Te Aroha College
Secondary (Year 9-15) · State
- Year levels
- 9–13
- Total roll
- 401
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 106 Stanley Avenue, Te Aroha
- Territorial authority
- Matamata-Piako District
- Phone
- 07-8848625
- finance@tacol.nz
- Website
- http://www.tearoha.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
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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
- Required
Students may wear long grey or black pants. Pants are to be formal dress pants – no cargo pants, jeans, track pants or leggings are to be worn. Regulation Footwear Closed in shoes are to be plain black lace up shoes, worn with plain black socks with no logos
- Required
- Term dates
- Term 1, 2026: Wednesday 28 January to Thursday 2 April
Term 1 (10 weeks) Starts between Wednesday 28 January to Thursday 2 April 2026
- Term 2, 2026: Monday 20 April to Friday 3 July
Term 2 (11 weeks) Monday 20 April to Friday 3 July 2026
- Term 3, 2026: Monday 20 July to Friday 25 September
Term 3 (10 weeks) Monday 20 July to Friday 25 September 2026
- Term 4, 2026: Monday 12 October to no later than Friday 11 December
Term 4 (9 weeks) Monday 12 October to no later than Friday 11 December 2026
- Term 1, 2026: Wednesday 28 January to Thursday 2 April
- Getting there
- Bus routes and pick up times are run by Greenline Bus company (07 889 7758)
Please contact Greenline Bus company if you have any questions about bus routes and pick up times on 07 889 7758
- Bus routes and pick up times are run by Greenline Bus company (07 889 7758)
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
- Athletics
Sporting opportunities include: Athletics, Swimming, Cricket, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball, Netball, Football, Equestrian, Motocross, Mountain Biking, Rugby, Rugby Sevens, Golf, Cross country, Touch Rugby, Squash, Badminton, Archery, Hockey, Triathlon, Shooting, Bowls.
- Swimming
Sporting opportunities include: Athletics, Swimming, Cricket, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball, Netball, Football, Equestrian, Motocross, Mountain Biking, Rugby, Rugby Sevens, Golf, Cross country, Touch Rugby, Squash, Badminton, Archery, Hockey, Triathlon, Shooting, Bowls.
- Cricket
Sporting opportunities include: Athletics, Swimming, Cricket, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball, Netball, Football, Equestrian, Motocross, Mountain Biking, Rugby, Rugby Sevens, Golf, Cross country, Touch Rugby, Squash, Badminton, Archery, Hockey, Triathlon, Shooting, Bowls.
- Tennis
Sporting opportunities include: Athletics, Swimming, Cricket, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball, Netball, Football, Equestrian, Motocross, Mountain Biking, Rugby, Rugby Sevens, Golf, Cross country, Touch Rugby, Squash, Badminton, Archery, Hockey, Triathlon, Shooting, Bowls.
- Volleyball
Sporting opportunities include: Athletics, Swimming, Cricket, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball, Netball, Football, Equestrian, Motocross, Mountain Biking, Rugby, Rugby Sevens, Golf, Cross country, Touch Rugby, Squash, Badminton, Archery, Hockey, Triathlon, Shooting, Bowls.
- Basketball
Sporting opportunities include: Athletics, Swimming, Cricket, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball, Netball, Football, Equestrian, Motocross, Mountain Biking, Rugby, Rugby Sevens, Golf, Cross country, Touch Rugby, Squash, Badminton, Archery, Hockey, Triathlon, Shooting, Bowls.
- Netball
Sporting opportunities include: Athletics, Swimming, Cricket, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball, Netball, Football, Equestrian, Motocross, Mountain Biking, Rugby, Rugby Sevens, Golf, Cross country, Touch Rugby, Squash, Badminton, Archery, Hockey, Triathlon, Shooting, Bowls.
- Football
Sporting opportunities include: Athletics, Swimming, Cricket, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball, Netball, Football, Equestrian, Motocross, Mountain Biking, Rugby, Rugby Sevens, Golf, Cross country, Touch Rugby, Squash, Badminton, Archery, Hockey, Triathlon, Shooting, Bowls.
