Tauwhare School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 114
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 26 Scotsman Valley Road, Hamilton
- Territorial authority
- Waikato District
- Phone
- 07-8240864
- admin@tauwhare.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Waikato
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.
- Uniform
- Not required
There is not a compulsory uniform but we ask that sensible clothing be worn to suit the season.
- Not required
- How to enrol
- https://enrolments.linc-ed.com/apply/NZ/1995
To begin the enrolment process - [Click Here](https://enrolments.linc-ed.com/apply/NZ/1995).
- https://enrolments.linc-ed.com/apply/NZ/1995
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
- Calf Club
Calf Club will be held this year on Friday 16 October. We have three animal categories - calves, lambs, and kids (baby goats)
- Kapa Haka performance roopu
We have a very enthusiastic Kapa Haka performance roopu at Tauwhare School (originally established by Mrs G in 2016) and all students from Year 4 to Year 6 are encouraged to join
- Calf Club
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 97
- Māori
- 20
- Pacific
- 0
- Asian
- 8
- MELAA
- 1
- 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 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 18 |
| Year 02 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Year 03 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 15 |
| Year 04 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 20 |
| Year 05 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 17 |
| Year 06 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 19 |
| Year 07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 105 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| Age 06 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 14 |
| Age 07 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 15 |
| Age 08 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 21 |
| Age 09 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 19 |
| Age 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 18 |
| Age 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 105 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Tauwhare School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 53.9% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 0% |
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%
| Tauwhare School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 6.6% |
| Contributing | 3.5% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| 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%
| Tauwhare School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 2.4% |
| Contributing | 1.5% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| 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)
- 423
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural other
- Date opened
- 2 November 1884
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
- 15 June 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (15 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 same report — the board assurance report of 15 June 2023 — 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 areas of non-compliance during the board assurance process:
renewal of police vetting every three years for employees who still work at the school.
[clause 12 schedule 4 Education and Training Act 2020]
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 114 — 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 2018
157
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 28 March 2019
May 2014
171
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 18 June 2014
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 15 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 nine months of the Education Review Office and Tauwhare 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
Tauwhare School is located in a rural community of Waikato adjacent to Hamilton and provides education for students in Years 1 to 6. A new principal started at the beginning of 2023. The school has strong connections to local marae , the neighbouring preschool, and the wider community.
Tauwhare School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
to give all students the chance to achieve to their potential
to ensure a culture of mutual respect and kindness
to have all students achieving at or above expected levels in reading, writing and mathematics.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Tauwhare School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively the school’s curriculum is challenging students to excel and achieve excellence and enabling equitable outcomes for all. Continuing to strengthen responsive practices and partnerships, and monitoring rates of student attendance are ongoing priorities for the school.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
the opportunity it provides to continue to respond effectively to trends and patterns in school achievement and attendance data
to maintain a strategic focus on equitable and excellent outcomes for all.
The school expects to see the effectiveness of programmes and practices continually enhanced for ongoing learner improvement and success.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal of equitable and excellent outcomes for all learners:
Inclusive school practices that identify and respond to the individual needs of students.
Teaching and learning programmes that enable high levels of student achievement.
Collaborative leadership that prioritises student wellbeing and promotes a positive culture for learning.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
extending the analysis of data to further support effective internal evaluation and inform targeted action for continuous improvement
continuing to strengthen and embed responsive practices to support equitable outcomes and student success
continuing to monitor student attendance rates and implement effective strategies to increase engagement.
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
15 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).