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Ngongotaha School

Q: Is Ngongotaha School a good school?

Ngongotaha School scores 70/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Above median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

Q: What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2024-08 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of February 2024

Q: How do I enrol my child at Ngongotaha School?

Contact the school directly on 07-3574531, email admin@ngongotaha.school.nz, or visit ngongotaha.school.nz. For state schools, check your home address against the school's enrolment zone — some schools are in-zone-only.

Q: What are the fees?

Ngongotaha School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

Q: What is the roll size?

Ngongotaha School has 403 students, with an EQI of 486 (mid-range socio-economic context).

Q: When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Ngongotaha School in 2024-08, signed by Shelley Booysen. 4 ERO reports are on file in our archive.

22 School Road, Ngongotaha · Bay of Plenty

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Total roll 403

EQI 486

Founded 1911

Composite score

Established

B+

Above median

Rank #1,116 of scored NZ schools

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State school Co-educational Contributing Primary (Years 1-6) EQI 486

In summary

Ngongotaha School's Board of Trustees attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of February 2024, with confirmed compliance across all six requirement areas. The school met curriculum requirements and board administration standards as verified in the August 2024 board assurance review.

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Is Ngongotaha School a good school?

Ngongotaha School scores 70/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Above median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

Strengths from the latest ERO report

Board has confirmed compliance across all six regulatory and legislative requirement 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.

How this is computed

Wellbeing

35%

standdowns 19.1/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · above band median (n=468) · why?

Composite of stand-downs, suspensions, and exclusions per 1,000 students (lower is better). Formula: standdowns/1k + 2× suspensions/1k + 5× exclusions/1k. Small primary schools with no rows score top of band ("no incidents reported"). Source: Education Counts student engagement. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: above band median (n=468).

Trajectory

25%

-0.3% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=469) · why?

5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: near band median (n=469).

ERO review

40%

74/100 from ERO review 2024-08 · near band median (n=471) · why?

Composite score from the most recent Education Review Office report (Haiku-extracted 0–100 from the published review text). For primary schools this is the heaviest axis (40%) because NCEA-style outcomes data isn't applicable. Source: ERO via Wayback archive. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: near band median (n=471).

⚠ 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): 74/100.

Latest ERO review

2024-08-14 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report

Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of February 2024
Board Administration requirements met
Curriculum requirements met
Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements met
Personnel Management and Finance requirements met

"As of February 2024, the Ngongotaha School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
— ERO, 2024-08-14 (governance)

Audited financials

Year ended 2023 · Audit opinion: unmodified

Annual report

Total revenue

$4.69M

Surplus / (deficit)

+$381k

Net assets / equity

$1.90M

Discipline (age-standardised, per 1,000 students)

Stand-down = sent home temporarily. Suspension = formal investigation. Exclusion = removed from school. National averages shown for comparison.

Education Counts

Stand-downs · 2024

19.1

3 this year · NZ avg ~37

Suspensions · 2024

—

· 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.

Education Counts

Total Crown funding · 2022

$3.56M

Per-student funding · 2022

$8,826

2018

$2.2M

2019

$2.5M

2020

$3.7M

2021

$3.4M

2022

$3.6M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts

Year 01

61
Year 02

67
Year 03

56
Year 04

56
Year 05

73
Year 06

54
Year 07

12
Year 08

1

Roll by ethnicity

Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.

Education Counts

Māori

61.0%
European/Pākehā

58.6%
Pacific

8.9%
Asian

6.0%
Other / MELAA

1.0%

Location

22 School Road, Ngongotaha. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Ngongotaha School a good school?

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2024-08 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of February 2024

How do I enrol my child at Ngongotaha School?

Contact the school directly on 07-3574531, email admin@ngongotaha.school.nz, or visit ngongotaha.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?

Ngongotaha School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Ngongotaha School has 403 students, with an EQI of 486 (mid-range socio-economic context).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Ngongotaha School in 2024-08, 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.

Last updated

14 Aug 2024

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