# Takitimu Primary School

**Type:** Full Primary (State)  
**Gender:** Co-Educational  
**Address:** 15 Evan Street, Nightcaps  
**Region:** Otago, Southland  
**Total roll:** 104  
**Equity Index (EQI):** 467  
**Founded:** 1995  
**Website:** <https://www.takitimu.school.nz>  

## Latest ERO review (2023-09-22)

**Author:** Shelley Booysen, ERO  
**Source:** <https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/398/takitimu-primary-school#report-28914>

### Key findings
- Board has not reported to community on progress and achievement of students on basis of good quality assessment information
- School has not developed policies, plans and targets for improving progress and achievement of Māori students in consultation with Māori community
- School has not complied with requirements for retention and disposal of school records
- School has not undertaken regular review of health and safety policies and procedures linked to safe physical and emotional environment
- School has not received assurance at intervals of not more than six months that trial evacuation has occurred

### Verbatim quotes from ERO
> _"Developed policies, plans and targets for improving the progress and achievement of Māori students in consultation with the school's Māori community."_ — ERO, 2023-09-22 (equity)

> _"Undertaken regular review of health and safety policies and procedures/guidelines/practices linked to providing a safe physical and emotional environment for students."_ — ERO, 2023-09-22 (wellbeing)

> _"Received assurance at intervals of not more than six months that a trial evacuation has occurred."_ — ERO, 2023-09-22 (safety)

## Tags

`declining_leadership_concern` · `state_school` · `coeducational` · `full_primary_1_8` · `reviewed_by_prolific_director`

## Machine-readable siblings

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

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