- Equestrian
Sporting opportunities include: Athletics, Swimming, Cricket, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball, Netball, Football, Equestrian, Motocross, Mountain Biking, Rugby, Rugby Sevens, Golf, Cross country, Touch Rugby, Squash, Badminton, Archery, Hockey, Triathlon, Shooting, Bowls.
- Motocross
Sporting opportunities include: Athletics, Swimming, Cricket, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball, Netball, Football, Equestrian, Motocross, Mountain Biking, Rugby, Rugby Sevens, Golf, Cross country, Touch Rugby, Squash, Badminton, Archery, Hockey, Triathlon, Shooting, Bowls.
- Mountain Biking
Sporting opportunities include: Athletics, Swimming, Cricket, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball, Netball, Football, Equestrian, Motocross, Mountain Biking, Rugby, Rugby Sevens, Golf, Cross country, Touch Rugby, Squash, Badminton, Archery, Hockey, Triathlon, Shooting, Bowls.
- Rugby
Sporting opportunities include: Athletics, Swimming, Cricket, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball, Netball, Football, Equestrian, Motocross, Mountain Biking, Rugby, Rugby Sevens, Golf, Cross country, Touch Rugby, Squash, Badminton, Archery, Hockey, Triathlon, Shooting, Bowls.
- Rugby Sevens
Sporting opportunities include: Athletics, Swimming, Cricket, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball, Netball, Football, Equestrian, Motocross, Mountain Biking, Rugby, Rugby Sevens, Golf, Cross country, Touch Rugby, Squash, Badminton, Archery, Hockey, Triathlon, Shooting, Bowls.
- Golf
Sporting opportunities include: Athletics, Swimming, Cricket, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball, Netball, Football, Equestrian, Motocross, Mountain Biking, Rugby, Rugby Sevens, Golf, Cross country, Touch Rugby, Squash, Badminton, Archery, Hockey, Triathlon, Shooting, Bowls.
- Cross country
Sporting opportunities include: Athletics, Swimming, Cricket, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball, Netball, Football, Equestrian, Motocross, Mountain Biking, Rugby, Rugby Sevens, Golf, Cross country, Touch Rugby, Squash, Badminton, Archery, Hockey, Triathlon, Shooting, Bowls.
- Touch Rugby
Sporting opportunities include: Athletics, Swimming, Cricket, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball, Netball, Football, Equestrian, Motocross, Mountain Biking, Rugby, Rugby Sevens, Golf, Cross country, Touch Rugby, Squash, Badminton, Archery, Hockey, Triathlon, Shooting, Bowls.
- Squash
Sporting opportunities include: Athletics, Swimming, Cricket, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball, Netball, Football, Equestrian, Motocross, Mountain Biking, Rugby, Rugby Sevens, Golf, Cross country, Touch Rugby, Squash, Badminton, Archery, Hockey, Triathlon, Shooting, Bowls.
- Badminton
Sporting opportunities include: Athletics, Swimming, Cricket, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball, Netball, Football, Equestrian, Motocross, Mountain Biking, Rugby, Rugby Sevens, Golf, Cross country, Touch Rugby, Squash, Badminton, Archery, Hockey, Triathlon, Shooting, Bowls.
- Archery
Sporting opportunities include: Athletics, Swimming, Cricket, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball, Netball, Football, Equestrian, Motocross, Mountain Biking, Rugby, Rugby Sevens, Golf, Cross country, Touch Rugby, Squash, Badminton, Archery, Hockey, Triathlon, Shooting, Bowls.
- Hockey
Sporting opportunities include: Athletics, Swimming, Cricket, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball, Netball, Football, Equestrian, Motocross, Mountain Biking, Rugby, Rugby Sevens, Golf, Cross country, Touch Rugby, Squash, Badminton, Archery, Hockey, Triathlon, Shooting, Bowls.
