Te Rerenga School
1229 Whangapoua Road, Te Rerenga · Waikato
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Composite score
Strong
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #313 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Te Rerenga looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.
Is Te Rerenga School a good school?
Te Rerenga School scores 82/100 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
- Board attested to compliance across all regulatory and legislative requirement areas
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=518) · why? ▼ hide
+5.4% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above band median (n=515) · why? ▼ hide
83/100 from ERO review 2024-07 · above band median (n=520) · 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): 83/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-07-25 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to compliance with 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: failure to renew police vets for non-teaching staff every three years
- Board has since addressed the identified non-compliance
"renew police vets for non-teaching staff every three years"
Composite score across reviews
3 ERO reviews on file, 2016–2024. Click a point to read that review.
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
$1.06M
Per-student funding · 2022
$8,330
2018
$0.6M
2019
$0.7M
2020
$0.9M
2021
$0.9M
2022
$1.1M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 6
- Year 02 21
- Year 03 12
- Year 04 17
- Year 05 15
- Year 06 14
- Year 07 17
- Year 08 16
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 90.6%
- Māori 25.2%
- Pacific 4.7%
- Asian 3.9%
- Other / MELAA 2.4%
Location
1229 Whangapoua Road, Te Rerenga. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Te Rerenga School a good school?
Te Rerenga School scores 82/100 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 2024-07 review identified 3 key findings. Board has attested to compliance with 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 Te Rerenga School?
Contact the school directly on 07-8664096, email admin@tererenga.school.nz, or visit www.tererenga.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 Rerenga School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Te Rerenga School has 127 students, with an EQI of 428 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Te Rerenga School in 2024-07, 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
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz