Te Awa School
Te Awa Avenue, Napier South · Hawke's Bay & Gisborne
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Composite score
Developing
Below median
Rank #2,238 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Te Awa School's Board Assurance Review (April 2024) found the board has attested to meeting regulatory requirements across Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets. Two areas of non-compliance were identified regarding police vetting and workforce safety risk assessments, both of which the board has since addressed. The board demonstrated compliance with curriculum, health and safety, and financial management requirements.
Best suited for
Students in Napier South looking for a state-funded setting.
Is Te Awa School a good school?
Te Awa School scores 40/100 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
- Learners experience an inclusive learning climate where there is focus on responding to diverse learning needs and student well being
- Positive, respectful relationships with students and whānau support learning and wellbeing outcomes
- A collaborative teaching team demonstrate commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi partnership
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 251.5/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · bottom quartile of band (n=539) · why? ▼ hide
-5.6% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=524) · why? ▼ hide
73/100 from ERO review 2024-04 · near band median (n=544) · 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): 73/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-04-19 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Learners experience an inclusive learning climate with focus on responding to diverse learning needs and student well being
- Positive, respectful relationships with students and whānau support learning and wellbeing outcomes
- A collaborative teaching team demonstrate commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi partnership
- New principal appointed in 2023
- Strategic priorities include increasing te reo Māori and implementing literacy and numeracy through a tikanga lens
"to promote equitable and excellent outcomes for all learners in better monitoring of progress in literacy and mathematics and informed teaching"
Composite score across reviews
3 ERO reviews on file, 2015–2024. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2022 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$2.97M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$218k
Net assets / equity
$1.09M
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
251.5
18 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.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$1.74M
Per-student funding · 2022
$9,019
2018
$1.4M
2019
$1.8M
2020
$1.7M
2021
$1.9M
2022
$1.7M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 33
- Year 02 30
- Year 03 28
- Year 04 20
- Year 05 39
- Year 06 32
- Year 07 5
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- Māori 69.9%
- European/Pākehā 44.0%
- Pacific 16.6%
- Asian 7.3%
- Other / MELAA 0.5%
Location
Te Awa Avenue, Napier South. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Te Awa School.
Napier Community High School
Activity Centre · 0.2km · roll n/a
91
+51 vs this
Napier Boys' High School
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 0.4km · 1,236 roll
72
+32 vs this
Maraenui Bilingual School (Napier)
Full Primary · 1km · 139 roll
59
+19 vs this
Marewa School
Contributing · 1.2km · 237 roll
69
+29 vs this
Richmond School (Napier)
Contributing · 1.4km · 52 roll
45
+5 vs this
Nelson Park School
Contributing · 1.8km · 370 roll
75
+35 vs this
Frequently asked
Is Te Awa School a good school?
Te Awa School scores 40/100 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 5 key findings. Learners experience an inclusive learning climate with focus on responding to diverse learning needs and student well being
How do I enrol my child at Te Awa School?
Contact the school directly on 06-8357657, email admin@teawaschool.ac.nz, or visit www.teawa.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 Awa School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Te Awa School has 193 students, with an EQI of 536 (higher socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Te Awa School in 2024-04, signed by Shelley Booysen. 4 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