Rotorua Lakes High School
Porikapa Road, Te Ngae · Bay of Plenty
Composite score
Developing
Below median
Rank #1,876 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Rotorua Lakes High School's board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across key areas. An ERO board assurance review in December 2023 identified one non-compliance issue regarding identity document checking for workforce safety, which the school has taken steps to address. Board administration, curriculum requirements, and management of health, safety and welfare are compliant.
Best suited for
Students aged 13-18 in Te Ngae looking for a state-funded setting.
Is Rotorua Lakes High School a good school?
Rotorua Lakes High School scores 52/100 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 administration compliant
- Curriculum requirements met
- Management of health, safety and welfare attested
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.
L1 82% · L2 68% · UE 46% · below band median (n=84) · why? ▼ hide
Uni 18% · Te Pūkenga 7% · Industry 15% · near band median (n=81) · why? ▼ hide
64% to Y13 · bottom quartile of band (n=86) · why? ▼ hide
standdowns 95.1/1k · suspensions 5.9/1k · exclusions 3.1/1k · bottom quartile of band (n=404) · why? ▼ hide
+4.3% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above band median (n=403) · why? ▼ hide
75/100 from ERO review 2023-12 · near band median (n=406) · 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): 75/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-12-07 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all key areas
- One area of non-compliance identified: school needs to check primary and secondary identity documents for workforce safety checking
- School has taken steps to address the identified non-compliance
"As of August 2023, the Rotorua Lakes High School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements:"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2016–2023. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2023 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$13.88M
Surplus / (deficit)
$54k
Net assets / equity
$1.94M
2 years of audited data on file · View full history (Pro)
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
NCEA Level 1 · 2024
81.7%
134 of 164 leavers
-5.8pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
67.7%
111 of 164 leavers
-9.6pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
46.3%
76 of 164 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.
64.0%
2024 cohort · 164 students
-4.8pt 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
95.1
119 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
5.9
9 this year · NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
3.1
4 this year · NZ avg ~1.5
Vocational Pathway Awards
School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).
- Service Industries 18
- Creative Industries 10
- Construction and Infrastructure 3
- Social and Community Services 2
- Manufacturing and Technology 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
$10.71M
Per-student funding · 2022
$15,966
2018
$9.0M
2019
$9.3M
2020
$10.4M
2021
$10.5M
2022
$10.7M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 09 144
- Year 10 166
- Year 11 156
- Year 12 147
- Year 13+ 88
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 72.1%
- Māori 40.7%
- Asian 7.3%
- Pacific 3.1%
- Other / MELAA 2.5%
- International 0.6%
International students
SIEBA member · Day school only
ESOL support
dedicated class
Years accepted
Year 9-13
Location
Porikapa Road, Te Ngae. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Rotorua Lakes High School a good school?
Rotorua Lakes High School scores 52/100 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 2023-12 review identified 3 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all key areas
How do I enrol my child at Rotorua Lakes High School?
Contact the school directly on 07-3456124, email office@rotorualakes.school.nz, or visit www.rotorualakes.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 Lakes 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 Lakes High School has 671 students, with an EQI of 473 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Rotorua Lakes High School in 2023-12, 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
- rotorualakes.school.nz
- sieba.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz