Tamatea School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 146
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 10 Durham Avenue, Tamatea, Napier
- Territorial authority
- Napier City
- Phone
- 06-8432147
- office@tamateaprimary.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Napier · schools in Hawke’s Bay
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
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 58
- Māori
- 88
- Pacific
- 18
- Asian
- 28
- MELAA
- 9
- 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 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
| Year 02 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 27 |
| Year 03 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 30 |
| Year 04 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 28 |
| Year 05 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Year 06 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Year 07 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 82 | 22 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 143 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 18 |
| Age 06 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 29 |
| Age 07 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 25 |
| Age 08 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 32 |
| Age 09 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Age 10 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| Age 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 82 | 22 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 143 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
192.8%
| Tamatea School | 192.8% |
|---|---|
| Hawke's Bay Region | 33.6% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 196.7% |
|---|---|
| Male | 187.1% |
| Māori | 255.2% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 288.3% |
| Total | 192.8% |
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
72.9%
| Tamatea School | 72.9% |
|---|---|
| Hawke's Bay Region | 6.2% |
| Contributing | 3.5% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 180% |
| Māori | 121.6% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 72.9% |
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
34.4%
| Tamatea School | 34.4% |
|---|---|
| Hawke's Bay Region | 3% |
| Contributing | 1.5% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 84.6% |
| Māori | 55.8% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 34.4% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison exclusion data (2024)
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- 535
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Large urban area
- Date opened
- 4 February 1973
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
- 30 April 2024
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (30 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 30 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:
undertake and record sufficient identity checks on the appointment of staff.
[Children’s Act 2014]
The board has since addressed the area 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 146 — 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.
March 2015
160
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 19 May 2015
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 30 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 nine months of the Education Review Office and Tamatea 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
Tamatea School is in Napier city. The school provides education for students from Years 1 to 6. The school’s vision for connectedness, curiosity and confidence sets the strategic direction to engage and challenge tamariki . The school aims to ensure ‘learners have opportunities to enhance their understanding, knowledge and skills in a nurturing environment’.
Tamatea School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
to ensure all tamariki achieve success in their learning journey
to provide high quality, challenging and engaging teaching programmes
to ensure the local curriculum is responsive to learner needs
to embed the effective use of data leading to improved outcomes for students.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Tamatea School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the impact of initiatives and interventions on learner academic progress, attendance and wellbeing. This includes a focus on assessment and evaluation procedures and the ways that evidence is used to inform classroom practice, schoolwide decision making and to develop learner agency.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
the school has responded to the diverse needs of learners by introducing a range of teaching and wellbeing programmes and recognises it is timely to evaluate the impact of these on learner outcomes
accurate and consistent use of evaluation ensures reliability across the school, leading to well informed teaching and resourcing decisions
further involving students and whānau in learning, goal setting and progress develops stronger links between home and school, and supports learner agency.
The school expects to see:
improved attendance, learning outcomes and positive wellbeing for all learners
tamariki who are actively involved in the learning process
staff who are confident and capable using appropriate data to identify student progress and next learning steps
processes in place to gather a range of data to measure the effectiveness of interventions and initiatives.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to improve evaluation practices:
a collaborative staff who are committed to improving outcomes for students
access to professional learning opportunities to develop staff knowledge and skills
an inclusive environment that strives to meet the needs of all learners and their families
positive relationships with whānau and the wider community.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
targeted professional development to further increase teacher knowledge and skills in analysing, moderating and using data to improve teaching and learning outcomes
reviewing the assessment schedule and evaluation processes to ensure these are appropriate and provide information that generates decisions for learners
sharing of assessment information with learners and whānau to enhance student learning and progress.
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
30 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).