Redwood School (Tawa)
Redwood Avenue, Tawa
Composite score
Established
Below median
Rank #1,342 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students in Tawa looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Redwood School (Tawa) a good school?
Redwood School (Tawa) scores 66/100 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 attestation across all regulatory and legislative requirement areas as of July 2024
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 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=536) · why? ▼ hide
-16.1% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · bottom quartile of band (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
58/100 from ERO review 2024-10 · bottom 10% of band (n=539) · 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): 58/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-10-31 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all key areas: Board Administration, Curriculum, Management of Health Safety and Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
- One area of non-compliance identified: failure to check two identity documents as part of safety checking of workforce under Children's (Requirements for Safety Checks of Children's Workers) Regulations 2015
- Board has since addressed the identified area of non-compliance
"As of July 2024, the Redwood School (Tawa) Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2023–2024. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2021 · Audit opinion: n/a
Total revenue
$2.99M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$75k
Net assets / equity
$0.72M
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
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.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$2.65M
Per-student funding · 2022
$7,787
2018
$2.5M
2019
$2.2M
2020
$2.5M
2021
$2.6M
2022
$2.6M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 45
- Year 02 55
- Year 03 59
- Year 04 47
- Year 05 50
- Year 06 57
- Year 07 10
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 69.4%
- Asian 28.8%
- Māori 10.3%
- Pacific 7.4%
- Other / MELAA 6.5%
Location
Redwood Avenue, Tawa. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Redwood School (Tawa).
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+10 vs this
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-5 vs this
Tawa College
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+2 vs this
Tawa Intermediate
Intermediate · 2.2km · 469 roll
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-5 vs this
Greenacres School
Contributing · 2.4km · 175 roll
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+8 vs this
Frequently asked
Is Redwood School (Tawa) a good school?
Redwood School (Tawa) scores 66/100 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 2024-10 review identified 3 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all key areas: Board Administration, Curriculum, Management of Health Safety and Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
How do I enrol my child at Redwood School (Tawa)?
Contact the school directly on 04-2327704, email office@redwood.school.nz, or visit www.redwood.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?
Redwood School (Tawa) is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Redwood School (Tawa) has 340 students, with an EQI of 377 (lower socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Redwood School (Tawa) in 2024-10, 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
- web.archive.org
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz