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Te Akau School

953 Te Akau Road, Te Akau · Waikato

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Total roll 47
EQI 466
Founded 1913
48

Composite score

Developing

C

Below median

Rank #1,986 of scored NZ schools

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State school Co-educational Full Primary (Years 1-8) Very small (47 students)

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Students aged 5-11 in Te Akau looking for a state-funded setting.

Is Te Akau School a good school?

Te Akau School scores 48/100 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 demonstrates compliance across 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.

How this is computed
Wellbeing
35%
standdowns 172.8/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · bottom 10% of band (n=404) · 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: bottom 10% of band (n=404).
0
Trajectory
25%
+12.5% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above band median (n=403) · 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=403).
66
ERO review
40%
79/100 from ERO review 2017-11 · above band median (n=406) · 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: 2017. Peer comparison: above band median (n=406).
79

⚠ 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): 79/100.

Latest ERO review

2023-08-07 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • Board of Trustees has attested to meeting most regulatory and legislative requirements as of October 2022
  • Non-compliance identified: documented school policy and procedures do not meet requirements for background checks in the appointments process
  • Compliance confirmed in Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Finance, and Assets
"As of October 2022, the Te Akau School Board of Trustees has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
— ERO, 2023-08-07 (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

172.8

3 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

$0.48M

Per-student funding · 2022

$10,188

2018

$0.4M

2019

$0.3M

2020

$0.4M

2021

$0.4M

2022

$0.5M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    5
  • Year 02
    7
  • Year 03
    4
  • Year 04
    5
  • Year 05
    7
  • Year 06
    7
  • Year 07
    8
  • Year 08
    2

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    89.4%
  • Māori
    31.9%
  • Asian
    2.1%

Location

953 Te Akau Road, Te Akau. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Te Akau School a good school?

Te Akau School scores 48/100 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 2023-08 review identified 3 key findings. Board of Trustees has attested to meeting most regulatory and legislative requirements as of October 2022

How do I enrol my child at Te Akau School?

Contact the school directly on 07-8254777, email office@teakau.school.nz, or visit www.teakau.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?

Te Akau School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Te Akau School has 47 students, with an EQI of 466 (mid-range socio-economic context).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Te Akau School in 2023-08, 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

7 Aug 2023

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