TKKM o Te Hiringa
Composite · State
- Year levels
- not reported
- Total roll
- 135
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 12-24 Tainui Street, Tokoroa
- Territorial authority
- South Waikato District
- Phone
- 07-886 9837
- admin@tehiringa.school.nz
- Website
- https://tehiringa.school.nz/
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Waikato
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
It is important that all of our students wear the correct uniform.
- Required
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 5
- Māori
- 134
- Pacific
- 21
- Asian
- 0
- MELAA
- 0
- 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 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Year 02 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Year 03 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Year 04 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Year 05 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Year 06 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Year 07 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Year 08 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Year 09 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Year 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Year 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Year 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Year 13+ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 136 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Age 06 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Age 07 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Age 08 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Age 09 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Age 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Age 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Age 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Age 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Age 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Age 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Age 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Age 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 136 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Academic results
Percentage with NCEA level 1 or above — 2025
Too few to report
| TKKM o Te Hiringa | Too few to report |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 84.2% |
| Composite (Year 1-15) | 91.4% |
| State: Not integrated | 83.6% |
| New Zealand | 85.2% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | Too few to report |
|---|---|
| Male | Too few to report |
| Māori | Too few to report |
| Pacific | Not applicable |
| Asian | Not applicable |
| MELAA | Not applicable |
| Other | Not applicable |
| European/Pākehā | Not applicable |
| Total | Too few to report |
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
Too few to report
| TKKM o Te Hiringa | Too few to report |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 75.7% |
| Composite (Year 1-15) | 86% |
| State: Not integrated | 75.4% |
| New Zealand | 77.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | Too few to report |
|---|---|
| Male | Too few to report |
| Māori | Too few to report |
| Pacific | Not applicable |
| Asian | Not applicable |
| MELAA | Not applicable |
| Other | Not applicable |
| European/Pākehā | Not applicable |
| Total | Too few to report |
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
Too few to report
| TKKM o Te Hiringa | Too few to report |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 51.3% |
| Composite (Year 1-15) | 71.7% |
| State: Not integrated | 55.2% |
| New Zealand | 59% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | Too few to report |
|---|---|
| Male | Too few to report |
| Māori | Too few to report |
| Pacific | Not applicable |
| Asian | Not applicable |
| MELAA | Not applicable |
| Other | Not applicable |
| European/Pākehā | Not applicable |
| Total | Too few to report |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison NCEA level 3 data (2023-2025)
Percentage with VP Award — 2025
Too few to report
| TKKM o Te Hiringa | Too few to report |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 15.1% |
| Composite (Year 1-15) | 16% |
| State: Not integrated | 14.4% |
| New Zealand | 14.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | Too few to report |
|---|---|
| Male | Too few to report |
| Māori | Too few to report |
| Pacific | Not applicable |
| Asian | Not applicable |
| MELAA | Not applicable |
| Other | Not applicable |
| European/Pākehā | Not applicable |
| Total | Too few to report |
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
Too few to report
| TKKM o Te Hiringa | Too few to report |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 77.4% |
| Composite (Year 1-15) | 86.6% |
| State: Not integrated | 81.4% |
| New Zealand | 83% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | Too few to report |
|---|---|
| Male | Too few to report |
| Māori | Too few to report |
| Pacific | Not applicable |
| Asian | Not applicable |
| MELAA | Not applicable |
| Other | Not applicable |
| European/Pākehā | Not applicable |
| Total | Too few to report |
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)
— 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)
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
35%
| TKKM o Te Hiringa | 35% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 53.9% |
| Composite (Year 1-15) | 26.5% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 68.7% |
| Māori | 35% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| Other | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 35% |
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%
| TKKM o Te Hiringa | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 6.6% |
| Composite (Year 1-15) | 3.2% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| 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%
| TKKM o Te Hiringa | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 2.4% |
| Composite (Year 1-15) | 1.2% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| Asian | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| 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)
- 525
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in te reo Māori
- Urban / rural
- Medium urban area
- Date opened
- 10 November 1999
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
- 7 September 2022
- Latest report
- Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Hiringa September 2022
- Report type
- Review report
- Board assurance
- not reported
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 135 — 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 2022
155
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 7 September 2022
27 November 2017
83
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 21 December 2017
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 7 September 2022 — “Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Hiringa September 2022” — section by section, under ERO’s own headings, in ERO’s own order. Nothing is summarised, shortened or reordered.
ERO wrote this report in te reo Māori and in English. Both are here as ERO published them, in ERO’s order, untranslated.
1 He Kupu Arataki
Kua mahi ngātahi Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, ngā whānau, ngā kaiārahi, ngā kaimahi me ngā hapori ki te whakawhanake i ngā tirohanga aromātai e whai wāhi nui ai ki te hāpai i te kawenga takohanga me te whakapaitanga, ki te tautuhi i te ahu whakamua, ā, ki te whakapakari ake hoki i te āheinga ki te aromātai. Ka whakarato ngā pūrongo a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i ngā mōhiohio mātuatua mā ngā hapū me ngā iwi .
