Te Kura o Kimi Ora
1 Boston Crescent, Flaxmere · Hawke's Bay & Gisborne
Composite score
Established
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #481 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Flaxmere looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Te Kura o Kimi Ora a good school?
Te Kura o Kimi Ora scores 79/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Kura wide priorities comprehensively and effectively reflect those set out by the iwi and the articles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi
- Staff participate in a range of professional learning opportunities to better support tamariki to progress as Māori/Ngāti Kahungunu Tamariki
- Te Kura o Kimi Ora curriculum increasingly reflects local contexts, tamariki identity and culture, and is focused on ensuring they are grounded in who they are as Māori and Ngāti Kahungunu
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 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=539) · why? ▼ hide
+1.4% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=524) · why? ▼ hide
78/100 from ERO review 2024-11 · above 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): 78/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-11-27 · Rita Walker, ERO
- Te Kura o Kimi Ora leaders and teachers are working towards Rangatiratanga - for ākonga and whānau to exercise authority and agency in their education
- Te reo Māori, tikanga Māori and mātauranga Māori o Ngāti Kahungunu are effectively woven throughout all aspects of schoolwide practices and learning programmes
- School leaders and staff are strengthening relational trust so that whanau feel empowered to participate in kura wide decision making
- Tamariki success is underpinned by high levels of relational trust across the kura, strengthening learning centred relationships and ongoing whānau engagement
- School wide assessments across curriculum levels and curriculum areas are now consistent and increasingly support staff insight into learner progress
"Te reo Māori, tikanga Māori and mātauranga Māori o Ngāti Kahungunu are effectively woven throughout all aspects of schoolwide practices and learning programmes supporting tamariki to learn as Māori and as Ngāti Kahungunu."
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2017–2024. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2018 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$1.40M
Surplus / (deficit)
$66k
Net assets / equity
$0.44M
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
0.0
· 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
$2.51M
Per-student funding · 2022
$16,936
2018
$1.1M
2019
$1.8M
2020
$7.0M
2021
$1.5M
2022
$2.5M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 13
- Year 02 16
- Year 03 18
- Year 04 16
- Year 05 24
- Year 06 18
- Year 07 23
- Year 08 14
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- Pacific 56.8%
- Māori 54.1%
- European/Pākehā 13.5%
- Asian 2.0%
- Other / MELAA 2.0%
Location
1 Boston Crescent, Flaxmere. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Te Kura o Kimi Ora.
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Frequently asked
Is Te Kura o Kimi Ora a good school?
Te Kura o Kimi Ora scores 79/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ 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 6 key findings. Te Kura o Kimi Ora leaders and teachers are working towards Rangatiratanga - for ākonga and whānau to exercise authority and agency in their education
How do I enrol my child at Te Kura o Kimi Ora?
Contact the school directly on 06-8799633, email office@kimiorahb.school.nz, or visit www.kimiorahb.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 o Kimi Ora is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Te Kura o Kimi Ora has 148 students, with an EQI of 532 (higher socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Te Kura o Kimi Ora in 2024-11, signed by Rita Walker. 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