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Rongomai School

20 Rongomai Road, East Tamaki · Auckland — South

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Total roll 157
EQI 526
Founded 1971
68

Composite score

Established

B

Below median

Rank #1,221 of scored NZ schools

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Active MoE intervention — limited statutory manager

A limited statutory manager has been appointed to Rongomai School as of 2012-09-27. NZ Gazette notice

Top 10% in Fewer stand-downs
State school Co-educational Contributing Primary (Years 1-6) EQI 526

In summary

Rongomai School is developing effectiveness towards achieving equitable and excellent outcomes, with upward trends in writing and mathematics and positive shifts in Māori children's achievement. The school has developed strong relationships with whānau and values students' cultural practices. The school is currently under limited statutory manager intervention by the Ministry of Education.

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Students in East Tamaki looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.

Is Rongomai School a good school?

Rongomai School 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

  • A committed and collaborative leadership team that has developed a shared vision to promote students' learning
  • The valuing of students' cultural practices that enhances their language and identity in their learning
  • Teachers' positive and supportive professionalism that provides a foundation for continuous school improvement

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=539) · 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=539).
100
Trajectory
25%
-16.0% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · below band median (n=524) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: below band median (n=524).
30
ERO review
40%
63/100 from ERO review 2018-05 · bottom quartile of band (n=544) · 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: 2018. Peer comparison: bottom quartile of band (n=544).
63

⚠ 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): 63/100.

Latest ERO review

2018-05-31 · Julie Foley, Te Tai Raki - Northern Region

ERO report
  • School is developing effectiveness towards achieving equitable and excellent outcomes for students, with upward trends in writing and mathematics over three years
  • Positive shifts in Māori children's achievement as they move through school, with leadership team prioritising responsive approaches and high expectations for Māori learners
  • School has developed strong relationships with whānau and local kohanga reo, creating inclusive culture with valued sense of belonging and whānaungatanga
  • Teachers participating in professional development in mathematics are supporting more effective teaching practices and student engagement through collaboration and critical thinking
  • Board of trustees should continue governance training to build capacity to evaluate progress towards strategic goals and school effectiveness
"Rongomai School is developing its effectiveness towards achieving equitable and excellent outcomes for students."
— ERO, 2018-05-31 (equity)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2014–2018. Click a point to read that review.

latest 63
0 25 50 75 100 20142018 2014-10-10 · 81/100 2018-05-31 · 63/100

Audited financials

Year ended 2020 · Audit opinion: n/a

Annual report

Total revenue

$2.50M

Surplus / (deficit)

$5k

Net assets / equity

$0.89M

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

$1.94M

Per-student funding · 2022

$12,346

2018

$4.0M

2019

$1.9M

2020

$1.7M

2021

$1.8M

2022

$1.9M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    24
  • Year 02
    23
  • Year 03
    36
  • Year 04
    30
  • Year 05
    25
  • Year 06
    30

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • Pacific
    86.6%
  • Māori
    34.4%
  • European/Pākehā
    7.0%
  • Asian
    1.3%

Location

20 Rongomai Road, East Tamaki. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Rongomai School a good school?

Rongomai School 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 2018-05 review identified 5 key findings. School is developing effectiveness towards achieving equitable and excellent outcomes for students, with upward trends in writing and mathematics over three years

How do I enrol my child at Rongomai School?

Contact the school directly on 09-2746055, email admin@rongomai.school.nz, or visit www.rongomai.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?

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

What is the roll size?

Rongomai School has 157 students, with an EQI of 526 (higher socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Rongomai School in 2018-05, signed by Julie Foley. 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.

Last updated

31 Dec 2020

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  • gazette.govt.nz
  • schoolsdata.co.nz
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