2 Te Horopaki
E tū ana Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Hiringa ki Tokoroa. Ka whakarato te whānau i te mātauranga o Te Aho Matua ki ngā ākonga o ngā tau 1 ki te 8. Ka noho ngā ākonga o te kuranui ki raro i te maru o Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Whakarewa i te Reo ki Tūwharetoa. Kua tuku tono atu te kura ki te tū hei wharekura. Ka tohungia ki te pūrongo ahu whakamua o te tau 2021 ngā tūāhuatanga i whakatutukihia ai.
He pēhea rawa te whakaatu mai a ngā ākonga i tā rātou angitu hei ākonga ?
Ka aro nui ngā ākonga ki te ako, ā, kei te ahu whakamua rātou i roto i te katoa o ngā horopaki ako .
Te Reo
Ka ako ngā ākonga o te kura teina ki tētahi taiao e mau ana i te hōhonutanga o te reo Māori. Kua whakatinanahia e ngā kaiārahi me ngā kaiako te hōtaka whakawhiti e whakatere ai i te ahu whakamua o ngā ākonga hou e mau ana i te iti noa o te reo Māori. Ka whakapuakihia e ngā kaiako o te kura teina ngā rautaki e tika ana ki te whakawhānui ake i ngā whakaaro o ngā ākonga me tā rātou kōrero i te reo Māori. Ko ētahi o aua rautaki, ko ngā pātai whānui, ko te whāngai kupu, me te whakatauira i te reo kōrero e tika ana. Ka whai wāhi aua rautaki ki te whakapakari ake i te ngākau titikaha me te mātau o ngā ākonga ki te whakawhitiwhiti kōrero mā te reo Māori. He aronga nahanaha ki te hāpai i te whakapuaki a te ākonga i a ia anō, i a ia e kōrero ana, e waiata ana hoki. Ka kitea te tākare o ngā ākonga, ā, he rangi, he hā hoki ka puta i ngā karakia. He ngākau titikaha ō ngā ākonga ki te whakapuaki i a rātou anō .
Āhuatanga Ako
Kei te whakapakari ngā kaiārahi i te āheinga o ngā kaiako ki te whanake ake i ngā whakaakoranga me ngā akoranga. Ko te whakahāngaitanga o te whakawhanaketanga ngaio o ngā kaiako, me ngā wānanga o Te Aho Matua a te whānau whānui, ka āta kitea ki te hōtaka whakaako me te hōtaka ako. He muramura, he riterite hoki ngā akomanga, ā, he nui hoki ngā rauemi. Ka kitea ki ngā paetae ākonga, te heke iho o ngā putanga ki te kura teina, whai muri i ngā nohonga rāhui o te KOWHEORI-19. Engari, kua tokoiti ake ngā ākonga hei āta hāpai. He aroha, he whakaute hoki te hononga ki waenga i ngā ākonga me ngā kaiako. Ka poipoia ngā taunekeneke a te tuakana me te teina. Kei te harikoa, kei te ngana hoki ngā ākonga ki te ako .
Kuranui
Kua rite pai ngā kaiako o te kuranui ki te kōkiri takitahi i te whakapuakitanga o tētahi hōtaka whai kounga mō ngā tau 9 ki te 13. He nui ngā tūmanako o ngā kaiako, ā, ka whakarato rātou i tētahi taiao ako e hāngai pū ana ki te ākonga. Kua whakatakotohia ngā huarahi whakamahere takitahi mō ia ākonga o ngā reanga ā-tau katoa. He pakari ngā ākonga ki te whakahaere i a rātou anō, ā, ki te kōkiri hoki i ngā whakataunga e pā ana ki ō rātou huarahi mō meāke nei. I whakatutukihia e te kura te ekenga o ngā ākonga 100% i ngā taumata katoa o Te Taumata Mātauranga ā-Motu kua Taea, ā, he tokomaha hoki ngā ākonga i whiwhi i ngā whakamanatanga. Ka aro nui, ka tautoko mārika hoki ngā kaiako i ngā huarahi i whiriwhirihia ai e ngā ākonga. He whai wāhitanga mō ngā ākonga tuākana ki te whai atu i ngā tohu mātauranga mātāmuri, mai i Te Wānanga o Raukawa. Koia nei te rāngai tuatahi o ngā ākonga Tau 13. Ka eke angitu ngā ākonga i roto i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo horopaki .
