East Taieri School
11 Cemetery Road, East Taieri · Otago & Southland
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Composite score
Established
Below median
Rank #1,491 of scored NZ schools
In summary
East Taieri School received a Te Ara Huarau review in September 2023. The school demonstrates effective leadership that ensures strong curriculum planning and implementation, with leaders and teachers having built capability in culturally responsive teaching. Teaching practice responds well to the diverse interests, needs and abilities of students, with a composite score of 83.
Best suited for
Students in East Taieri looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is East Taieri School a good school?
East Taieri School scores 63/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Effective school leadership that ensures effective curriculum planning and implementation
- Leaders and teachers have purposefully built their capability to implement culturally responsive curriculum and teaching
- Existing curriculum and teaching practice that responds well to the diverse interests, needs and abilities of students
Summary derived from ERO reports + audited financials + MoE records. Every claim links to its source — see data transparency at the bottom of this page.
Score breakdown
6 axes, each scored 0–100 on a national absolute scale. As at 2025.
standdowns 42.1/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · bottom quartile of band (n=536) · why? ▼ hide
-8.5% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · below band median (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
83/100 from ERO review 2023-09 · above band median (n=539) · why? ▼ hide
⚠ Insufficient EQI-band peers (n<10) to compute per-axis percentile context. The score above is absolute; treat it as a single-school read rather than a peer comparison.
Real ERO composite (from the latest review): 83/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-09-13 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Effective school leadership ensures effective curriculum planning and implementation
- Leaders and teachers have purposefully built capability to implement culturally responsive curriculum and teaching
- Curriculum and teaching practice responds well to diverse interests, needs and abilities of students
- Leaders and teachers are improvement focused and use internal evaluation well to know about effectiveness of teaching and learning
- Lower proportion of boys have achieved at expected curriculum levels in literacy compared to girls over time
"effective school leadership that ensures effective curriculum planning and implementation"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2018–2023. Click a point to read that review.
Discipline (age-standardised, per 1,000 students)
Stand-down = sent home temporarily. Suspension = formal investigation. Exclusion = removed from school. National averages shown for comparison.
Stand-downs · 2024
42.1
5 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
0.0
· NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
0.0
· NZ avg ~1.5
Government funding
Crown funding only (school operations + teacher salaries + property). Excludes locally-raised funds, international fees and trading income — those are in the audited financial report above.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$2.42M
Per-student funding · 2022
$7,502
2018
$2.1M
2019
$1.9M
2020
$2.6M
2021
$2.2M
2022
$2.4M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 48
- Year 02 43
- Year 03 56
- Year 04 43
- Year 05 53
- Year 06 45
- Year 07 14
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 94.4%
- Māori 11.1%
- Asian 4.0%
- Pacific 2.5%
- Other / MELAA 1.2%
Location
11 Cemetery Road, East Taieri. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with East Taieri School.
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Elmgrove School
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Taieri College
Secondary (Year 7-15) · 1.6km · 1,178 roll
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+1 vs this
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Frequently asked
Is East Taieri School a good school?
East Taieri School scores 63/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2023-09 review identified 5 key findings. Effective school leadership ensures effective curriculum planning and implementation
How do I enrol my child at East Taieri School?
Contact the school directly on 03-489 6737, email etaieri@east-taieri.school.nz, or visit east-taieri.school.nz. For state schools, check your home address against the school's enrolment zone — some schools are in-zone-only.
What are the fees?
East Taieri School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
East Taieri School has 323 students, with an EQI of 401 (lower socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed East Taieri School in 2023-09, signed by Shelley Booysen. 3 ERO reports are on file in our archive.
Data transparency
Every fact on this page links to its source. We never publish a claim without provenance — read our methodology for the full rules.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz