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Otaua School

55 Maioro Road, Waiuku · Auckland — South

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Total roll 230
EQI 450
Founded 1895
80

Composite score

Strong

A

Top 25% in NZ

Rank #390 of scored NZ schools

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

In summary

Otaua School is a full primary in Waiuku with 230 students. The board attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of February 2023, with board administration and curriculum confirmed in place. No composite score is currently available.

Best suited for

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

Is Otaua School a good school?

Otaua School scores 80/100 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.

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%
+16.9% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (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: top quartile of band (n=403).
71
ERO review
40%
67/100 from ERO review 2019-02 · bottom 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: 2019. Peer comparison: bottom quartile of band (n=406).
67

⚠ 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): 67/100.

Latest ERO review

2023-08-23 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of February 2023
  • Board Administration - Yes
  • Curriculum - Yes
  • Management of Health, Safety and Welfare - Yes
  • Personnel Management - Yes
"As of February 2023, the Otaua School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
— ERO, 2023-08-23 (governance)

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

$1.74M

Per-student funding · 2022

$7,559

2018

$1.1M

2019

$1.5M

2020

$2.2M

2021

$2.2M

2022

$1.7M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    24
  • Year 02
    26
  • Year 03
    27
  • Year 04
    19
  • Year 05
    32
  • Year 06
    31
  • Year 07
    22
  • Year 08
    27

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    93.5%
  • Māori
    13.5%
  • Pacific
    5.2%
  • Asian
    2.6%
  • Other / MELAA
    1.3%

Location

55 Maioro Road, Waiuku. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Otaua School a good school?

Otaua School scores 80/100 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 2023-08 review identified 7 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of February 2023

How do I enrol my child at Otaua School?

Contact the school directly on 09-2352741, email admin@otaua.school.nz, or visit www.otaua.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?

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

What is the roll size?

Otaua School has 230 students, with an EQI of 450 (mid-range socio-economic context).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Otaua School in 2023-08, 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.

Last updated

23 Aug 2023

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