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Pyes Pa Road School

978 Pyes Pa Road, Pyes Pa · Bay of Plenty

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Total roll 248
EQI 443
Founded 1935
82

Composite score

Strong

A

Top 25% in NZ

Rank #309 of scored NZ schools

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State school Co-educational Full Primary (Years 1-8)

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Students aged 5-11 in Pyes Pa looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.

Is Pyes Pa Road School a good school?

Pyes Pa Road School scores 82/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ 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 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=518) · 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=518).
100
Trajectory
25%
+0.0% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=515) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: near band median (n=515).
50
ERO review
40%
85/100 from ERO review 2022-09 · top quartile of band (n=520) · 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: 2022. Peer comparison: top quartile of band (n=520).
85

⚠ 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

2022-09-22 · Phil Cowie, Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui

ERO report
  • The school is a signatory to the Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021
  • The school has attested that it complies with all aspects of the Code
  • No international students were enrolled at the time of the ERO review
"The school is a signatory to the Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021 established under section 534 of the Education and Training Act 2020."
— ERO, 2022-09-22 (governance)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2018–2022. Click a point to read that review.

latest 85
0 25 50 75 100 20182022 2018-04-19 · 79/100 2022-09-22 · 85/100

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

$1.76M

Per-student funding · 2022

$7,094

2018

$1.4M

2019

$2.5M

2020

$2.3M

2021

$3.0M

2022

$1.8M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    43
  • Year 02
    44
  • Year 03
    30
  • Year 04
    21
  • Year 05
    33
  • Year 06
    33
  • Year 07
    21
  • Year 08
    16

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    88.3%
  • Māori
    15.7%
  • Pacific
    6.0%
  • Other / MELAA
    5.2%
  • Asian
    2.8%

Location

978 Pyes Pa Road, Pyes Pa. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Pyes Pa Road School a good school?

Pyes Pa Road School scores 82/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2022-09 review identified 3 key findings. The school is a signatory to the Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021

How do I enrol my child at Pyes Pa Road School?

Contact the school directly on 07-5430064, email administration@pyespa.school.nz, or visit www.pyespa.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?

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

What is the roll size?

Pyes Pa Road School has 248 students, with an EQI of 443 (mid-range socio-economic context).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Pyes Pa Road School in 2022-09, signed by Phil Cowie. 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.

Last updated

22 Sept 2022

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