Tauriko School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 231
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 768 State Highway 29, Tauriko, Tauranga
- Territorial authority
- Tauranga City
- Phone
- 07-5430430
- office@tauriko.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.tauriko.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Tauranga · schools in Bay of Plenty
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
- 2026: Monday 20 July – Friday 25 September
Monday 20 July – Friday 25 September
Year stated asThe Easter holiday break and Matariki are in the holiday/non-contact time in 2026.
- 2026: Monday 12 October – Thursday 17 December
Monday 12 October – Thursday 17 December
Year stated asThe Easter holiday break and Matariki are in the holiday/non-contact time in 2026.
- Term 1, 2027: Tuesday 2 February – Friday 9 April
Tuesday 2 February – Friday 9 April
Year stated asthere will be two Government stipulated Teacher Only Days (TODs) in 2027
- Term 2, 2027: Tuesday 27 April – Friday 2 July
Tuesday 27 April – Friday 2 July
Year stated asthere will be two Government stipulated Teacher Only Days (TODs) in 2027
- Term 3, 2027: Monday 19 July – Friday 24 September
Monday 19 July – Friday 24 September
Year stated asthere will be two Government stipulated Teacher Only Days (TODs) in 2027
- Term 4, 2027: Monday 11 October – Thursday 16 December
Monday 11 October – Thursday 16 December
Year stated asthere will be two Government stipulated Teacher Only Days (TODs) in 2027
- 2026: Monday 20 July – Friday 25 September
- Getting there
- School buses run through the Tauranga Transport Network Group (TTNG); students not funded by the MOE pay $75 per term to the TTNG
Once we have this document we can then put the student on our buses and charge them $75 per term which is paid to the TTNG.
- School buses run through the Tauranga Transport Network Group (TTNG); students not funded by the MOE pay $75 per term to the TTNG
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
- Strong school values of Excellence, Respect, Integrity and Innovation underpin all decision making and action in the school.
- International students
- Accepted, as stated
Tauriko School requires that all International Students live with their parent/s or a legal guardian until they are 10 years old.
- Accepted, as stated
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 184
- Māori
- 38
- Pacific
- 14
- Asian
- 25
- MELAA
- 11
- Other
- 2
- 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 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 30 |
| Year 02 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 28 |
| Year 03 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 35 |
| Year 04 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 38 |
| Year 05 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 32 |
| Year 06 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 40 |
| Year 07 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 24 |
| Year 08 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 23 |
| Total | 44 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 2 | 191 | 0 | 250 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 28 |
| Age 06 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 28 |
| Age 07 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 37 |
| Age 08 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 37 |
| Age 09 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 32 |
| Age 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 39 |
| Age 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 23 |
| Age 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 22 |
| Age 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 44 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 2 | 191 | 0 | 250 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
21.5%
| Tauriko School | 21.5% |
|---|---|
| Bay of Plenty Region | 37.4% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 46.8% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 87.1% |
| European/Pākehā | 19% |
| Total | 21.5% |
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
0%
| Tauriko School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Bay of Plenty Region | 3.8% |
| 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%
| Tauriko School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Bay of Plenty 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)
- 440
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 25 January 1966
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
- 23 August 2022
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (23 August 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 23 August 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 231 — 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.
December 2015
344
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 1 March 2016
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 23 August 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 18 months of the Education Review Office and Tauriko 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
Tauriko School is located at the base of the Kaimai range on the Southern boundary of Tauranga and caters for students in Years 1 to 8. In recent years the city has grown closer to the school, a neighbouring school has been established and this has created fluctuations in the roll and the demographics of the community. The school is focused on successfully transitioning and navigating through external factors to best meet the needs of its changing community. Leadership is experienced and staffing is stable.
The school is focused on providing a rich curriculum to achieve the vision of ‘Learning, Leading and Succeeding’.
Tauriko School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
to refine and further embed a local curriculum promoting learners with dispositions that enable them to think critically and problem solve collaboratively
to focus on hauora /wellbeing, developing confidence, identity and belonging supported by learning focused partnerships with whānau
growing teacher practice to foster innovation and collaboration.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on the school’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well refinements to the local curriculum are supporting teaching and learning to enact the school vision for children to ‘Learn, Lead and Succeed’.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
The school continuously works to review and improve its curriculum and the extent to which it meets the needs of students. The school has been deliberate in ensuring equity and excellence within a bicultural context and has engaged with the Aotearoa New Zealand Histories curriculum with a focus on local history and the National Education Learning Priorities. The school has sought and been involved in innovative teacher professional learning in recent years. Priority has been given to evaluating the aspects of practice that are working best for children, in order that they are confident, curious and articulate learners. This evaluation will inform the refinement of an evidence-based curriculum, taking into account community aspirations.
The school expects to see:
students supported to engage in challenging, purposeful learning opportunities within real life contexts
inclusive learning environments facilitated by innovative teachers
whānau engaged in learning focused partnerships that promote equitable and excellent outcomes for all learners
students who have a strong sense of identity, know their strengths are confident to ‘learn, lead and succeed’.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to further refine and implement its local curriculum:
Collective capacity to use evidence to inform ongoing improvement.
Communication focused on learning centre d, nurturing relationships among students, teachers and whānau.
Strong systems and practices that provide individualised learning for a range of needs, within an inclusive environment.
A responsive Hauora strategy that supports staff and students to develop life-long, positive, effective strategies for wellbeing.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
understanding which aspects of the local curriculum are most effective in promoting equitable and excellent outcomes for learners
developing a consistent school identity that reflects co-operative, collaborative teaching and learning practice
the refinement and embedding of the local Tauriko curriculum in collaboration with community networks.
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
23 August 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).