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Ōpoutere School

1203 Tairua Road, Whangamata · Waikato

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Total roll 118
EQI 459
Founded 1908
84

Composite score

Strong

A

Top 10% in NZ

Rank #211 of scored NZ schools

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State school Co-educational Full Primary (Years 1-8)

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Students aged 5-11 in Whangamata looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.

Is Ōpoutere School a good school?

Ōpoutere School scores 84/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 10% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

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 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=404) · 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: top 10% of band (n=404).
100
Trajectory
25%
+10.5% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above band median (n=403) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: above band median (n=403).
63
ERO review
40%
83/100 from ERO review 2022-11 · top quartile of band (n=406) · 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: 2022. Peer comparison: top quartile of band (n=406).
83

⚠ 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

2022-11-04 · Phil Cowie, Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui

ERO report
  • Board of Trustees has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of March 2022
  • All six mandatory assurance areas confirmed: Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
"As of March 2022, the Opoutere School Board of Trustees has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
— ERO, 2022-11-04 (governance)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2019–2022. Click a point to read that review.

latest 83
0 25 50 75 100 20192022 2019-11-14 · 67/100 2022-11-04 · 83/100

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

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.

Education Counts

Total Crown funding · 2022

$1.01M

Per-student funding · 2022

$8,546

2018

$0.6M

2019

$0.8M

2020

$1.1M

2021

$0.9M

2022

$1.0M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    17
  • Year 02
    15
  • Year 03
    14
  • Year 04
    18
  • Year 05
    15
  • Year 06
    12
  • Year 07
    19
  • Year 08
    6

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    75.4%
  • Māori
    39.8%
  • Asian
    4.2%
  • Pacific
    1.7%

Location

1203 Tairua Road, Whangamata. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Ōpoutere School a good school?

Ōpoutere School scores 84/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 10% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2022-11 review identified 2 key findings. Board of Trustees has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of March 2022

How do I enrol my child at Ōpoutere School?

Contact the school directly on 07-8659077, email office@opoutereschool.net, or visit www.opoutereschool.net. For state schools, check your home address against the school's enrolment zone — some schools are in-zone-only.

What are the fees?

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

What is the roll size?

Ōpoutere School has 118 students, with an EQI of 459 (mid-range socio-economic context).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Ōpoutere School in 2022-11, signed by Phil Cowie. 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.

Last updated

4 Nov 2022

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