagement:
inclusive learning climate with a specific focus on Māori and Pasifika learners
collaboratively working with whānau, community and external agencies to meet the needs of learners with diverse and high needs
conditions and practices that promote learner wellbeing, resilience and optimism, which includes te ao Māori and mātauranga Māori
active partnership with mana whenua to realise hapū and iwi aspirations for Papakura learners through aligned strategic priorities
inquiry, knowledge-building and evaluation for continuous improvement is embedded in school systems.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
engaging in a cross-agency inquiry into internal and external strategies that improve learner attendance and engagement
initiating a student-led inquiry into realising the aspirations of whanau to increase attendance and engagement.
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).