Tatuanui School
State Highway 27, Tatuanui · Waikato
Composite score
Established
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #551 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students in Tatuanui looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Tatuanui School a good school?
Tatuanui School scores 78/100 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 demonstrated compliance across six major regulatory areas as of August 2024
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.
standdowns 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=518) · why? ▼ hide
-3.7% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=515) · why? ▼ hide
80/100 from ERO review 2024-11 · near band median (n=520) · 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): 80/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-11-01 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
- Non-compliance identified: not all required teachers had current practising certificates; board has since addressed this
- Non-compliance identified: health curriculum delivery statement not adopted within two-year cycle; board has taken steps to address
"As of August 2024, the Tatuanui School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements:"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2020–2024. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2023 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$1.45M
Surplus / (deficit)
$49k
Net assets / equity
$0.30M
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
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.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$1.36M
Per-student funding · 2022
$10,107
2018
$0.8M
2019
$1.0M
2020
$1.3M
2021
$1.8M
2022
$1.4M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 27
- Year 02 14
- Year 03 24
- Year 04 19
- Year 05 19
- Year 06 20
- Year 07 6
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 80.7%
- Asian 19.3%
- Māori 8.1%
- Other / MELAA 1.5%
Location
State Highway 27, Tatuanui. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Tatuanui School a good school?
Tatuanui School scores 78/100 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 2024-11 review identified 3 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
How do I enrol my child at Tatuanui School?
Contact the school directly on 07-8895578, email tatuanui@tatuanui.school.nz, or visit www.tatuanui.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?
Tatuanui School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Tatuanui School has 135 students, with an EQI of 426 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Tatuanui School in 2024-11, 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.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- web.archive.org
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz