Royal Oak Intermediate School
Intermediate · State
- Year levels
- 7–8
- Total roll
- 438
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 74 Symonds Street, Royal Oak, Auckland
- Territorial authority
- Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board Area
- Phone
- 09-6365667
- admin@royaloakint.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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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
Students are to be in correct uniform every day.
- Required
- Term dates
- Term 1, 2026: Starts Wednesday, 28th January – Thursday, 2nd April
Term 1 Starts Wednesday, 28th January – Thursday, 2nd April
Year stated asTerm Dates for 2026
- Term 2, 2026: Monday, 20th April – Friday, 3rd July
Term 2 Monday, 20th April – Friday, 3rd July
Year stated asTerm Dates for 2026
- Term 3, 2026: Monday, 20th July – Friday, 25th September
Term 3 Monday, 20th July – Friday, 25th September
Year stated asTerm Dates for 2026
- Term 4, 2026: Monday, 12 October – Friday, 11 December
Term 4 Monday, 12 October – Friday, 11 December
Year stated asTerm Dates for 2026
- Term 1, 2026: Starts Wednesday, 28th January – Thursday, 2nd April
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
- Vision
- Together empowering confident, motivated learners to achieve success in all walks of life.
- Motto
- Gliding from the past, rising in the present and soaring to the future.
- Culture, Tone and Values
- KA RERE
- Respect; Excellence; Resilience; Empathy
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
- computer coding
Options vary from year to year based on staff strengths and student interest, and may include computer coding, football, rugby and netball academies, choir, kapa haka, watercolour painting, Trash to Fashion, photography, and a range of other creative and sporting opportunities.
- football
Options vary from year to year based on staff strengths and student interest, and may include computer coding, football, rugby and netball academies, choir, kapa haka, watercolour painting, Trash to Fashion, photography, and a range of other creative and sporting opportunities.
- rugby and netball academies
Options vary from year to year based on staff strengths and student interest, and may include computer coding, football, rugby and netball academies, choir, kapa haka, watercolour painting, Trash to Fashion, photography, and a range of other creative and sporting opportunities.
- choir
Options vary from year to year based on staff strengths and student interest, and may include computer coding, football, rugby and netball academies, choir, kapa haka, watercolour painting, Trash to Fashion, photography, and a range of other creative and sporting opportunities.
- kapa haka
Options vary from year to year based on staff strengths and student interest, and may include computer coding, football, rugby and netball academies, choir, kapa haka, watercolour painting, Trash to Fashion, photography, and a range of other creative and sporting opportunities.
- watercolour painting
Options vary from year to year based on staff strengths and student interest, and may include computer coding, football, rugby and netball academies, choir, kapa haka, watercolour painting, Trash to Fashion, photography, and a range of other creative and sporting opportunities.
- Trash to Fashion
Options vary from year to year based on staff strengths and student interest, and may include computer coding, football, rugby and netball academies, choir, kapa haka, watercolour painting, Trash to Fashion, photography, and a range of other creative and sporting opportunities.
- photography
Options vary from year to year based on staff strengths and student interest, and may include computer coding, football, rugby and netball academies, choir, kapa haka, watercolour painting, Trash to Fashion, photography, and a range of other creative and sporting opportunities.
- 11 cultural groups
At ROI, we offer 11 cultural groups for students to choose from.
- Fiafia Night
The highlight of our cultural calendar is Fiafia Night, an unforgettable evening where our students take to the stage to perform for whānau and the wider community.
- Tournament of Minds
Our school competes in the Tournament of Minds, where students collaborate to solve creative, open-ended challenges.
- AIMS sporting competition
Our students go to the AIMS sporting competition which is held in Tauranga each year
- Sports Camp at Totara Springs Christian Camp in Matamata
Sports Camp at Totara Springs Christian Camp in Matamata; this involves a week-long camp competing against 7 other schools in 30 different sporting codes.
- computer coding
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 162
- Māori
- 89
- Pacific
- 189
- Asian
- 79
- MELAA
- 29
- 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 07 | 36 | 101 | 47 | 14 | 5 | 92 | 0 | 235 |
| Year 08 | 32 | 96 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 79 | 0 | 204 |
| Total | 68 | 197 | 88 | 24 | 7 | 171 | 0 | 439 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Age 11 | 21 | 76 | 40 | 10 | 4 | 70 | 0 | 180 |
| Age 12 | 43 | 99 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 88 | 0 | 219 |
| Age 13 | 4 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 39 |
| Total | 68 | 197 | 88 | 24 | 7 | 171 | 0 | 439 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
25.5%
| Royal Oak Intermediate School | 25.5% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 29.7% |
| Intermediate | 43.3% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 12.1% |
|---|---|
| Male | 38.7% |
| Māori | 88.4% |
| Pacific | 36.5% |
| Asian | 8.3% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 16.7% |
| Total | 25.5% |
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
3.7%
| Royal Oak Intermediate School | 3.7% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 3% |
| Intermediate | 4.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 7.2% |
| Māori | 24.3% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 5.2% |
| Total | 3.7% |
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
1.9%
| Royal Oak Intermediate School | 1.9% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 1.4% |
| Intermediate | 1.9% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 3.8% |
| Māori | 12.8% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 1.9% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison exclusion data (2024)
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- 458
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 31 March 1943
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
- 24 October 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (24 October 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 October 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 438 — 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.
June 2018
401
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 30 July 2018
June 2015
400
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 31 August 2015
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 24 October 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 six months of the Education Review Office and Royal Oak Intermediate 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
Royal Oak Intermediate School is in Royal Oak, central Auckland and provides education for students in Years 7 and 8. The school’s motto is: ‘ Ka Rere (to fly)’. The values of respect, excellence, resilience and empathy underpin the school’s culture and philosophy.
Royal Oak Intermediate School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
Kauneke me Tutuki / progress and achievement: we will use best practice and robust data to ensure ākonga / learners make progress in their learning and achieve to the best of their ability
Hauora / wellbeing: we will work to support the good health and wellbeing of everyone at our kura
Whanaungatanga / relationships: we will develop sound relationships based on trust, transparency and honesty.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Royal Oak Intermediate School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively the new curriculum delivery model is supporting the learning, engagement, and equitable achievement outcomes of all ākonga .
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is that the school has undertaken a significant restructure of its curriculum delivery. Classes now have curriculum specialists teaching them across all learning areas.
The school expects to see:
improved engagement and academic outcomes for all ākonga
confident ākonga who are well-prepared for the transition to secondary education
a knowledge-rich curriculum responsive to the local community and context
teaching which is consistently relevant, challenging and meaningful for all ākonga .
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate how effectively the new curriculum delivery model is supporting the learning, engagement, and equitable achievement outcomes of all ākonga:
ākonga have increased opportunities to learn and experience a broader curriculum that responds to their cultures, languages and identities, and includes te ao Māori, te reo Māori me ōna tikanga and mātauranga Māori
the school is continuing to strengthen professional capability and collective capacity to improve achievement outcomes for ākonga
teachers are strengthening teaching strategies and practices to support ākonga progress.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
further developing a culturally inclusive and responsive local curriculum
building collective capacity to use evaluation, inquiry a nd knowledge-building approaches to improve achievement outcomes for all ākonga
strengthening meaningful, educationally significant connections, communication and relationships with whānau .
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 October 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 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).