Te Uho O Te Nikau Primary School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 617
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 221 Flat Bush School Road, Flat Bush, Auckland
- Territorial authority
- Howick Local Board Area
- Phone
- 09-557 5503
- admin@tenikau.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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Source: Ministry of Education, CC BY 3.0 NZ
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 40
- Māori
- 41
- Pacific
- 115
- Asian
- 482
- MELAA
- 29
- 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 | 10 | 28 | 89 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 120 |
| Year 02 | 7 | 21 | 104 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 132 |
| Year 03 | 5 | 14 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 70 |
| Year 04 | 3 | 16 | 76 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 89 |
| Year 05 | 6 | 19 | 69 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 86 |
| Year 06 | 8 | 17 | 77 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 96 |
| Year 07 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 41 | 116 | 476 | 41 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 597 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 8 | 24 | 71 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 98 |
| Age 06 | 6 | 19 | 97 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 120 |
| Age 07 | 8 | 15 | 68 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 87 |
| Age 08 | 2 | 20 | 89 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 102 |
| Age 09 | 6 | 17 | 59 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 75 |
| Age 10 | 9 | 19 | 77 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 95 |
| Age 11 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Total | 41 | 116 | 476 | 41 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 597 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
5.1%
| Te Uho O Te Nikau Primary School | 5.1% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 29.7% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 10% |
| Māori | 71.7% |
| Pacific | 57.6% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 5.1% |
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 Uho O Te Nikau Primary School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 3% |
| Contributing | 3.5% |
| 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 Uho O Te Nikau Primary School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 1.4% |
| Contributing | 1.5% |
| 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)
- 393
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 31 December 2018
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
- 5 May 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (5 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 5 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 617 — 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 2019
78
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 23 January 2020
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 5 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 21 months of the Education Review Office and Te Uho o Te Nikau Primary 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
Te Uho o Te Nikau Primary School opened in 2019 and caters for students in Years 1 to 6. The school serves a culturally diverse and rapidly growing community in Flatbush, Auckland.
The school’s vision is to ‘challenge every learner to explore the world together’ and its mission is to ’nourish, grow and thrive’. Te Uho o Te Nikau Primary School also hosts a satellite unit for Mt Richmond School.
Te Uho o Te Nikau Primary School strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
build professional capability and collective capacity which empowers learners and enhances student outcomes
develop a responsive curriculum guided by effective teaching and inclusive opportunities to learn
build, strengthen and extended educationally powerful connections and relationships.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on the Te Uho o Te Nikau Primary School website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well the school is building and sustaining teacher capacity and consistent school wide pedagogy of practice so that all children experience success.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
maintaining and sustaining consistent school wide practices as the school continues to grow
ensuring every learner has equitable learning opportunities to experience success across each kainga
ensuring teachers grow professionally and are well resourced to provide excellent and equitable outcomes for children.
The school expects to see:
consistent school wide teacher practice in literacy and numeracy
effective co-teaching teams that utilise their collective strengths to meet the needs of the children in their kainga
an upward trend in achievement in literacy and numeracy and children’s accelerated progress in literacy and numeracy over their time at school
assessment practices being used to inform quality teaching programmes.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to build and sustain teacher capacity and consistent school-wide pedagogy of practice so that all children are able to experience success:
leadership that reflects ongoing commitment to achieve the school’s vision, values and strategic direction
prior to the school’s establishment there has been an on-going and genuine commitment to give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi through bicultural education and a strong partnership with Ngāi Tai Ki Tāmaki
inclusive relationships and connections with whānau and families contributes to a strong sense of belonging
the building design and leadership of pedagogy enables collaborative teacher practice.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
continuing to provide professional development learning opportunities to strengthen teacher capabilities and student agency
working with teachers to support them to deepen learning partnerships with whānau so they become active participants in their child’s learning
continuing to enact a local curriculum that interests and excites children to support trends of equity and excellence
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 5 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).