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Rotorua Boys' High School

1612 Pukuatua Street, Rotorua · Bay of Plenty

Total roll 1,106
EQI 504
Founded 1926
63

Composite score

Established

B

Below median

Rank #1,464 of scored NZ schools

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Active MoE intervention — limited statutory manager

A limited statutory manager has been appointed to Rotorua Boys' High School as of 2010-01-22. NZ Gazette notice

Accepts international students (SIEBA member) SIEBA member State school Boys-only school Secondary school (Secondary (Year 9-15)) Roll 1,000-2,000 (1,106) EQI 504

Best suited for

Students aged 13-18 in Rotorua looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.

Is Rotorua Boys' High School a good school?

Rotorua Boys' High 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

  • Board has demonstrated compliance across all regulatory and legislative requirement areas

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
Academic
35%
L1 83% · L2 71% · UE 55% · near band median (n=109) · why?
Mean of latest NCEA Level 1 + Level 2 + UE achievement percentage from Education Counts. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: near band median (n=109).
73
Outcomes
25%
Uni 8% · Te Pūkenga 8% · Industry 13% · near band median (n=102) · why?
Share of leavers going to a New Zealand university + Te Pūkenga + Industry Training (capped at 100%). Counts are normalised when EC publishes raw cohort sizes instead of percentages. Source: Education Counts post-school destinations. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: near band median (n=102).
29
Retention
15%
64% to Y13 · bottom quartile of band (n=115) · why?
Percentage of the Y9 cohort still enrolled in Y13 (all students). Source: Education Counts retention table. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: bottom quartile of band (n=115).
64
Wellbeing
12%
standdowns 7.6/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · above band median (n=468) · 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: above band median (n=468).
92
Trajectory
8%
+15.4% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (n=469) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: top quartile of band (n=469).
69
ERO review
5%
85/100 from ERO review 2022-10 · top 10% of band (n=471) · 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 10% of band (n=471).
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

2022-10-18 · Phil Cowie, Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui

ERO report
  • Board of Trustees has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all key areas as of December 2021
  • Board Administration confirmed
  • Curriculum requirements confirmed
  • Health, Safety and Welfare management confirmed
  • Personnel Management and Finance administration confirmed
"As of December 2021, the Rotorua Boys' High School Board of Trustees has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
— ERO, 2022-10-18 (governance)

Composite score across reviews

3 ERO reviews on file, 2015–2022. Click a point to read that review.

latest 84
0 25 50 75 100 201520222022 2015-05-11 · 87/100 2022-10-18 · 85/100 2022-10-18 · 84/100

NCEA achievement

School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).

Education Counts

NCEA Level 1 · 2024

82.8%

212 of 256 leavers

-6.0pt vs prior year

NCEA Level 2 · 2024

71.1%

182 of 256 leavers

-3.5pt vs prior year

University Entrance · 2024

55.1%

141 of 256 leavers

-2.9pt 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.

Education Counts

63.7%

2024 cohort · 256 students

-2.4pt 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.

Education Counts

Stand-downs · 2024

7.6

16 this year · NZ avg ~37

Suspensions · 2024

0.0

· NZ avg ~5

Exclusions · 2024

0.0

· NZ avg ~1.5

Vocational Pathway Awards

School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).

Education Counts
  • Service Industries 7
  • Manufacturing and Technology 3
  • Construction and Infrastructure 2

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

$12.78M

Per-student funding · 2022

$11,559

2018

$7.2M

2019

$8.1M

2020

$9.5M

2021

$10.2M

2022

$12.8M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 09
    271
  • Year 10
    260
  • Year 11
    268
  • Year 12
    204
  • Year 13+
    151

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • Māori
    67.7%
  • European/Pākehā
    42.8%
  • Pacific
    14.5%
  • Asian
    7.0%
  • Other / MELAA
    2.4%
  • International
    1.4%

International students

SIEBA member · Boarding available

ESOL support

partial

Location

1612 Pukuatua Street, Rotorua. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Rotorua Boys' High School a good school?

Rotorua Boys' High 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 2022-10 review identified 6 key findings. Board of Trustees has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all key areas as of December 2021

How do I enrol my child at Rotorua Boys' High School?

Contact the school directly on 07-3486169, email info@rbhs.school.nz, or visit www.rbhs.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?

Rotorua Boys' High School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Rotorua Boys' High School has 1,106 students, with an EQI of 504 (higher socio-economic need). It is a boys school-only school.

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Rotorua Boys' High School in 2022-10, signed by Phil Cowie. 5 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

18 Oct 2022

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  • schoolsdata.co.nz
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