Ruapotaka School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 134
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 10A Taratoa Street, Panmure, Auckland
- Territorial authority
- Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board Area
- Phone
- 09-5276244
- office@ruapotaka.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.
- Term dates
- Term 1, 2026: Thursday, 29 January 2026 – Friday, 2nd April 2026
| TERM 1: | Thursday, 29 January 2026 | Friday, 2nd April 2026 |
- Term 2, 2026: Monday, 20th April 2026 – Friday, 3rd July 2026
| TERM 2: | Monday, 20th April 2026 | Friday, 3rd July 2026 |
- Term 3, 2026: Monday, 20th July 2026 – Friday, 25th September 2026
| TERM 3: | Monday, 20th July 2026 | Friday, 25th September 2026 |
- Term 4, 2026: Monday, 12th October 2026 – Friday, 15th December 2026
| TERM 4: | Monday, 12th October 2026 | Friday, 15th December 2026 |
- Term 1, 2026: Thursday, 29 January 2026 – Friday, 2nd April 2026
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 2
- Māori
- 41
- Pacific
- 97
- Asian
- 12
- MELAA
- 2
- 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 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Year 02 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Year 03 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| Year 04 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Year 05 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Year 06 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| Year 07 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| Year 08 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Total | 34 | 104 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 142 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Age 06 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Age 07 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| Age 08 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Age 09 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Age 10 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| Age 11 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| Age 12 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Age 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 34 | 104 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 142 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
80.4%
| Ruapotaka School | 80.4% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 29.7% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 143.7% |
| Māori | 326.8% |
| Pacific | 37.2% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | Too few to report |
| European/Pākehā | Too few to report |
| Total | 80.4% |
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%
| Ruapotaka School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 3% |
| 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%
| Ruapotaka School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 1.4% |
| 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)
- 526
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 27 June 1954
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
- 20 March 2024
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (20 March 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 20 March 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 134 — 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 2019
130
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 25 July 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 20 March 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 ten months of the Education Review Office and Ruapotaka 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
Ruapotaka School, Point England, is in central East Auckland. It caters for local ākonga from years 0 - 8. The area has recently undergone a significant housing redevelopment. The expected growth will result in an increasingly culturally diverse school population, including recent arrivals to New Zealand.
Ruapotaka School ’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
Build learner agency to accelerate learner achievement.
Our school is the school of choice for our community.
Provide opportunities to grow leadership capability for all.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Ruapotaka School ’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively the teaching and learning programmes respond to the needs of all ākonga .
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
build capacity of staff and consistency in teaching and learning programmes
meet the diverse needs of all ākonga
ensure as the school grows, systems are in place to support all ākonga to make progress and achieve to their best ability.
The school expects to see:
growth in teacher capacity and capabilities that ensures positive shifts in learning outcomes for all ākonga
consistency in curriculum planning and classroom programmes that meet the learning needs of all ākonga .
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal on how well teaching and learning programmes respond to the needs of all ākonga :
school ethos that welcomes cultural diversity from its community
established school networks that support the needs of diverse learners
leadership that is committed to enacting the school vision.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
sharing information with parents about the learning programmes
comprehensive and tailored professional development to build capabilities of each staff member that positively impacts on ākonga success
establishing team meeting systems and processes that enable teachers to be clear and focused on school expectations in order to improve outcomes for all ākonga .
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
20 March 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).