Putāruru College
Junction Street, Putaruru · Waikato
Composite score
Developing
Below median
Rank #2,189 of scored NZ schools
Active MoE intervention — limited statutory manager
A limited statutory manager has been appointed to Putāruru College as of 2025-12-19. NZ Gazette notice
In summary
Putāruru College's 2022 Board Assurance Review found the Board attested to meeting regulatory requirements across key areas including administration, curriculum, and health and safety. One non-compliance was identified regarding police vetting renewal for non-teaching staff, which the Board has since addressed. The school is currently subject to limited statutory manager intervention from the Ministry of Education.
Best suited for
Students aged 13-18 in Putaruru looking for a state-funded setting.
Is Putāruru College a good school?
Putāruru College is currently under MoE intervention — a limited statutory manager has been appointed. The school's day-to-day teaching continues; the intervention addresses governance or operational concerns identified by the Ministry. Read the NZ Gazette notice for details.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Board attested compliance across Board Administration, Curriculum, Management of Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
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.
ERO review not in our dataset
We don't yet have a parsed ERO composite for Putāruru College, so the ERO axis below uses the national-average ERO score (75/100) as a placeholder. The composite shown above incorporates that estimate. When we ingest a real ERO review for this school, the score will refresh and may move materially in either direction.
If you've spotted a recent ERO report we've missed, let us know — every flagged report gets re-ingested on the next refresh.
L1 68% · L2 55% · UE 28% · below band median (n=142) · why? ▼ hide
Uni 3% · Te Pūkenga 8% · Industry 9% · top quartile of band (n=123) · why? ▼ hide
51% to Y13 · bottom quartile of band (n=166) · why? ▼ hide
standdowns 229.6/1k · suspensions 25.5/1k · exclusions 2.9/1k · bottom 10% of band (n=539) · why? ▼ hide
+13.8% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above band median (n=524) · why? ▼ hide
75/100 — national average (no ERO review in our dataset) · near band median (n=544) · 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.
Latest ERO review
2022-08-04 · Phil Cowie, Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all key areas: Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
- Non-compliance identified: renewal of police vets for non-teaching staff every three years was not in place
- Board has since addressed the identified area of non-compliance
"As of May 2022, the Putaruru College Board of Trustees has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
NCEA Level 1 · 2024
67.5%
54 of 80 leavers
+6.6pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
55.0%
44 of 80 leavers
+2.8pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
27.5%
22 of 80 leavers
+11.6pt 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.
51.3%
2024 cohort · 80 students
-11.0pt 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
229.6
161 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
25.5
20 this year · NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
2.9
2 this year · NZ avg ~1.5
Vocational Pathway Awards
School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).
- Service Industries 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
$5.29M
Per-student funding · 2022
$13,191
2018
$3.9M
2019
$5.0M
2020
$4.5M
2021
$4.4M
2022
$5.3M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 07 57
- Year 08 63
- Year 09 84
- Year 10 76
- Year 11 70
- Year 12 55
- Year 13+ 25
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 55.6%
- Māori 46.6%
- Asian 6.2%
- Pacific 4.7%
- Other / MELAA 0.7%
Location
Junction Street, Putaruru. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Putāruru College.
St Mary's Catholic School (Putāruru)
Full Primary · 1km · 173 roll
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+36 vs this
Te Wharekura o Te Kaokaoroa o Patetere
Composite · 1.2km · 304 roll
66
+25 vs this
Putāruru Primary School
Contributing · 2.2km · 219 roll
48
+7 vs this
Lichfield School
Contributing · 7.7km · 88 roll
32
-9 vs this
Tirau Primary School
Contributing · 7.7km · 132 roll
81
+40 vs this
Kuranui Primary School
Contributing · 12km · 56 roll
76
+35 vs this
Frequently asked
Is Putāruru College a good school?
Putāruru College is currently under MoE intervention — a limited statutory manager has been appointed. The school's day-to-day teaching continues; the intervention addresses governance or operational concerns identified by the Ministry. Read the NZ Gazette notice for details.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2022-08 review identified 3 key findings. Board has attested to meeting 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 Putāruru College?
Contact the school directly on 07-883 8323, email office@putarurucollege.school.nz, or visit www.putarurucollege.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?
Putāruru College is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Putāruru College has 401 students, with an EQI of 518 (higher socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Putāruru College in 2022-08, signed by Phil Cowie. 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.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- gazette.govt.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz