# Tikipunga High School

**Type:** Secondary (Year 7-15) (State)  
**Gender:** Co-Educational  
**Address:** 194 Corks Road, Tikipunga, Whangarei  
**Region:** Tai Tokerau  
**Total roll:** 339  
**Equity Index (EQI):** 560  
**Founded:** 1971  
**Website:** <https://tikipungahigh.school.nz/>  

## Latest ERO review (2024-09-05)

**Author:** n/a, ERO  
**Source:** <https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/14/tikipunga-high-school#report-31295>

### Key findings
- The majority of students achieve NCEA at Levels 1, 2 and 3, however very few students achieve University Entrance
- Less than half of students in Years 7 to 10 achieve at expected curriculum levels in reading, writing and mathematics; most students make accelerated progress over this time
- NCEA achievement outcomes for Māori students have improved and been sustained over time
- Less than half of students attend regularly
- School leadership works collaboratively to improve outcomes for students with focus on inclusive learning and successful outcomes for all students, particularly Māori and students with additional needs

### Verbatim quotes from ERO
> _"School leadership works collaboratively to improve outcomes for students."_ — ERO, 2024-09-05 (leadership)

> _"Professional learning and capacity building is valued and nurtured by school leaders, who are focused on improving learner experiences."_ — ERO, 2024-09-05 (leadership)

> _"Leaders prioritise and deliberately plan for inclusive learning and successful outcomes for all students, particularly Māori and students with additional needs."_ — ERO, 2024-09-05 (equity)

## Tags

`state_school` · `coeducational` · `secondary_school` · `eqi_high_need`

## Machine-readable siblings

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

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