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Pa Harakeke Teen Parent Unit

Billah Street, Tokoroa · Waikato

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Total roll 0
EQI 569
Founded 2010
44

Composite score

Developing

C

Below median

Rank #2,093 of scored NZ schools

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State school Co-educational EQI 569 (high need)

In summary

Pa Harakeke Teen Parent Unit is a teen parent education provider in Tokoroa. The 2017 ERO review found that leadership and management were not yet effectively meeting Ministry of Education guidelines, and identified an urgent need to review educational outcomes and career pathways. The unit operates in a well-resourced environment and provides practical support including transportation and early childhood drop-off services, with most students studying through Te Kura correspondence.

Best suited for

Students in Tokoroa looking for a state-funded setting.

Is Pa Harakeke Teen Parent Unit a good school?

Pa Harakeke Teen Parent Unit scores 44/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

Strengths from the latest ERO report

  • Students are learning in an attractive and well-resourced environment
  • Good use made of student management system to track and monitor achievement information
  • Helpful initiatives including transportation for young parents and early childhood drop-off service

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
Academic
35%
L1 67% · L2 56% · UE 33% · below band median (n=142) · why?
Mean of latest NCEA Level 1 + Level 2 + UE achievement percentage from Education Counts. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: below band median (n=142).
56
Outcomes
25%
Uni 0% · Te Pūkenga 1% · Industry 0% · bottom 10% of band (n=123) · why?
Share of leavers going to a New Zealand university + Te Pūkenga + Industry Training (capped at 100%). Counts are normalised when EC publishes raw cohort sizes instead of percentages. Source: Education Counts post-school destinations. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: bottom 10% of band (n=123).
1
Retention
15%
67% to Y13 · below band median (n=166) · why?
Percentage of the Y9 cohort still enrolled in Y13 (all students). Source: Education Counts retention table. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: below band median (n=166).
67
Wellbeing
12%
standdowns 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (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: top 10% of band (n=539).
100
Trajectory
8%
-37.5% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · bottom 10% of band (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: bottom 10% of band (n=524).
3
ERO review
5%
34/100 from ERO review 2017-06 · bottom 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: 2017. Peer comparison: bottom 10% of band (n=544).
34

⚠ 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): 34/100.

Latest ERO review

2017-06-13 · Lynda Pura-Watson, Waikato and Bay of Plenty

ERO report
  • Leadership, management and organisation is not yet effectively meeting the expectations of Ministry of Education Guidelines
  • Students achieve NCEA Levels 1-3 and continue to tertiary or employment, though data shows urgent need to review educational outcomes and career pathways
  • Curriculum plan requires strengthening to include outcomes developed by MoE for teen parent units; most students study through Te Kura correspondence
  • Culturally responsive practices promoting success for Māori as Māori are not yet integrated into daily practices
  • TPU has not effectively analysed how the programme is improving student attendance, engagement and educational achievement
"Leadership, management and organisation is not yet effectively meeting the expectations of Ministry of Education (MoE) Guidelines."
— ERO, 2017-06-13 (leadership)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2015–2017. Click a point to read that review.

latest 34
0 25 50 75 100 20152017 2015-03-02 · 85/100 2017-06-13 · 34/100

NCEA achievement

School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).

Education Counts

NCEA Level 1 · 2024

66.7%

6 of 9 leavers

NCEA Level 2 · 2024

55.6%

5 of 9 leavers

University Entrance · 2024

33.3%

3 of 9 leavers

Data: Ministry of Education / Education Counts, CC-BY-4.0

Stay-on rate

Percentage of students who stay at school until at least their 17th birthday — the standard NZ proxy for Year-9-to-Year-13 retention.

Education Counts

66.7%

2024 cohort · 9 students

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

$0.12M

Per-student funding · 2022

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2018

$0.1M

2019

$0.1M

2020

$0.1M

2021

$0.1M

2022

$0.1M

Location

Billah Street, Tokoroa. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Pa Harakeke Teen Parent Unit a good school?

Pa Harakeke Teen Parent Unit scores 44/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2017-06 review identified 6 key findings. Leadership, management and organisation is not yet effectively meeting the expectations of Ministry of Education Guidelines

How do I enrol my child at Pa Harakeke Teen Parent Unit?

Contact the school directly on 07-886 6109 Ext 706, email info@tokoroahigh.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?

Pa Harakeke Teen Parent Unit is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Pa Harakeke Teen Parent Unit has 0 students, with an EQI of 569 (higher socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Pa Harakeke Teen Parent Unit in 2017-06, signed by Lynda Pura-Watson. 2 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

13 Jun 2017

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