Turua Primary School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 104
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Hauraki Road, Turua, Thames
- Territorial authority
- Hauraki District
- Phone
- 07-8675003
- admin@turua.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.turua.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.
- Term dates
- Term 1, 2026: Monday 2 February 2026 – Thursday 2nd April
Term 1: Monday 2 February 2026 – Thursday 2nd April
- Term 2, 2026: Monday 20th April – Friday 3rd July
Term 2: Monday 20th April – Friday 3rd July
Year stated asTerm 1: Monday 2 February 2026 – Thursday 2nd April
- Term 3, 2026: Monday 20th July – Friday 25th September
Term 3: Monday 20th July – Friday 25th September
Year stated asTerm 1: Monday 2 February 2026 – Thursday 2nd April
- Term 4, 2026: Monday 12th October – Friday 11th December 1pm
Term 4: Monday 12th October – Friday 11th December 1pm
Year stated asTerm 1: Monday 2 February 2026 – Thursday 2nd April
- Term 1, 2026: Monday 2 February 2026 – Thursday 2nd April
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 90
- Māori
- 24
- Pacific
- 4
- Asian
- 3
- MELAA
- 1
- 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 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| Year 02 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Year 03 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 16 |
| Year 04 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| Year 05 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| Year 06 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| Year 07 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| Year 08 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 14 |
| Total | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 109 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 15 |
| Age 06 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Age 07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 18 |
| Age 08 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 14 |
| Age 09 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| Age 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| Age 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
| Age 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| Age 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 109 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Turua Primary School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 53.9% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 0% |
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%
| Turua Primary School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 6.6% |
| 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 | 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%
| Turua Primary School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 2.4% |
| 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 | 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)
- 470
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural settlement
- Date opened
- 25 January 1877
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
- 18 March 2024
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (18 March 2024)
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 18 March 2024 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 104 — 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.
May 2019
106
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 24 June 2019
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 18 March 2024 — “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 Turua 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
Turua Primary School, located on the Hauraki Plains, provides education for students in Years 1 to 8. The school’s mission to ‘empower learners to access their future’ underpins a holistic view of student development and a focus on supporting students to be their ‘Best Always’.
Turua Primary School ’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
Ako - to develop the learning and teaching foundations that enable our learners to contribute and thrive as successful citizens throughout their lives.
Hauora - to ensure schoolwide initiatives promote physical activity, healthy lifestyles, and safety programmes.
Whanaungatanga - to nurture and grow links with both whānau and the wider Turua community.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Turua Primary School ’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the extent to which the implementation of a cohesive, responsive wellbeing and pastoral framework is promoting connection, engagement, and improved learning outcomes.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
the need to respond to increasing numbers of students who require pastoral, engagement and learning support
the significant difference it will make to students most at risk of underachieving.
The school expects to see:
a coherent pastoral framework and practices that consistently align with the school values and respond to student needs
students increasingly experiencing a sense of connection, belonging and support
student, whānau and teacher voice, and student information guiding ongoing refinements to the pastoral system
students most at risk of underachieving experiencing accelerated progress towards equitable outcomes.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to promote connection, engagement, and achievement:
experienced leadership that is focused on continuous improvement
teaching that is characterised by respect, inclusion and relationships of care
an engaging and varied curriculum that promotes access to meaningful educational experiences.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
developing and implementing a pastoral framework built around its core values
continuing to work with whānau to implement explicit and informed pastoral practices that are responsive to students’ wellbeing needs
using stakeholder voice and student information to evaluate the impact of and inform refinements to the new pastoral framework.
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
18 March 2024
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).