Papamoa College
151 Doncaster Road, Papamoa · Bay of Plenty
Composite score
Established
Below median
Rank #1,444 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Papamoa College's Board of Trustees has attested to compliance with regulatory and legislative requirements across Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets. One area of non-compliance was identified regarding the renewal of police vets for non-teaching staff every three years, which the Board has since addressed. The school has demonstrated compliant board administration, met curriculum requirements, and has management systems in place for health, safety and welfare.
Best suited for
Students aged 13-18 in Papamoa looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Papamoa College a good school?
Papamoa College scores 64/100 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
- Board administration compliant
- Curriculum requirements met
- Management of health, safety and welfare systems in place
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.
L1 85% · L2 72% · UE 49% · near band median (n=84) · why? ▼ hide
Uni 21% · Te Pūkenga 11% · Industry 8% · near band median (n=81) · why? ▼ hide
74% to Y13 · below band median (n=86) · why? ▼ hide
standdowns 21.3/1k · suspensions 3.8/1k · exclusions 1.9/1k · near band median (n=404) · why? ▼ hide
+16.2% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (n=403) · why? ▼ hide
85/100 from ERO review 2024-11 · top 10% of band (n=406) · 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): 85/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-11-11 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to regulatory and legislative requirements across all key areas: Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
- One area of non-compliance identified: renewal of police vets for non-teaching staff every three years
- Board has since addressed the identified non-compliance
"As of August 2024, the Pāpāmoa College Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2024–2024. Click a point to read that review.
Trajectory across review cycles
Year-over-year change per dimension based on consecutive ERO reviews.
Audited financials
Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$22.26M
Surplus / (deficit)
$401k
Net assets / equity
$2.22M
2 years of audited data on file · View full history (Pro)
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
NCEA Level 1 · 2024
85.0%
204 of 240 leavers
+4.7pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
72.1%
173 of 240 leavers
-3.5pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
48.8%
117 of 240 leavers
+1.1pt vs prior year
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.
74.2%
2024 cohort · 240 students
+0.6pt vs 2023
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
21.3
60 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
3.8
12 this year · NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
1.9
5 this year · NZ avg ~1.5
Vocational Pathway Awards
School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).
- Service Industries 6
- Creative Industries 5
- Social and Community Services 1
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
$23.22M
Per-student funding · 2022
$13,147
2018
$8.9M
2019
$10.6M
2020
$12.8M
2021
$15.2M
2022
$23.2M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 07 281
- Year 08 286
- Year 09 291
- Year 10 271
- Year 11 269
- Year 12 229
- Year 13+ 163
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 69.0%
- Māori 21.2%
- Asian 13.8%
- Other / MELAA 4.6%
- Pacific 4.3%
- International 2.2%
International students
SIEBA member · Day school only
ESOL support
partial
Location
151 Doncaster Road, Papamoa. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Papamoa College.
Pāpāmoa Primary School
Contributing · 1.1km · 613 roll
57
-7 vs this
Te Akau ki Papamoa Primary School
Contributing · 1.5km · 554 roll
46
-18 vs this
Te Manawa ō Pāpāmoa School
Contributing · 1.6km · 504 roll
67
+3 vs this
TKKM o Te Kura Kokiri
Composite · 2km · 268 roll
87
+23 vs this
Suzanne Aubert Catholic School
Contributing · 3km · 207 roll
90
+26 vs this
Golden Sands School
Contributing · 3.3km · 548 roll
47
-17 vs this
Frequently asked
Is Papamoa College a good school?
Papamoa College scores 64/100 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 2024-11 review identified 3 key findings. Board has attested to regulatory and legislative requirements across all key areas: Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
How do I enrol my child at Papamoa College?
Contact the school directly on 07-5420676 Ext 2103, email enquiries@papamoacollege.school.nz, or visit www.papamoacollege.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?
Papamoa College is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Papamoa College has 1,766 students, with an EQI of 458 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Papamoa College in 2024-11, signed by Shelley Booysen. 4 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
- papamoacollege.school.nz
- sieba.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz