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Owhata School

31 Brent Road, Owhata · Bay of Plenty

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Total roll 264
EQI 536
Founded 1965
71

Composite score

Established

B+

Above median

Rank #1,058 of scored NZ schools

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State school Co-educational Contributing Primary (Years 1-6) EQI 536 (high need)

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Is Owhata School a good school?

Owhata School scores 71/100 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.

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 21.6/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (n=539) · 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: near band median (n=539).
78
Trajectory
25%
-7.7% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · below band median (n=524) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: below band median (n=524).
40
ERO review
40%
84/100 from ERO review 2023-11 · top 10% of band (n=544) · 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: 2023. Peer comparison: top 10% of band (n=544).
84

⚠ 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): 84/100.

Latest ERO review

2023-11-10 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • Board of Trustees has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of February 2023
  • Board Administration requirements met
  • Curriculum requirements met
  • Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements met
  • Personnel Management requirements met
"As of February 2023, the Owhata School Board of Trustees has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
— ERO, 2023-11-10 (governance)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2018–2023. Click a point to read that review.

latest 84
0 25 50 75 100 20182023 2018-06-29 · 59/100 2023-11-10 · 84/100

Audited financials

Year ended 2022 · Audit opinion: unmodified

Annual report

Total revenue

$2.87M

Surplus / (deficit)

$42k

Net assets / equity

$0.29M

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

21.6

2 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.

Education Counts

Total Crown funding · 2022

$3.24M

Per-student funding · 2022

$12,281

2018

$1.8M

2019

$1.7M

2020

$2.1M

2021

$2.3M

2022

$3.2M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    27
  • Year 02
    32
  • Year 03
    47
  • Year 04
    48
  • Year 05
    38
  • Year 06
    43
  • Year 07
    15

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • Māori
    86.0%
  • European/Pākehā
    29.5%
  • Pacific
    9.5%
  • Asian
    3.4%
  • Other / MELAA
    0.8%

Location

31 Brent Road, Owhata. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Owhata School a good school?

Owhata School scores 71/100 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.

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2023-11 review identified 7 key findings. Board of Trustees has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of February 2023

How do I enrol my child at Owhata School?

Contact the school directly on 07-3456051, email owhata@owhata.school.nz, or visit www.owhata.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?

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

What is the roll size?

Owhata School has 264 students, with an EQI of 536 (higher socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Owhata School in 2023-11, 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

10 Nov 2023

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