Roto-O-Rangi School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 89
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 5 Kairangi Road, Cambridge
- Territorial authority
- Waipa District
- Phone
- 07-8271727
- office@rotoorangi.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.
- School day starts
- 9.00am
9.00am School Starts
- 9.00am
- School day ends
- 3.00pm
3.00pm School Finishes
- 3.00pm
- Getting there
- A school bus runs daily from Leamington Rugby Sports Club and a rural bus collects students from around the Roto-o-Rangi and Kairangi areas
A school bus runs daily from Leamington Rugby Sports Club and a rural bus collects students from around the Roto-o-Rangi and Kairangi areas.
- A school bus runs daily from Leamington Rugby Sports Club and a rural bus collects students from around the Roto-o-Rangi and Kairangi areas
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.
- In their words
- At Roto-o-Rangi School, we combine country values with modern learning. We are committed to providing a positive, stimulating, enjoyable learning environment where your child is encouraged to Tuumanako Teitei/Aim High and reach their full potential.
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
- Year 5 & 6 team for Miniball
As a school, we currently have a Year 5 & 6 team for Miniball, playing at Cambridge High School gym on Monday evenings during Terms 2 & 3.
- Battle of the Schools cycling competition
We also have two teams entered in the Battle of the Schools cycling competition at the Grassroots Velodrome!
- Gymfest 2026
Training is underway for Gymfest 2026. Parent, Christie Walker, is once again coaching our teams.
- Year 5 & 6 team for Miniball
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 78
- Māori
- 23
- Pacific
- 3
- Asian
- 2
- MELAA
- 3
- 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 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| Year 02 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 22 |
| Year 03 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Year 04 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| Year 05 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 17 |
| Year 06 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Year 07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 27 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 91 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| Age 06 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 22 |
| Age 07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Age 08 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| Age 09 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 17 |
| Age 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Age 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 27 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 91 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Roto-O-Rangi School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 53.9% |
| 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%
| Roto-O-Rangi School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 6.6% |
| 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%
| Roto-O-Rangi School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 2.4% |
| 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 other
- Date opened
- 25 January 1905
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
- 9 December 2022
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (9 December 2022)
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 9 December 2022 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 89 — 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 2017
72
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 19 February 2018
October 2014
94
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 22 December 2014
We draw no line between these. Each was counted for its own report, years apart, by a different review team, and a roll moves between reviews for reasons none of these figures record — so the difference between any two of them measures nothing.
What ERO wrote in its latest report
This is ERO’s report of 9 December 2022 — “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 six months of the Education Review Office and Roto-o-Rangi 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
Roto-o-Rangi School is located in a rural community in the outskirts of Cambridge. It provides education for students in Years 1 to 6. The school has strong links to its local community and mana whenua and is an active member of Te Oko Horoi Kāhui Ako .
Roto-o-Rangi School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
to grow inclusive relationships
to build future focused learners
to grow collaboration to be stronger learners.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Roto-o-Rangi School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively the school’s curriculum is enabling equitable outcomes for all, and challenging learners to excel and achieve excellence. Strengthening learner wellbeing and engagement and empowering students in their learning progressions are ongoing priorities for the school.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
the opportunity it provides to respond effectively to school data to address the learning needs of identified groups of students
the school’s commitment to the wellbeing of all students and strengthening positive relationships
the school’s strategic focus on promoting learner agency through an inclusive and responsive curriculum.
The school expects to see further actions implemented to strengthen inclusive relationships, student resilience, equitable outcomes, and academic success for all.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to enhance equitable and excellent outcomes for all leaners:
leadership of learning that collaboratively develops and pursues the school’s vision, goals and targets for equity and excellence
teaching and learning programmes that promote high levels of student achievement
positive relationships with parents, whānau and mana whenua that support quality partnerships for learning and Māori student success.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
continuing to implement the Positive Behaviour for Learning programme (PB4L) to support student wellbeing, healthy relationships and sustain an inclusive culture for learning
developing consistency in assessment for learning practices to strengthen students’ knowledge of their own learning and next steps
continuing to strengthen teacher capability to further implement engaging learning opportunities that enable students to excel in their learning.
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.
Phil Cowie Director Review and Improvement Services (Central) Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui
9 December 2022
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).