Tainui School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 254
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 41 Tahuna Road, Tainui, Dunedin
- Territorial authority
- Dunedin City
- Phone
- 03-4550566
- office@tainui.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.tainui.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: Tuesday 3 February - Thursday 2 April
TERM 1 2026 Tuesday 3 February - Thursday 2 April
- Term 2, 2026: Monday 20 April - Friday 3 July
TERM 2 2026 Monday 20 April - Friday 3 July
- Term 3, 2026: Monday 20 July - Friday 25 September
TERM 3 2026 Monday 20 July - Friday 25 September
- Term 4, 2026: Monday 12 October - Wednesday 16 December
TERM 4 2026 Monday 12 October - Wednesday 16 December
- Term 1, 2026: Tuesday 3 February - Thursday 2 April
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
- Futsal
Futsal – After school at the Edgar Centre in Terms 1 and 4.
- Flippa Ball
Flippa Ball – At Moana Pool on Sunday afternoons in Terms 1 and 4.
- Touch
Touch – After school on Thursdays, at the Oval in Terms 1 and 4.
- Cricket
Cricket – After school at Logan Park in Terms 1 and 4.
- Rippa
Rippa – After school on Mondays, at the Edgar Centre in Terms 1 and 4.
- Kiwihoops
Kiwihoops – Games are played after school on Thursdays, at the Edgar Centre in Terms 2 and 3.
- Netball
Netball – Games are played after school at the Edgar Centre in Terms 2 and 3.
- Hockey
Hockey – Games are played after school on Wednesdays, at the McMillan Turf in Terms 2 and 3.
- Ariki Cup Cross Country
Ariki Cup Cross Country – Inter-school cross country championship.
- Tainui School Cross Country
Tainui School Cross Country – Held at Tahuna Park Showgrounds
- South Zone Athletics and Otago Athletics Championships
South Zone Athletics and Otago Athletics Championships – Held each November for those who meet the qualifying standards
- WeetBix Tryathlon
WeetBix Tryathlon Term 1
- Dunedin Primary Schools Triathlon
Dunedin Primary Schools Triathlon Competitive event
- Futsal
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 216
- Māori
- 36
- Pacific
- 27
- Asian
- 18
- MELAA
- 4
- Other
- 1
- 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 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 23 |
| Year 02 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 38 |
| Year 03 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 43 |
| Year 04 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 49 |
| Year 05 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 47 |
| Year 06 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 44 |
| Year 07 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 41 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 211 | 0 | 249 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 22 |
| Age 06 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 38 |
| Age 07 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 44 |
| Age 08 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 46 |
| Age 09 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 46 |
| Age 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 48 |
| Age 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 41 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 211 | 0 | 249 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
20.9%
| Tainui School | 20.9% |
|---|---|
| Otago Region | 36.8% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 40.1% |
| Māori | 71% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 140.8% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 20.9% |
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%
| Tainui School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Otago Region | 4.6% |
| 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%
| Tainui School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Otago Region | 2% |
| 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)
- 441
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 25 January 1929
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
- 28 June 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (28 June 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 28 June 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 254 — 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 2019
330
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 14 February 2020
March 2015
266
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 21 May 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 28 June 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 Tainui 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
Tainui School is a Year 1-6 school situated on Dunedin’s south coast . Its vision is that the school is “a caring community where everyone flourishes.”
Tainui School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
grow eager and confident learners who are curious, reflective, creative, skilful and knowledgeable
grow effective communicators and contributors who participate in society
grow confident and positive members of families, groups and communities.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Tainui School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the impact of a more inclusive approach to curriculum design and delivery to ensure all learners experience success and particularly target learners.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
achievement data has indicated that teaching and learning strategies need to be broadened to reduce disparities in learners’ progress and achievement
a wish to scale up successes across the school, so that all learners benefit from effective pedagogical practices the school has identified.
The school expects to see:
curriculum design and teaching actions which disrupt the status quo and reduce inequities in learner progress and achievement
the development of conducive learning environments to increase learner agency and help all ākonga learn in mixed ability groupings.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate the impact of a more inclusive approach to curriculum design and delivery to ensure all learners experience success:
a committed staff who take collective responsibility for learner progress and share high expectations about all learners’ achievement
strategic leadership committed to realising the school’s vision of being a caring community where everyone learns and flourishes
an inclusive, welcoming and diverse school community, characterised by mutually respectful relationships between learners, staff and whānau
the fostering of te ao Māori through practices that embrace our bicultural heritage.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
enhancing rates of progress for all ākonga and in particular for those identified as target learners whose achievement falls below expectations
using the school’s pedagogical strengths to accelerate the progress of target learners.
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
28 June 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).