Tauranga Special School
39 Eighteenth Avenue, Tauranga South · Bay of Plenty
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Composite score
Established
Below median
Rank #1,375 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students in Tauranga South looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Tauranga Special School a good school?
Tauranga Special School scores 65/100 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 has attested to compliance in five key regulatory areas: Board Administration, Curriculum, Management of Health/Safety/Welfare, Finance, and Assets
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 48.7/1k · suspensions 9.8/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (n=468) · why? ▼ hide
+24.5% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (n=469) · why? ▼ hide
85/100 from ERO review 2024-04 · top 10% of band (n=471) · 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): 85/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-04-15 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board attested to compliance with most regulatory and legislative requirements as of April 2024
- Non-compliance identified: Completion of a risk assessment as part of a workforce staff safety check under the Children's Act 2014
- Board has since addressed the area of non-compliance identified
- Compliance areas confirmed: Board Administration, Curriculum, Management of Health/Safety/Welfare, Finance, and Assets
"As of April 2024, the Tauranga Special School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2019–2024. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: n/a
Total revenue
$8.76M
Surplus / (deficit)
$97k
Net assets / equity
$2.02M
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
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.
85.7%
2023 cohort · 7 students
+2.4pt vs 2022
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
48.7
5 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
9.8
1 this year · 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
$4.29M
Per-student funding · 2022
$35,425
2018
$2.5M
2019
$2.6M
2020
$3.8M
2021
$3.9M
2022
$4.3M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 8
- Year 02 13
- Year 03 11
- Year 04 5
- Year 05 8
- Year 06 7
- Year 07 9
- Year 08 13
- Year 09 7
- Year 10 4
- Year 11 10
- Year 12 6
- Year 13+ 21
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 44.6%
- Māori 40.5%
- Asian 14.9%
- Pacific 8.3%
- Other / MELAA 2.5%
Location
39 Eighteenth Avenue, Tauranga South. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Tauranga Special School.
Tauranga Intermediate
Intermediate · 0.1km · 1,262 roll
62
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Gate Pa School
Contributing · 0.9km · 392 roll
52
-13 vs this
Tauranga Girls' College
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 0.9km · 1,399 roll
62
-3 vs this
Tauranga Boys' College
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 1km · 2,161 roll
64
-1 vs this
St Mary's Catholic School (Tauranga)
Contributing · 1.1km · 486 roll
79
+14 vs this
Merivale School
Contributing · 1.4km · 177 roll
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+4 vs this
Frequently asked
Is Tauranga Special School a good school?
Tauranga Special School scores 65/100 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 2024-04 review identified 4 key findings. Board attested to compliance with most regulatory and legislative requirements as of April 2024
How do I enrol my child at Tauranga Special School?
Contact the school directly on 07-5784424, email office@taurangaspecialschool.nz, or visit www.taurangaspecialschool.nz. For state schools, check your home address against the school's enrolment zone — some schools are in-zone-only.
What are the fees?
Tauranga Special School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Tauranga Special School has 121 students, with an EQI of 499 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Tauranga Special School 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.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- web.archive.org
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz