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Best intermediate schools in Bay of Plenty

9 intermediate schools ranked by the SchoolsNearMe composite — a 5-axis score (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory) compared against EQI-band peers. Methodology.

Data refreshed from Education Counts 2026-05-27. Schools without enough data to score on the composite are omitted from this page but still appear in the directory.

  1. 1
    Te Puke Intermediate logo
    Te Puke Intermediate

    Te Puke · Intermediate · 506 students · EQI 450–474

    79

    / 100 composite

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    Wellbeing
    83
    Trajectory
    77
    ERO review
    76
  2. 2
    Ōtūmoetai Intermediate logo
    Ōtūmoetai Intermediate

    Otumoetai · Intermediate · 908 students · EQI 420–449

    68

    / 100 composite

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    Wellbeing
    74
    Trajectory
    46
    ERO review
    76
  3. 3
    Tauranga Intermediate logo
    Tauranga Intermediate

    The Avenues · Intermediate · 1,262 students · EQI 475–509

    63

    / 100 composite

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    Wellbeing
    63
    Trajectory
    41
    ERO review
    76
  4. 4
    Mokoia Intermediate logo
    Mokoia Intermediate

    Owhata · Intermediate · 321 students · EQI 450–474

    58

    / 100 composite

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    Wellbeing
    49
    Trajectory
    42
    ERO review
    76
  5. 5
    Mt Maunganui Intermediate logo
    Mt Maunganui Intermediate

    Mount Maunganui · Intermediate · 717 students · EQI 420–449

    55

    / 100 composite

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    Wellbeing
    39
    Trajectory
    42
    ERO review
    76
  6. 6
    Whakatane Intermediate logo
    Whakatane Intermediate

    Whakatane · Intermediate · 584 students · EQI 475–509

    45

    / 100 composite

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    Wellbeing
    0
    Trajectory
    58
    ERO review
    76
  7. 7
    Rotorua Intermediate logo
    Rotorua Intermediate

    Rotorua · Intermediate · 636 students · EQI 475–509

    41

    / 100 composite

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    Wellbeing
    0
    Trajectory
    42
    ERO review
    76
  8. 8
    Taupo Intermediate logo
    Taupo Intermediate

    Hilltop · Intermediate · 522 students · EQI 450–474

    37

    / 100 composite

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    Wellbeing
    0
    Trajectory
    28
    ERO review
    76
  9. 9
    Kaitao Intermediate logo
    Kaitao Intermediate

    Western Heights · Intermediate · 270 students · EQI 510+ (most disadvantaged)

    35

    / 100 composite

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    Wellbeing
    0
    Trajectory
    17
    ERO review
    76

About this ranking

SchoolsNearMe's composite combines five axes — academic achievement, post-school destinations, Y9→Y13 retention, wellbeing (low stand-down rate), and roll trajectory — into a single 0–100 score. The math compares each school against its EQI-band peers (12 bands covering NZ's socio-economic spread), so a school serving more disadvantaged students isn't unfairly penalised against schools serving the most-advantaged.

Schools below 30 students aren't given a rollup score (per-axis data is still on each profile). Schools without composite-eligible data don't appear on this page.

Source data: Education Counts (NCEA, retention, destinations, discipline, funding) · Ministry of Education (roll, EQI, identity).