Tauraroa Area School
398 Tauraroa Road, Maungakaramea · Northland
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Composite score
Developing
Below median
Rank #1,730 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Tauraroa Area School's board assurance review (November 2024) found the board has attested to regulatory and legislative requirements across curriculum, health and safety, welfare, personnel management, finance, and assets. One area of non-compliance was identified regarding police vetting of non-teaching and unregistered employees under the Education and Training Act 2020; the board has since addressed this. The board affirms compliance with curriculum requirements and management of health, safety, welfare, finance and assets.
Best suited for
Students all year levels (Year 1-13) in Maungakaramea looking for a state-funded setting.
Is Tauraroa Area School a good school?
Tauraroa Area School scores 56/100 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 affirms compliance with curriculum requirements
- Board affirms compliance with management of health, safety and welfare
- Board affirms compliance with finance and assets management
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 86% · L2 77% · UE 29% · near band median (n=109) · why? ▼ hide
Uni 18% · Te Pūkenga 8% · Industry 8% · above band median (n=102) · why? ▼ hide
68% to Y13 · below band median (n=115) · why? ▼ hide
standdowns 40.3/1k · suspensions 1.6/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (n=468) · why? ▼ hide
-13.4% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · bottom quartile of band (n=469) · why? ▼ hide
68/100 from ERO review 2024-11 · below band median (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): 68/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-11-12 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to regulatory and legislative requirements across all key areas: Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
- One area of non-compliance identified: obtain police vets of non-teaching and unregistered employees (Section 104, Education and Training Act 2020)
- Board has addressed the identified area of non-compliance
"As of September 2024, the Tauraroa Area School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Audited financials
Year ended 2020 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$7.29M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$471k
Net assets / equity
$1.26M
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
NCEA Level 1 · 2024
85.7%
48 of 56 leavers
-3.4pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
76.8%
43 of 56 leavers
+2.3pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
28.6%
16 of 56 leavers
-13.2pt 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.
67.9%
2024 cohort · 56 students
+2.4pt 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
40.3
23 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
1.6
1 this year · NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
0.0
· NZ avg ~1.5
Vocational Pathway Awards
School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).
- Service Industries 8
- Construction and Infrastructure 4
- Creative Industries 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
$6.95M
Per-student funding · 2022
$16,174
2018
$4.8M
2019
$7.1M
2020
$6.4M
2021
$5.8M
2022
$7.0M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 13
- Year 02 14
- Year 03 14
- Year 04 14
- Year 05 23
- Year 06 21
- Year 07 58
- Year 08 49
- Year 09 54
- Year 10 64
- Year 11 43
- Year 12 50
- Year 13+ 23
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 89.1%
- Māori 29.1%
- Asian 4.7%
- Pacific 3.7%
- Other / MELAA 2.1%
- International 0.5%
International students
SIEBA member · Day school only
Location
398 Tauraroa Road, Maungakaramea. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
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Frequently asked
Is Tauraroa Area School a good school?
Tauraroa Area School scores 56/100 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 2024-11 review identified 3 key findings. Board has attested to regulatory and legislative requirements across all key areas: Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
How do I enrol my child at Tauraroa Area School?
Contact the school directly on 09-4322643, email general@tauraroa.school.nz, or visit www.tauraroa.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?
Tauraroa Area School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Tauraroa Area School has 430 students, with an EQI of 477 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Tauraroa Area School in 2024-11, signed by Shelley Booysen. 5 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
- sieba.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- tauraroa.school.nz
- crimestats.co.nz