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Rotorua Specialist School - Te Kura Pūkenga o Rotorua

36 Kea Street, Selwyn Heights · Bay of Plenty

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Total roll 103
EQI 523
Founded 1963
87

Composite score

Strong

A

Top 5% in NZ

Rank #125 of scored NZ schools

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Top 5% in Stay-on rate Top 25% in Fewer stand-downs
State school Co-educational Special school Kura kaupapa Māori (name-based indicator) EQI 523

Best suited for

Students in Selwyn Heights looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.

Is Rotorua Specialist School - Te Kura Pūkenga o Rotorua a good school?

Rotorua Specialist School - Te Kura Pūkenga o Rotorua scores 87/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 5% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

Strengths from the latest ERO report

  • Whānau input regularly contributes to an adaptative curriculum where students achieve their individual goals
  • Systems and processes that are responsive to the holistic needs of learners and their whānau
  • Leadership creates conditions for innovative solutions to sustain improved outcomes for learners

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%
+20.0% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above 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: above band median (n=524).
75
ERO review
40%
84/100 from ERO review 2024-04 · top 10% 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: 2024. Peer comparison: top 10% of band (n=544).
84

⚠ 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): 84/100.

Latest ERO review

2024-04-08 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • Whānau input regularly contributes to an adaptative curriculum where students achieve their individual goals
  • Systems and processes are responsive to the holistic needs of learners and their whānau
  • Leadership creates conditions for innovative solutions to sustain improved outcomes for learners
  • Class curriculum is specifically adapted to respond to the unique profiles identified by whānau and each learner's views
  • Leadership is distributed and actively works to be responsive to create conditions for improving outcomes
"Whānau input regularly contributes to an adaptative curriculum where students achieve their individual goals."
— ERO, 2024-04-08 (curriculum)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2018–2024. Click a point to read that review.

latest 84
0 25 50 75 100 20182024 2018-11-06 · 83/100 2024-04-08 · 84/100

NCEA achievement

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

Education Counts

NCEA Level 1 · 2024

0.0%

0 of 5 leavers

NCEA Level 2 · 2024

0.0%

0 of 5 leavers

University Entrance · 2024

0.0%

0 of 5 leavers

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

100.0%

2024 cohort · 5 students

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

$3.39M

Per-student funding · 2022

$32,904

2018

$2.0M

2019

$2.2M

2020

$3.0M

2021

$3.1M

2022

$3.4M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    10
  • Year 02
    14
  • Year 03
    6
  • Year 04
    7
  • Year 05
    10
  • Year 06
    13
  • Year 07
    7
  • Year 08
    5
  • Year 09
    6
  • Year 10
    5
  • Year 11
    6
  • Year 12
    5
  • Year 13+
    8

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • Māori
    62.1%
  • European/Pākehā
    41.7%
  • Pacific
    11.7%
  • Asian
    11.7%
  • Other / MELAA
    1.0%

Location

36 Kea Street, Selwyn Heights. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Rotorua Specialist School - Te Kura Pūkenga o Rotorua a good school?

Rotorua Specialist School - Te Kura Pūkenga o Rotorua scores 87/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 5% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2024-04 review identified 5 key findings. Whānau input regularly contributes to an adaptative curriculum where students achieve their individual goals

How do I enrol my child at Rotorua Specialist School - Te Kura Pūkenga o Rotorua?

Contact the school directly on 07-3476717, email office@rss.ac.nz, or visit www.keastreet.ac.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 Specialist School - Te Kura Pūkenga o Rotorua is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Rotorua Specialist School - Te Kura Pūkenga o Rotorua has 103 students, with an EQI of 523 (higher socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Rotorua Specialist School - Te Kura Pūkenga o Rotorua in 2024-04, 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

8 Apr 2024

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