Te ārahitanga
Kua pai ake te ārahitanga ngaio, puta noa i te kura. Nō nā noa nei te rōpū ārahi i whakatōpūngia ai, ā, ka mahi ngātahi rātou mā te aronga ki te whakapai tonu. Ka aroturukitia, ka whakatakotohia, ka pūrongohia hoki te ahu whakamua a ngā ākonga ki te poari me te whānau. Ka tautuhia, ka tautokona hoki ngā matea whakawhanaketanga ngaio o ngā kaiako. Kua pakari ake te ārahitanga mā te kaha ake o te ngākau titikaha me te whakamahinga o te hangarau. Ko ngā wāhanga o te marau hei whakapakari ake, e noho mātua ana. Ko te angitu o ngā ākonga kei te pūtake o ngā whakataunga .
Te kāwana i te kura
Kei te tino māramahia e te poari ō rātou tūranga me ā rātou kawenga mahi. Kua whai hua tā rātou whai wāhi atu ki ngā wānanga e pā ana ki Te Aho Matua, me tā rātou toro atu ki Te Rūnanga Nui o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa. Ko ngā mahere rautaki me ngā taumata ā-tau e whai wāhi atu ana ki te hāngaitanga pai ake ki Te Aho Matua. Arotakengia ai ngā kaupapa here i ia te wā, ā, kua whakatinanahia te tohatoha haere o ngā kawenga mahi. Kua whakapakarihia ngā hononga ki te whānau, te kōhanga reo, me te hapori whānui. Kua pai ake ngā māramatanga o te whānau ki ā rātou kawenga kāwana, ā, kei te whai hua taua tūāhuatanga i roto i te eke angitu o ngā ākonga. Ko ngā whakataunga whai mōhiotanga e whai wāhi atu ana ki te whakapaitanga ake o ngā putanga ki ngā ākonga .
Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka whai ake
Me whakapakari ake i te whakamahinga o te reo Māori hei reo matua o ngā whakaakoranga ki te kuranui. E mōhio ana te rōpū ārahi, he nui ngā wero ki te kimi i te hunga whakaako e matatau ana ki te reo Māori mō ētahi o ngā tino kaupapa marau. Kua whakaurua ngā kaiako ki ngā akoranga o te reo Māori, hei whakapakari ake i ō rātou pūkenga. Ko te tikanga, he tūāhuatanga tēnei ka pakari haere i roto i te wā. I te nuinga o te wā e whakawhitiwhiti whakaaro ana ngā ākonga o te kuranui mā te reo Pākehā i roto i ngā tino kaupapa marau .
E mōhio ana ngā kaiārahi me ngā kaiako o te kura teina, e tika ana kia whakaterea ngā paetae ākonga, whai muri i te KOWHEORI-19. Ko te whakakorenga o Te Waharoa Ararau, he whai wāhitanga mō te kura ki te whakawhanake i ō rātou ake taumata e hāngai ana ki Te Aho Matua me te āhua tonu o te raukura o te kura. Mā tērā, ka hāngai te eke angitu o ngā ākonga ki ō rātou pitomata ake .
5 Te Whakatau a te Whānau o te Kōhanga Reo ki ngā Wāhanga Tautukunga
I te wā o te arotake, i tirohia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā pūnaha ki te whakahaere i ngā wāhanga e whai ake nei, arā, ki :
te haumaru ā-whatumanawa, tae atu ki te ārahi mauritau me te ārai tamariki
te haumaru ā-tinana, tae atu ki te mātakitaki tamariki, ngā whakaritenga whakamoe, ngā aituā, te whāngai rongoā; me ngā kaupapa here, ngā tukanga hoki mō ngā haerenga whakawaho
te tū tika o ngā kaimahi, tae atu ki te tika o ngā tohu mātauranga, ngā mahi arowhai a ngā pirihimana, me te tatauranga ki waenga i te kaiako me te tamaiti
ngā whakaritenga ohotata me ngā tikanga ohotata e pā ana ki te rū whenua, te ahi, te waipuke, te tai āniwhaniwha, me te mate urutā .
6 Te Taunakitanga
I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, e Te Rūnanga Nui o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa, e te poari hoki o te kura te taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia :
mahi tonu ki te taha o Te Rūnanga Nui o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa ki te whakatairanga ake i ngā putanga ākonga i whakahāngaitia ai ki Te Aho Matua.
Rita Walker Toka ā Nuku Whakakapi Te Uepū-a-Motu – Māori Services
07 Mahuru , 2022
7 Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te Kura
Te tūwāhi Kei Tokoroa
Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga 3100
Te tūmomo kura He kura tuatahi Tau 1-8
Te tokomaha o ngā ākonga o te kura 155
Ngā hononga ā-iwi Māori 99%, Iwi kē 1%
Ngā āhuatanga motuhake Te Aho Matua
Te wā i te kura te rōpū arotake Pipiri 2022
Te wā o tēnei pūrongo 7 Mahuru 2022
Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga, Mahuru 2021; Arotake Mātauranga, Hakihea 2017; Arotake Mātauranga, Mahuru 2013
1 Introduction
The Education Review Office (ERO) in collaboration with whānau , leaders, kaimahi and their communities develop evaluation insights that foster accountability and improvement, identify progress and build evaluation capability. ERO reports provide important information for hapū and iwi .
