Puketapu School (New Plymouth)
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 318
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Dillon Drive, Bell Block, New Plymouth
- Territorial authority
- New Plymouth District
- Phone
- 06-7550973
- office@puketapu.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in New Plymouth · schools in Taranaki
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.
- How to enrol
- https://enrolments.linc-ed.com/apply/NZ/2223
Step 2: Complete our [online enrolment form](https://enrolments.linc-ed.com/apply/NZ/2223)
- https://enrolments.linc-ed.com/apply/NZ/2223
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 225
- Māori
- 143
- Pacific
- 22
- Asian
- 25
- MELAA
- 5
- Other
- 3
- 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 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 37 |
| Year 02 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 43 |
| Year 03 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 32 |
| Year 04 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 41 |
| Year 05 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 53 |
| Year 06 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 56 |
| Year 07 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 59 |
| Year 08 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 49 |
| Total | 152 | 30 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 262 | 0 | 370 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 33 |
| Age 06 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 40 |
| Age 07 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 33 |
| Age 08 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 43 |
| Age 09 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 50 |
| Age 10 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 58 |
| Age 11 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 51 |
| Age 12 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 53 |
| Age 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Total | 152 | 30 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 262 | 0 | 370 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
199.9%
| Puketapu School (New Plymouth) | 199.9% |
|---|---|
| Taranaki Region | 41.7% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 117.2% |
|---|---|
| Male | 287.9% |
| Māori | 266.1% |
| Pacific | 344.4% |
| Asian | 136.2% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 182.3% |
| Total | 199.9% |
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
0%
| Puketapu School (New Plymouth) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Taranaki Region | 4.1% |
| 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%
| Puketapu School (New Plymouth) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Taranaki Region | 1.6% |
| 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)
- 480
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Large urban area
- Date opened
- 31 January 1980
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
- 4
- Last reviewed
- 3 April 2024
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (3 April 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 same report — the board assurance report of 3 April 2024 — also sets out actions for compliance: the non-compliance ERO identified during that process. This is that section of the report in full, in ERO’s words.
ERO has identified the following area of non-compliance during the board assurance process:
ensure that police vets are obtained before commencing work at the school. [s 104 Education and Training Act 2020]
The board has since taken steps to address the areas of non-compliance identified.
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 318 — 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.
April 2019
357
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 4 June 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 3 April 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 9 months of the Education Review Office and Puketapu School (New Plymouth) 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
Te Kura o Puketapu is located in Taranaki in the mana whenua of Te Atiawa and the hapū of Puketapu . The kura is a co-educational year 1 to 8 school. A new principal started in Term 1 2024. The school belongs to the Central New Plymouth Kāhui Ako .
Puketapu School (New Plymouth)’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
Kawa o te ako : growing and developing the teaching and learning of our people
Kawa o te ora : growing and developing the health and wellbeing of our people
Kawa o te mauri tangata whenua : growing and developing the special nature of the people of this whenua .
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Puketapu School (New Plymouth)’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively Te Marautanga o Puketapu (the school’s curriculum) helps all tamariki engage and succeed with learning.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is that Marautanga o Puketapu documents what the school knows works best to support their tamariki to engage and succeed with learning. It is designed to help tamariki , kaiako , whānau and community work together to support high expectations of success and genuine engagement in learning.
The school expects to see:
Te Marautanga o Puketapu continually strengthened and refined to ensure responsiveness to the needs of tamariki , whānau and community
kaiako who can confidently design, implement and assess learning for all tamariki using Te Marautanga o Puketapu
improved and equitable outcomes for all tamariki
tamariki achievements and success are noticed, shared and celebrated with whānau and community to secure genuine engagement and encourage high expectations for learning.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to evaluate how effectively Te Marautanga o Puketapu (the school’s curriculum) helps all tamariki engage and succeed with learning:
Te Marautanga o Puketapu is available to the community on the school’s website to help grow a partnership for learning
leadership that prioritises a culture of positive relationships and high expectations for teaching and learning
the school has recognised the need for school-wide professional learning and has resourced this to further build kaiako capacity
school systems which enable the tracking and monitoring of individual tamariki to facilitate a responsive approach to meet the needs of all.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise continuing to:
strengthen and refine te Marautanga o Puketapu in response to the needs of tamariki , whānau and community
build the capacity of kaiako to confidently design, implement and assess learning using Te Marautanga o Puketapu
find ways to notice, share and celebrate success with tamariki , whānau and community to secure genuine engagement and encourage high expectations for learning.
Shelley Booysen Director of Schools
3 April 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 4 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).