- Triathlon
Sporting opportunities include: Athletics, Swimming, Cricket, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball, Netball, Football, Equestrian, Motocross, Mountain Biking, Rugby, Rugby Sevens, Golf, Cross country, Touch Rugby, Squash, Badminton, Archery, Hockey, Triathlon, Shooting, Bowls.
- Shooting
Sporting opportunities include: Athletics, Swimming, Cricket, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball, Netball, Football, Equestrian, Motocross, Mountain Biking, Rugby, Rugby Sevens, Golf, Cross country, Touch Rugby, Squash, Badminton, Archery, Hockey, Triathlon, Shooting, Bowls.
- Bowls
Sporting opportunities include: Athletics, Swimming, Cricket, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball, Netball, Football, Equestrian, Motocross, Mountain Biking, Rugby, Rugby Sevens, Golf, Cross country, Touch Rugby, Squash, Badminton, Archery, Hockey, Triathlon, Shooting, Bowls.
- Showquest
We participate regularly in Showquest offering students the opportunity to experience production theatre on large scale along with regular school productions and talent events.
- regular school productions
We participate regularly in Showquest offering students the opportunity to experience production theatre on large scale along with regular school productions and talent events.
- Kapahaka
We also offer Kapahaka and Maori Performing Arts, a variety of Music and Arts events and the ability to learn a range of instruments as part of the wider arts curriculum.
- Maori Performing Arts
We also offer Kapahaka and Maori Performing Arts, a variety of Music and Arts events and the ability to learn a range of instruments as part of the wider arts curriculum.
- Athletics
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 279
- Māori
- 109
- Pacific
- 35
- Asian
- 57
- MELAA
- 12
- Other
- 1
- International
- 2
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 09 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 68 |
| Year 10 | 40 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 0 | 107 |
| Year 11 | 33 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 1 | 107 |
| Year 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 55 |
| Year 13+ | 12 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 54 |
| Total | 123 | 33 | 51 | 0 | 3 | 288 | 1 | 391 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 13 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 56 |
| Age 14 | 40 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 100 |
| Age 15 | 33 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 0 | 98 |
| Age 16 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 65 |
| Age 17 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 56 |
| Age 18 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| Age 19+ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 123 | 33 | 51 | 0 | 3 | 288 | 1 | 391 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Academic results
Percentage with NCEA level 1 or above — 2025
83.8%
| Te Aroha College | 83.8% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 84.2% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 88% |
| State: Not integrated | 83.6% |
| New Zealand | 85.2% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 82.6% |
|---|---|
| Male | 85.3% |
| Māori | 69.6% |
| Pacific | 80% |
| Asian | 100% |
| MELAA | Not applicable |
| Other | Not applicable |
| European/Pākehā | 86% |
| Total | 83.8% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison NCEA level 1 data (2023-2025)
Percentage with NCEA level 2 or above — 2025
77.5%
| Te Aroha College | 77.5% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 75.7% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 81% |
| State: Not integrated | 75.4% |
| New Zealand | 77.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 73.9% |
|---|---|
| Male | 82.4% |
| Māori | 56.5% |
| Pacific | 60% |
| Asian | 100% |
| MELAA | Not applicable |
| Other | Not applicable |
| European/Pākehā | 78.9% |
| Total | 77.5% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison NCEA level 2 data (2023-2025)
Percentage with NCEA level 3 or above — 2025
30%
| Te Aroha College | 30% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 51.3% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 61.8% |
| State: Not integrated | 55.2% |
| New Zealand | 59% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 39.1% |
|---|---|
| Male | 17.6% |
| Māori | 8.7% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 50% |
| MELAA | Not applicable |
| Other | Not applicable |
| European/Pākehā | 31.6% |
| Total | 30% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison NCEA level 3 data (2023-2025)
Percentage with VP Award — 2025
10%
| Te Aroha College | 10% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 15.1% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 15.2% |
| State: Not integrated | 14.4% |
| New Zealand | 14.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 13% |
|---|---|
| Male | 5.9% |
| Māori | 8.7% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 25% |
| MELAA | Not applicable |
| Other | Not applicable |
| European/Pākehā | 12.3% |
| Total | 10% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison Vocational Pathway data (2023-2025)
Retention
Percentage staying until at least 17th birthday — 2025
78.8%
| Te Aroha College | 78.8% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 77.4% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 83.5% |
| State: Not integrated | 81.4% |
| New Zealand | 83% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 76.1% |
|---|---|
| Male | 82.4% |
| Māori | 69.6% |
| Pacific | 100% |
| Asian | 87.5% |