2 Context
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Hiringa is in Tokoroa . The whānau provide a Te Aho Matua education for students in Years 1-8. Kuranui students’ satellite to Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Whakarewa i Te Reo ki Tūwharetoa . The kura has made application for Wharekura status. A 2021 Progress Report showed progress had been made.
How well do students demonstrate success as learners?
Students are focused learners who are progressing in all learning contexts.
Te Reo
Kura teina students learn in a te reo Māori rich environment. Leaders and kaiako have implemented a transition programme to accelerate the progress of new students with limited fluency in te reo Māori. Kura teina kaiako utilise appropriate strategies that extend student thinking and speaking in te reo Māori . This includes open ended questions, prompting and role modelling correct language usage. These strategies contribute to building student confidence and competency to communicate in te reo Māori . There is a deliberate approach to encouraging the use of expression when speaking and singing. Students show enthusiasm and use intonation during karakia . Students are confident to express themselves.
Āhuatanga Ako
Leaders are building kaiako capability to improve teaching and learning. Targeted professional development for kaiako and whānau wide Te Aho Matua wānanga are reflected in the teaching and learning programme. Classrooms are bright, organised and well resourced. Student achievement data shows a decrease in overall results in the kura teina following COVID-19 lockdowns. However, there are fewer students requiring extra support. Relationships between students and kaiako are loving and mutually respectful. Tuakana teina interactions are nurtured. Students appear happy and are engaged learners.
Kuranui
Kaiako in the kuranui are well placed to independently deliver a quality programme for Years 9-13. Kaiako have high expectations and provide a student-centred learning environment. Individual pathway planning is in place for all year levels. Students confidently manage themselves and their intended future pathway decisions. The kura achieved a 100% pass rate at all levels students participated in for National Certificates of Educational Achievement (NCEA), with many students gaining endorsements. Kaiako are highly responsive to and supportive of student chosen pathways. Senior students have the opportunity to gain tertiary qualifications from Te Wānanga o Raukawa . This is the first cohort of Year 13 students. Students achieve success in a wide range of contexts.
Leadership
Professional leadership, kura wide, has improved. The newly formed leadership team works collaboratively with an improvement focus. Student progress is monitored, recorded, and reported to the board and whānau . Kaiako professional development needs are identified and supported. Greater confidence and use of technology has strengthened leadership. Curriculum areas that require strengthening are also prioritised. Student success is at the centre of decision making.
Governance
The board have a good understanding of their roles and responsibilities. They have benefitted from participation in Te Aho Matua wānanga and engagement with Te Runanga Nui . Strategic planning and annual targets are contributing to improved alignment to Te Aho Matua . Policies are regularly reviewed, and delegated responsibilities have been implemented. Relationships with the whānau , the kōhanga reo and wider community have been strengthened. The whānau have improved understandings of their governance responsibilities and this is having a positive effect on student success. Informed decisions lead to improved outcomes for students.
Key Next Steps
The use of te reo Māori as the principal language of instruction in kuranui requires further strengthening. The leadership team are aware of the many challenges recruiting fluent speakers of te reo Māori for specialist subjects. Kaiako are enrolled in te reo Māor i classes to build capability. This should improve with time. Students in kuranui communicate predominantly in English in specialist subjects.
Leaders and kaiako in the kura teina recognise the need to accelerate student achievement post COVID-19. The discontinuation of Te Waharoa Ararau provides the kura with the opportunity to develop their own benchmarks that align with Te Aho Matua and the kura graduate profile. Students will achieve success that reflects their individual potential.
5 Assurance on Legal Requirements
During the evaluation, ERO checked at the following areas:
emotional safety of students (including prevention of bullying and sexual harassment)
physical safety of students
teacher registration
processes for appointing staff
stand-downs, suspensions, expulsions, and exclusions
attendance
school policies in relation to meeting the requirements of the Children’s Act 2014.
6 Recommendation
ERO, Te Runanga Nui and the kura board developed the following recommendation:
continue to work with Te Runanga Nui to improve student outcomes aligned to Te Aho Matua .
Rita Walker Acting Toka-ā-Nuku – Director Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services
7 September 2022
7 Information about the Kura
Location Tokoroa
Ministry of Education profile number 3100
Kura type Full Primary Years 1-8
Kura roll 155
Ethnic composition Māori 99%, Other 1%
Special features Te Aho Matua
Review team on site June 2022
Date of this report 7 September 2022
Most recent ERO report(s) Education Review, September 2021; Education Review, December 2017; Education Review, September 2013
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).