# Aquinas College

**Type:** Secondary (Year 7-15) (State : Integrated)  
**Gender:** Co-Educational  
**Address:** 183 Pyes Pa Road, Pyes Pa, Tauranga  
**Region:** Bay of Plenty, Waiariki  
**Total roll:** 831  
**Equity Index (EQI):** 402  
**Founded:** 2003  
**Website:** <http://www.aquinas.school.nz>  

## Latest ERO review (2024-03-21)

**Author:** Shelley Booysen, ERO  
**Source:** <https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/482/aquinas-college#report-30157>

### Key findings
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all areas: Board Administration, Curriculum, Management of Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
- One area of non-compliance identified: renewal of a police vet for a non-teaching staff member every three years (s 104, Education and Training Act 2020)
- The board has since addressed the identified area of non-compliance

### Verbatim quotes from ERO
> _"The board has since addressed the area of non-compliance identified."_ — ERO, 2024-03-21 (governance)

> _"The next School Board assurance that it is meeting regulatory and legislative requirements will be reported, along with the Te Ara Huarau | School Evaluation Report, within three years."_ — ERO, 2024-03-21 (governance)

## Audited financials (year ended 2024)

- **Total revenue:** $12.37M
- **Surplus/(deficit):** +$79,837
- **Net assets/equity:** $1.65M
- **Audit opinion:** unmodified
- **Source:** <https://www.aquinas.school.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Aquinas-College-Annual-Report-2024.pdf>

## International student programme

- **SIEBA member:** yes
- **Source:** <https://www.aquinas.school.nz/international-students/>

## Tags

`accepts_international_students` · `sieba_member` · `consistent_excellence` · `surplus_latest_year` · `audit_unmodified_multi_year` · `state_integrated` · `coeducational` · `secondary_school` · `international_students_accepted` · `reviewed_by_prolific_director`

## Machine-readable siblings

- JSON: <https://schoolsnearme.co.nz/api/school/aquinas-college/facts.json>
- ERO history (markdown): <https://schoolsnearme.co.nz/api/school/aquinas-college/ero-history.md>

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