Pāpāmoa Primary School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 582
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 312 Dickson Road, Papamoa
- Territorial authority
- Tauranga City
- Phone
- 07-5420865
- admin@papamoa.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.papamoa.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.
What does the school say about itself?
Quoted, not summarised. Every school describes itself well, so this is here to be read as the school’s own case rather than as a finding — and a school that states nothing simply has no row.
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.
- International students
- Accepted, as stated
We warmly welcome international students to Pāpāmoa Primary School, where our experienced team supports each child to achieve in a safe and supportive environment.
- Accepted, as stated
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
- a whole school production
- dance festival
- arts festival
- choir
choir with involvement in the Tauranga Schools Music Festival
- Kapahaka
Kapahaka including being involved in the Nga Whakangahau
- after-school guitar lessons
- Jump Jam
Jump Jam is a fun way for students to keep fit through dance and aerobics-based movement.
- Showquest
Showquest is a celebration of Arts and Culture.
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 437
- Māori
- 145
- Pacific
- 41
- Asian
- 84
- MELAA
- 12
- Other
- 13
- International
- 15
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 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 1 | 80 |
| Year 02 | 25 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 67 | 1 | 89 |
| Year 03 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 69 | 0 | 94 |
| Year 04 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 71 | 2 | 92 |
| Year 05 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 91 | 2 | 113 |
| Year 06 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 72 | 2 | 93 |
| Year 07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 18 |
| Total | 155 | 46 | 55 | 11 | 15 | 449 | 9 | 579 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 58 | 1 | 73 |
| Age 06 | 24 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 67 | 1 | 89 |
| Age 07 | 24 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 0 | 94 |
| Age 08 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 71 | 2 | 92 |
| Age 09 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 84 | 2 | 107 |
| Age 10 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 71 | 2 | 93 |
| Age 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 31 |
| Total | 155 | 46 | 55 | 11 | 15 | 449 | 9 | 579 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
24.9%
| Pāpāmoa Primary School | 24.9% |
|---|---|
| Bay of Plenty Region | 37.4% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 48.1% |
| Māori | 31.8% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 20.5% |
| Total | 24.9% |
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
7.7%
| Pāpāmoa Primary School | 7.7% |
|---|---|
| Bay of Plenty Region | 3.8% |
| Contributing | 3.5% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 14.8% |
| Māori | 29.4% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 7.7% |
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%
| Pāpāmoa Primary 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)
- 432
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 31 July 1976
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
- 24 May 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (24 May 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 24 May 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 582 — 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 2016
560
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 15 February 2017
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 24 May 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 seven months of the Education Review Office and Pāpāmoa Primary 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
Pāpāmoa Primary School is located in Tauranga Moana in the Bay of Plenty and provides education for students in Years 1 to 6. A new principal started in 2022 and there has been a new senior leadership structure developed for 2023. Te Manawanui was established in 2021 to provide bilingual education for tamariki , and has grown from two to four classes over the past two years.
Pāpāmoa Primary School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
to support and develop all students and staff to grow as successful learners
to embrace the identity, language and culture of the students, staff and whānau across the community.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Pāpāmoa Primary School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively the school’s programmes and practices are enabling equitable outcomes for all students and challenging learners to excel and achieve excellence. Continuing to strengthen and embed culturally responsive practices and empower students in their learning are ongoing priorities for the school.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
the opportunity it provides to respond increasingly effectively to school data to address the learning needs of identified students
the school’s commitment to growing successful learners through an inclusive and responsive curriculum.
The school expects to see further actions implemented to strengthen equitable outcomes and success for all.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to enable equitable and excellent outcomes for learners:
leadership that collaboratively develops and pursues the school’s vision, promotes an inclusive school whānau and a positive culture for learning
well-established school processes that identify and support the individual needs of target learners and students with additional needs
the provision of ongoing professional learning, coaching and mentoring that prioritises effective collaboration and builds consistency of practices.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
extending the analysis of data to support effective evidence-based evaluation and inform further responsive planning for continuous improvement
continuing to grow and strengthen teacher capability to address the ongoing and diverse needs of all students and enable accelerated learning outcomes
strengthening assessment practices to promote students’ understanding and knowledge of their own learning and enhance culturally responsive practices.
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
24 May 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).