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Rotorua School

1249 Arawa Street, Rotorua Central · Bay of Plenty

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Total roll 411
EQI 522
Founded 1886
83

Composite score

Strong

A

Top 25% in NZ

Rank #256 of scored NZ schools

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Accepts international students (SIEBA member) SIEBA member State school Co-educational Full Primary (Years 1-8) EQI 522

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

Is Rotorua School a good school?

Rotorua School scores 83/100 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.

Strengths from the latest ERO report

  • Board has attested to all six key regulatory and legislative compliance 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
Wellbeing
35%
standdowns 17.9/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (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: near band median (n=539).
82
Trajectory
25%
+49.6% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (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: top quartile of band (n=524).
100
ERO review
40%
74/100 from ERO review 2018-06 · near band median (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: near band median (n=544).
74

⚠ 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): 74/100.

Latest ERO review

2023-06-22 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • Board of Trustees has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of October 2022
  • Board Administration compliance confirmed
  • Curriculum compliance confirmed
  • Management of Health, Safety and Welfare compliance confirmed
  • Personnel Management compliance confirmed
"As of October 2022, the Rotorua School Board of Trustees has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
— ERO, 2023-06-22 (governance)

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

17.9

4 this year · 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

$3.01M

Per-student funding · 2022

$7,327

2018

$1.7M

2019

$1.9M

2020

$2.2M

2021

$2.8M

2022

$3.0M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    54
  • Year 02
    45
  • Year 03
    52
  • Year 04
    53
  • Year 05
    55
  • Year 06
    52
  • Year 07
    47
  • Year 08
    52

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • Māori
    91.2%
  • European/Pākehā
    24.3%
  • Pacific
    11.4%
  • Asian
    3.2%
  • Other / MELAA
    2.2%

International students

SIEBA member · Day school only

ESOL support

partial

Years accepted

Y6 (under 10 years), Y7-8 (11-13 years)

Location

1249 Arawa Street, Rotorua Central. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Rotorua School a good school?

Rotorua School scores 83/100 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 2023-06 review identified 6 key findings. Board of Trustees has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of October 2022

How do I enrol my child at Rotorua School?

Contact the school directly on 07-3488159, email office@rp.school.nz, or visit www.rp.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 School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Rotorua School has 411 students, with an EQI of 522 (higher socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Rotorua School in 2023-06, signed by Shelley Booysen. 3 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 Jun 2023

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  • schoolsdata.co.nz
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