Kokopu School
921 Kokopu Road, Whangarei · Northland
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Composite score
Established
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #443 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Kokopu School's Board Assurance Review in July 2023 confirmed the Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of November 2022, with Board Administration and curriculum requirements confirmed. The Board has completed attestation across all required regulatory and legislative areas.
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Whangarei looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Kokopu School a good school?
Kokopu School scores 79/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Board has completed attestation across all required regulatory and legislative areas
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 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=404) · why? ▼ hide
+12.7% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above band median (n=403) · why? ▼ hide
68/100 from ERO review 2018-05 · bottom quartile of band (n=406) · 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): 68/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-07-28 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of November 2022
- Board Administration confirmed
- Curriculum requirements confirmed
- Management of Health, Safety and Welfare confirmed
- Personnel Management confirmed
"As of November 2022, the Kokopu School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2015–2018. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2020 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$1.16M
Surplus / (deficit)
$28k
Net assets / equity
$0.18M
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
0.0
· 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
$1.70M
Per-student funding · 2022
$14,127
2018
$0.7M
2019
$0.8M
2020
$1.3M
2021
$0.9M
2022
$1.7M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 13
- Year 02 21
- Year 03 15
- Year 04 15
- Year 05 21
- Year 06 14
- Year 07 17
- Year 08 8
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 87.5%
- Māori 20.8%
- Asian 5.0%
- Other / MELAA 2.5%
- Pacific 1.7%
Location
921 Kokopu Road, Whangarei. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Kokopu School a good school?
Kokopu School scores 79/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2023-07 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of November 2022
How do I enrol my child at Kokopu School?
Contact the school directly on 09-4346765, email office@kokopu.school.nz, or visit www.kokopu.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?
Kokopu School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Kokopu School has 120 students, with an EQI of 461 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Kokopu School in 2023-07, signed by Shelley Booysen. 4 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
- web.archive.org
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz