Te Horo School (Otaki)
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 203
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 124 School Road, Te Horo, Ōtaki
- Territorial authority
- Kapiti Coast District
- Phone
- 06-3643071
- office@th.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.th.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Wellington Region
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
At Te Horo school our uniform is not compulsory but students are encouraged to wear the uniform at school events.
- Not required
- Term dates
- Term 1, 2026: starts Tuesday 3 February and ends Thursday 2 April
Term 1 starts on Tuesday 3 February 2026 and ends Thursday 2 April
- Term 2, 2026: Monday 22 April and ends Friday 3 July
Monday 22 April and ends Friday 3 July
Year stated asTerm 1 starts on Tuesday 3 February 2026 and ends Thursday 2 April
- Term 3, 2026: Monday 20 July and ends Friday 25 September
Monday 20 July and ends Friday 25 September
Year stated asTerm 1 starts on Tuesday 3 February 2026 and ends Thursday 2 April
- Term 4, 2026: Monday 12 October to no later than Friday 18 December (up to 108 half-days)
Monday 12 October to no later than Friday 18 December (up to 108 half-days)
Year stated asTerm 1 starts on Tuesday 3 February 2026 and ends Thursday 2 April
- Term 1, 2026: starts Tuesday 3 February and ends Thursday 2 April
- Getting there
- First bus run arrives at school 8.15am; the school bus leaves at 3.00pm
8.15am: First bus run arrives at school. As there is limited supervision, we ask that the rest of the student body arrive after 8.30am. 8:55am: Bell rings to start school and children go to class for roll call, followed by an all school hui held on deck/turf. 11.00am – 11:20am: Morning tea. 12:50pm – 1:40pm: Lunch - children are seated to eat for the first 10 minutes. 2:50pm: School finishes. 3:00pm: School bus leaves.
- First bus run arrives at school 8.15am; the school bus leaves at 3.00pm
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
- Agricultural Club
It’s Agricultural Club time again, and we would like to encourage students to be thinking about rearing a calf, lamb or kid.
- kapa haka groups
Our kura is proud of our mahi in upholding Te Ao Māori through our team, school-wide and performance kapa haka groups.
- Agricultural Club
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 189
- Māori
- 48
- Pacific
- 10
- Asian
- 3
- MELAA
- 8
- Other
- 3
- 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 26 |
| Year 02 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 25 |
| Year 03 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 26 |
| Year 04 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 23 |
| Year 05 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 21 |
| Year 06 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 30 |
| Year 07 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 27 |
| Year 08 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 22 |
| Total | 45 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 183 | 0 | 200 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 26 |
| Age 06 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 22 |
| Age 07 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 26 |
| Age 08 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 26 |
| Age 09 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 19 |
| Age 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 32 |
| Age 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 25 |
| Age 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 23 |
| Age 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 45 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 183 | 0 | 200 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
57.9%
| Te Horo School (Otaki) | 57.9% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 24.7% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 46.8% |
|---|---|
| Male | 70.4% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 156.4% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 63.1% |
| Total | 57.9% |
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%
| Te Horo School (Otaki) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 2.6% |
| 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%
| Te Horo School (Otaki) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 0.9% |
| 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)
- 425
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural other
- Date opened
- 25 January 1893
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
- 3
- Last reviewed
- 1 May 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (1 May 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 1 May 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 203 — 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 2017
232
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 12 June 2017
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 1 May 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 the last 24 months of the Education Review Office and Te Horo School ( Otaki ) 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 Horo School, between Ōtaki and Waikanae on the Kāpiti Coast, has students from Years 1 to 8. Its vision statement is: Growing great learners for today and tomorrow.
Te Horo School ( Otaki )’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
learners and their whānau are at the centre of life at Te Horo School
targeted specific teaching practices to support all learners to make progress across the curriculum
relevant professional learning for teachers.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Te Horo School ( Otaki )’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the extent to which assessment information informs teaching and learning to improve outcomes (equity and excellence) for all learners.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
to ensure learners are at the centre of the developing localised curriculum
the commitment by school leaders and teachers to analyse and share assessment information to improve learning outcomes for all students
teacher inquiry into their learning and teaching practices to inform the localised curriculum.
The school expects to see:
leaders, teachers and students making use of high-quality assessment information to inform next learning steps
learning partnerships with parents and whānau continuing to strengthen
purposeful and relevant assessment practices that are clearly documented in the school’s revised localised curriculum and used to monitor and support learning progress and achievement.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate how well assessment information across the school informs teaching and learning to continue to improve learner outcomes:
teaching staff have strong learning relationships with learners
a community that supports the school and their children to engage in learning
rich curriculum opportunities in response to learner’s interests that provide a sound platform for the next stage of curriculum development.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
continuing to engage parents and whānau in partnerships that promote learning for all learners
developing and implementing their localised curriculum
teacher inquiry to inform the development of a localised curriculum.
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
1 May 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 3 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).