Te Awamutu Intermediate
Intermediate · State
- Year levels
- 7–8
- Total roll
- 531
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 646 Hazelmere Crescent, Te Awamutu
- Territorial authority
- Waipa District
- Phone
- 07-8716377
- office@teawamutuint.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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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
Our compulsory uniform reflects our school colours of maroon, gold and charcoal grey.
- Required
- Where to buy the uniform
- https://teawamutuint.nzuniforms.com/catalog/uniform-1106851.htmx
Click this link to visit website [NZ UNIFORMS](https://teawamutuint.nzuniforms.com/catalog/uniform-1106851.htmx)
- https://teawamutuint.nzuniforms.com/catalog/uniform-1106851.htmx
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
- Symphonic Band programme
SYMPHONIC BAND: Our unique Symphonic Band programme is a feature of our school, with over 100 students involved last year.
- Jazz Band
JAZZ BAND: Band students have an option to be in the Jazz Band which happens every Thursday at 11:00am.
- Beginner and extension guitar groups
GUITAR: Beginner and extension guitar groups are offered.
- Jump Jam
PERFORMANCE GROUPS: We provide opportunities for students to join Jump Jam, Choir, Rock Band and Kapahaka.
- Choir
PERFORMANCE GROUPS: We provide opportunities for students to join Jump Jam, Choir, Rock Band and Kapahaka.
- Rock Band
PERFORMANCE GROUPS: We provide opportunities for students to join Jump Jam, Choir, Rock Band and Kapahaka.
- Kapahaka
PERFORMANCE GROUPS: We provide opportunities for students to join Jump Jam, Choir, Rock Band and Kapahaka.
- A school production is staged biennially
DRAMA: A school production is staged biennially incorporating all the arts’ disciplines, as well as lighting, sound production and makeup.
- Social Dance programme
A Social Dance programme, special to our school, takes place each year in Term 4, culminating in the Year 8 ball.
- Inter-Class sports competitions
our Inter-Class sports competitions, which are run during lunchtimes
- Inter-House sporting competition
They also have the opportunity to compete in a fierce Inter-House sporting competition and participate in our Swimming Sports, Summer and Winter Games, Jump Jam, Cross Country and Athletics.
- Swimming Sports
They also have the opportunity to compete in a fierce Inter-House sporting competition and participate in our Swimming Sports, Summer and Winter Games, Jump Jam, Cross Country and Athletics.
- Summer and Winter Games
They also have the opportunity to compete in a fierce Inter-House sporting competition and participate in our Swimming Sports, Summer and Winter Games, Jump Jam, Cross Country and Athletics.
- Cross Country
They also have the opportunity to compete in a fierce Inter-House sporting competition and participate in our Swimming Sports, Summer and Winter Games, Jump Jam, Cross Country and Athletics.
- Athletics
They also have the opportunity to compete in a fierce Inter-House sporting competition and participate in our Swimming Sports, Summer and Winter Games, Jump Jam, Cross Country and Athletics.
- A.I.M.S. Games
Annually, in Term Three, the A.I.M.S. Games are held in Tauranga.
- Symphonic Band programme
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 412
- Māori
- 169
- Pacific
- 27
- Asian
- 37
- MELAA
- 6
- 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 07 | 63 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 195 | 0 | 240 |
| Year 08 | 66 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 163 | 0 | 205 |
| Total | 129 | 20 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 358 | 0 | 445 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Age 11 | 46 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 148 | 0 | 180 |
| Age 12 | 67 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 165 | 0 | 212 |
| Age 13 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 51 |
| Total | 129 | 20 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 358 | 0 | 445 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
46%
| Te Awamutu Intermediate | 46% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 53.9% |
| Intermediate | 43.3% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 40.6% |
|---|---|
| Male | 50.1% |
| Māori | 75.3% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 29.8% |
| Other | 34.2% |
| European/Pākehā | 39.4% |
| Total | 46% |
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
3.5%
| Te Awamutu Intermediate | 3.5% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 6.6% |
| Intermediate | 4.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 6% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 4.3% |
| Total | 3.5% |
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 Awamutu Intermediate | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 2.4% |
| Intermediate | 1.9% |
| 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)
- 479
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Medium urban area
- Date opened
- 31 January 1959
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
- 11 October 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (11 October 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 11 October 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.
The board has identified the following area of non-compliance during the board assurance process:
police vetting was not obtained on or about every third anniversary of previously conducted police vets for support staff employees.
The board has since addressed the areas 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 531 — 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 2016
443
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 10 March 2017
February 2013
470
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 12 April 2013
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 11 October 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 Te Awamutu Intermediate 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 Awamutu Intermediate is located in the heart of Waipa , providing education for Years 7 to 8. The school promotes the value of SHINE; we Show respect, we are Honest, we Include others, we Never give up, and we seek Excellence. A new principal and deputy principal were appointed in 2022.
Te Awamutu Intermediate’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
build culturally relevant connections, knowledge and practices
implement a Te Awamutu Intermediate curriculum that is targeted, engaging and relevant
design school systems that are purposeful, responsive, and effective.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Te Awamutu Intermediate’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively the school uses achievement data analysis systems to enhance student learning, achievement, and reporting.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
implementation of a new student management system
continuation of informed teaching and learning programmes to meet student needs
refined systems for reporting that are more purposeful for teachers, students, parents and whānau .
The school expects to see purposeful data gathering and analysis systems informing teaching, and learning, and reporting systems that are succinct and meaningful for students, parents, caregivers and whānau . As a result of enhanced processes for using high quality achievement information, outcomes for learners will be improved.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to improve student outcomes.
Strong leadership capability that sustains a collaborative school culture.
Well-established and an extensive range of co-curriculum opportunities for all students to engage in a broad and meaningful curriculum.
Highly responsive and restorative positive behaviour for learning programme that effectively promotes inclusivity and wellbeing for all students and staff.
Highly effective teaching and learning programmes that respond to the needs of students and promote learning progress.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
maximising reporting systems to clearly communicate student progress and achievement over time for students, parents, caregivers and whānau
utilising analysis systems to inform teaching and learning so that programmes and strategies effectively meet the needs of students and provides meaningful schoolwide data.
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
11 October 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).