Pahoia School
29 Esdaile Road, Tauranga · Bay of Plenty
Composite score
Established
Above median
Rank #1,059 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students in Tauranga looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Pahoia School a good school?
Pahoia 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.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Board attested to compliance in Board Administration
- Board attested to compliance in Curriculum
- Board attested to compliance in Management of Health, Safety and Welfare
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.
standdowns 13.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (n=518) · why? ▼ hide
-10.1% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · below band median (n=515) · why? ▼ hide
79/100 from ERO review 2023-07 · near band median (n=520) · why? ▼ hide
⚠ 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): 79/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-07-07 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Police vetting not obtained for all appointed persons
- Police vetting not renewed every three years for employees, contractors and workers
- Child protection policy does not outline identification and reporting of suspected neglect and abuse
- Accurate records of safety checking process for employees not kept
- No community consultation on Health Curriculum delivery
"the BOT has not obtained a police vet for every person whom the BOT has appointed to the school"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2019–2023. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2020 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$1.87M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$127k
Net assets / equity
$0.70M
Discipline (age-standardised, per 1,000 students)
Stand-down = sent home temporarily. Suspension = formal investigation. Exclusion = removed from school. National averages shown for comparison.
Stand-downs · 2024
13.0
1 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.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$1.39M
Per-student funding · 2022
$7,668
2018
$1.6M
2019
$1.2M
2020
$1.4M
2021
$1.7M
2022
$1.4M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 27
- Year 02 27
- Year 03 27
- Year 04 28
- Year 05 30
- Year 06 25
- Year 07 6
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 92.3%
- Māori 16.0%
- Asian 5.5%
- Pacific 1.7%
Location
29 Esdaile Road, Tauranga. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Pahoia School a good school?
Pahoia 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 2023-07 review identified 6 key findings. Police vetting not obtained for all appointed persons
How do I enrol my child at Pahoia School?
Contact the school directly on 07-5480723, email office@pahoia.school.nz, or visit www.pahoia.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?
Pahoia School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Pahoia School has 181 students, with an EQI of 428 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Pahoia School in 2023-07, 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.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- web.archive.org
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz