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Best secondary schools in Bay of Plenty

43 secondary 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 Kura Māori ā Rohe o Waiohau

    Waiohau · Composite · 92 students · EQI 510+ (most disadvantaged)

    93

    / 100 composite

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    Academic
    —
    Outcomes
    —
    Retention
    —
    Wellbeing
    100
    Trajectory
    92
    ERO review
    76
  2. 2
    TKKM o Hurungaterangi

    Mangakakahi · Composite · 91 students · EQI 510+ (most disadvantaged)

    88

    / 100 composite

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    Academic
    92
    Outcomes
    —
    Retention
    90
    Wellbeing
    100
    Trajectory
    60
    ERO review
    76
  3. 3
    TKKM o Te Kura Kokiri logo
    TKKM o Te Kura Kokiri

    Welcome Bay · Composite · 268 students · EQI 510+ (most disadvantaged)

    87

    / 100 composite

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    Academic
    86
    Outcomes
    —
    Retention
    72
    Wellbeing
    100
    Trajectory
    100
    ERO review
    83
  4. 4
    Te Whata Tau o Putauaki logo
    Te Whata Tau o Putauaki

    Kawerau · Composite · 80 students · EQI 510+ (most disadvantaged)

    87

    / 100 composite

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    Academic
    —
    Outcomes
    —
    Retention
    80
    Wellbeing
    100
    Trajectory
    84
    ERO review
    85
  5. 5
    TKK Motuhake o Tawhiuau logo
    TKK Motuhake o Tawhiuau

    Murupara · Composite · 92 students · EQI 510+ (most disadvantaged)

    84

    / 100 composite

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    Academic
    —
    Outcomes
    —
    Retention
    —
    Wellbeing
    100
    Trajectory
    59
    ERO review
    85
  6. 6
    Aquinas College logo
    Aquinas College

    Pyes Pa · Secondary (Year 7-15) · 831 students · EQI <420 (most advantaged)

    83

    / 100 composite

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    Academic
    92
    Outcomes
    72
    Retention
    90
    Wellbeing
    84
    Trajectory
    58
    ERO review
    85
  7. 7
    John Paul College logo
    John Paul College

    Utuhina · Secondary (Year 7-15) · 1,097 students · EQI <420 (most advantaged)

    81

    / 100 composite

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    Academic
    95
    Outcomes
    67
    Retention
    92
    Wellbeing
    88
    Trajectory
    41
    ERO review
    72
  8. 8
    Bethlehem College logo
    Bethlehem College

    Bethlehem · Composite · 2,050 students · EQI <420 (most advantaged)

    77

    / 100 composite

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    Academic
    86
    Outcomes
    63
    Retention
    88
    Wellbeing
    92
    Trajectory
    66
    ERO review
    33
  9. 9
    TKKM o Huiarau

    Ruatahuna · Composite · 70 students · EQI 510+ (most disadvantaged)

    75

    / 100 composite

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    Academic
    74
    Outcomes
    —
    Retention
    71
    Wellbeing
    100
    Trajectory
    45
    ERO review
    76
  10. 10
    Mount Maunganui College logo
    Mount Maunganui College

    Mount Maunganui · Secondary (Year 9-15) · 1,648 students · EQI 450–474

    70

    / 100 composite

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    Academic
    83
    Outcomes
    45
    Retention
    83
    Wellbeing
    73
    Trajectory
    53
    ERO review
    83
View the remaining 33 ranked secondary schools in Bay of Plenty
  1. 11. TKKM o Ruamata Rotokawa
    70
  2. 12. Ōtūmoetai College Tauranga Central
    69
  3. 13. TKKM o Te Koutu Rotorua Central
    69
  4. 14. ACG Tauranga Pyes Pa
    67
  5. 15. Whakatane High School Whakatane
    66
  6. 16. Tauranga Boys' College Tauranga
    64
  7. 17. Taupo-nui-a-Tia College Taupo
    64
  8. 18. Papamoa College Papamoa
    64
  9. 19. Katikati College Katikati
    63
  10. 20. Rotorua Boys' High School Rotorua
    63
  11. 21. TKKM o Whakarewa I Te Reo Ki Tuwharetoa Taupo
    63
  12. 22. Tauranga Girls' College Gate Pa
    62
  13. 23. Te Kura Mana Māori o Whangaparaoa Cape Runaway
    61
  14. 24. Tauhara College Taupo
    60
  15. 25. Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Orini ki Ngati Awa Coastlands
    59
  16. 26. Trident High School Whakatane
    58
  17. 27. Te Wharekura o Ruatoki Ruatoki
    57
  18. 28. Te Wharekura o Mauao Bethlehem
    57
  19. 29. Te Puke High School Te Puke
    56
  20. 30. Western Heights High School Rotorua Central
    56
  21. 31. Rotorua Girls' High School Hillcrest
    52
  22. 32. Rotorua Lakes High School Te Ngae
    52
  23. 33. Te Kura o Waitahanui Waitahanui
    49
  24. 34. Te Kura o Te Whānau-a-Apanui Opotiki
    45
  25. 35. Te Wharekura o Ngāti Rongomai Holdens Bay
    44
  26. 36. Rangitaiki College – Te Kura Tuarua o Rangitaiki Edgecumbe
    43
  27. 37. Te Kura o Hirangi Turangi
    43
  28. 38. Tarawera High School Kawerau
    41
  29. 39. Lake Taupo Christian School Taupo
    41
  30. 40. Opotiki College Opotiki
    40
  31. 41. Murupara Area School Murupara
    38
  32. 42. Tongariro School Turangi
    35
  33. 43. Reporoa College Reporoa
    34

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).