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Te Kura ā Iwi o Whakatupuranga Rua Mano

Q: Is Te Kura ā Iwi o Whakatupuranga Rua Mano a good school?

Te Kura ā Iwi o Whakatupuranga Rua Mano scores 69/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Above median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

Q: What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2017-01 review identified 5 key findings. Students demonstrate understanding of kura principles and confidently show the importance of ūkaipōtanga

Q: How do I enrol my child at Te Kura ā Iwi o Whakatupuranga Rua Mano?

Contact the school directly on 06-3649000, email tereinga@wrm.school.nz, or visit www.wrm.school.nz. For state schools, check your home address against the school's enrolment zone — some schools are in-zone-only.

Q: What are the fees?

Te Kura ā Iwi o Whakatupuranga Rua Mano is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

Q: What is the roll size?

Te Kura ā Iwi o Whakatupuranga Rua Mano has 196 students, with an EQI of 504 (higher socio-economic need).

Q: When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Te Kura ā Iwi o Whakatupuranga Rua Mano in 2017-01, signed by Lynda Pura-Watson. 2 ERO reports are on file in our archive.

143 Tasman Road, Ōtaki · Wellington

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Total roll 196

EQI 504

Founded 2002

Composite score

Established

Above median

Rank #1,196 of scored NZ schools

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Top 5% in NCEA Level 2 Top 5% in Stay-on rate

State school Co-educational Composite (Years 1-13) Kura kaupapa Māori (name-based indicator) EQI 504

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Is Te Kura ā Iwi o Whakatupuranga Rua Mano a good school?

Te Kura ā Iwi o Whakatupuranga Rua Mano scores 69/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Above median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

Strengths from the latest ERO report

Students are curious, creative and resilient learners who enjoy learning experiences
Kaiako deliberately promote holistic learning and support students to develop leadership skills and empathy
Learning programme incorporates iwi knowledge, practices and atua Māori with focus on kaitiaki roles

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

Academic

35%

L1 100% · L2 100% · UE 86% · top 10% of band (n=109) · why?

Mean of latest NCEA Level 1 + Level 2 + UE achievement percentage from Education Counts. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: top 10% of band (n=109).

Outcomes

25%

Uni 0% · Te Pūkenga 1% · Industry 1% · bottom 10% of band (n=102) · why?

Share of leavers going to a New Zealand university + Te Pūkenga + Industry Training (capped at 100%). Counts are normalised when EC publishes raw cohort sizes instead of percentages. Source: Education Counts post-school destinations. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: bottom 10% of band (n=102).

Retention

15%

100% to Y13 · top 10% of band (n=115) · why?

Percentage of the Y9 cohort still enrolled in Y13 (all students). Source: Education Counts retention table. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: top 10% of band (n=115).

100

Wellbeing

12%

standdowns 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=468) · 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: top 10% of band (n=468).

100

Trajectory

-2.0% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=469) · why?

5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: near band median (n=469).

ERO review

76/100 from ERO review 2017-01 · near band median (n=471) · 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: near band median (n=471).

⚠ 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): 76/100.

Latest ERO review

2017-01-25 · Lynda Pura-Watson, ERO

ERO report

Students demonstrate understanding of kura principles and confidently show the importance of ūkaipōtanga
Kaiako use kura principles to design learning programmes based on whānau, hapū and iwi priorities, with te reo Māori integral to practices
Programme evaluation is developing; although kura focuses on student outcomes, evaluation is not consistently used to monitor and assess education quality
Personnel management is an area for development; robust processes need to be implemented to meet legislative requirements
Internal evaluation is developing; whānau meet annually to review progress, but practices are not consistently applied to inform planning

"Kaiako use the kura principles to design the learning programme based on whānau, hapū and iwi priorities. Te reo Māori, tikanga and kawa is an integral part of school wide practices."
— ERO, 2017-01-25 (curriculum)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2011–2017. Click a point to read that review.

latest 76

NCEA achievement

School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).

Education Counts

NCEA Level 1 · 2024

100.0%

7 of 7 leavers

0.0pt vs prior year

NCEA Level 2 · 2024

100.0%

7 of 7 leavers

0.0pt vs prior year

University Entrance · 2024

85.7%

6 of 7 leavers

+5.7pt 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.

Education Counts

100.0%

2024 cohort · 7 students

+60.0pt 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.

Education Counts

Stand-downs · 2024

0.0

· NZ avg ~37

Suspensions · 2024

0.0

· NZ avg ~5

Exclusions · 2024

0.0

· NZ avg ~1.5

Vocational Pathway Awards

School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).

Education Counts

Service Industries 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

$3.30M

Per-student funding · 2022

$16,839

2018

$2.5M

2019

$2.7M

2020

$2.8M

2021

$2.8M

2022

$3.3M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts

Year 01

23
Year 02

15
Year 03

25
Year 04

21
Year 05

17
Year 06

17
Year 07

9
Year 08

20
Year 09

14
Year 10

11
Year 11

9
Year 12

6
Year 13+

6

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts

Māori

99.0%
European/Pākehā

2.0%
Pacific

1.0%

Location

143 Tasman Road, Ōtaki. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Te Kura ā Iwi o Whakatupuranga Rua Mano a good school?

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2017-01 review identified 5 key findings. Students demonstrate understanding of kura principles and confidently show the importance of ūkaipōtanga

How do I enrol my child at Te Kura ā Iwi o Whakatupuranga Rua Mano?

Contact the school directly on 06-3649000, email tereinga@wrm.school.nz, or visit www.wrm.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 Kura ā Iwi o Whakatupuranga Rua Mano is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Te Kura ā Iwi o Whakatupuranga Rua Mano has 196 students, with an EQI of 504 (higher socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Te Kura ā Iwi o Whakatupuranga Rua Mano in 2017-01, signed by Lynda Pura-Watson. 2 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

25 Jan 2017

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