| MELAA | Not applicable |
| Other | Not applicable |
| European/Pākehā | 77.2% |
| Total | 78.8% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison trend data (2023-2025)
— 2024
not reported
| Female | not reported |
|---|---|
| Male | not reported |
| Māori | not reported |
| Pacific | not reported |
| Asian | not reported |
| MELAA | not reported |
| Other | not reported |
| European/Pākehā | not reported |
| Total | not reported |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 1: School leavers enrolled in tertiary education one year after leaving school (2022-2024 leaver cohorts)
— 2023
not reported
| Female | not reported |
|---|---|
| Male | not reported |
| Māori | not reported |
| Pacific | not reported |
| Asian | not reported |
| MELAA | not reported |
| Other | not reported |
| European/Pākehā | not reported |
| Total | not reported |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: School leavers enrolled in tertiary education two years after leaving school (2021-2023 leaver cohorts)
— 2024
not reported
| Female | not reported |
|---|---|
| Male | not reported |
| Māori | not reported |
| Pacific | not reported |
| Asian | not reported |
| MELAA | not reported |
| Other | not reported |
| European/Pākehā | not reported |
| Total | not reported |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 1: School leavers enrolled in tertiary education one year after leaving school (2022-2024 leaver cohorts)
— 2023
not reported
| Female | not reported |
|---|---|
| Male | not reported |
| Māori | not reported |
| Pacific | not reported |
| Asian | not reported |
| MELAA | not reported |
| Other | not reported |
| European/Pākehā | not reported |
| Total | not reported |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: School leavers enrolled in tertiary education two years after leaving school (2021-2023 leaver cohorts)
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
58.7%
| Te Aroha College | 58.7% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 53.9% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 35.8% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 56.2% |
|---|---|
| Male | 61% |
| Māori | 90.7% |
| Pacific | 125.2% |
| Asian | 58.4% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 36.5% |
| Total | 58.7% |
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
3.7%
| Te Aroha College | 3.7% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 6.6% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 4% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 7.2% |
| Māori | 7.9% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 3.3% |
| Total | 3.7% |
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%
| Te Aroha College | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 2.4% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 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)
- 492
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Small urban area
- Date opened
- 25 January 1957
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
- 5
- Last reviewed
- 6 September 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (6 September 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 6 September 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 401 — 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.
June 2019
320
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 24 September 2019
March 2016
376
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 8 April 2016
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 6 September 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 eight months of the Education Review Office and Te Aroha College 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
Te Aroha College is located in the Waikato . It caters for learners from Years 9 to 13. A new principal was appointed in Term 2 2023.
Te Aroha College’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
valuing a supportive and inclusive learning environment
providing accessible, authentic and relevant learning opportunities through quality teaching and learning
through relational practice and high-quality education, make Te Aroha College a place where learners flourish, enjoy and choose to be.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Te Aroha College’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively a focus on improving attendance, engagement and pastoral systems improves student outcomes.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
to improve student achievement in NCEA, across all levels
to improve the retention rate, particularly for Māori students
to reduce the disparity in achievement and attendance for Māori learners.
The school expects to see improved attendance and engagement of all students. Leaders and teachers will understand which interventions are effective in promoting equitable outcomes for all learners .
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support it in its goal to improve student attendance, engagement and outcomes:
the collaborative review and development of a new strategic and annual plan
established tracking and monitoring of student achievement for NCEA students
a refined and improved system to monitor student attendance.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
developing responsive interventions to improve attendance and engagement
offering targeted, personalised learning programmes to build student confidence in their ability to learn and achieve national qualifications.
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
6 September 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 5 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).