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Te Totara Primary School

31 Hector Drive, Rototuna North · Waikato

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Total roll 775
EQI 393
Founded 2007
79

Composite score

Established

B+

Top 25% in NZ

Rank #439 of scored NZ schools

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State school Co-educational Contributing Primary (Years 1-6) EQI 393 (low need)

In summary

Te Totara Primary School achieved a composite score of 83. The 2018 ERO review found the school is achieving equity and excellence for almost all students with consistent achievement at or above national expectations. Strengths include the board's strategic focus on equitable outcomes, effective leadership with high expectations, and strong systems for tracking and monitoring student achievement.

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Students in Rototuna North looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.

Is Te Totara Primary School a good school?

Te Totara Primary School 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

  • Board's strategic approach that focuses on equitable and excellent outcomes for students
  • Leadership that sets and monitors high expectations for teaching and learning in an orderly and supportive environment
  • School-wide systems and processes used effectively to track and monitor student achievement

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 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=536) · 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=536).
100
Trajectory
25%
-5.5% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · below band median (n=534) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: below band median (n=534).
43
ERO review
40%
83/100 from ERO review 2018-01 · above band median (n=539) · 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: 2018. Peer comparison: above band median (n=539).
83

⚠ 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

2018-01-31 · Lynda Pura-Watson, Te Tai Miringa - Waikato / Bay of Plenty Region

ERO report
  • School is achieving equity and excellence for almost all students with consistent pattern of achievement at or above national expectations across 2014-2017
  • Board of trustees provides high-quality stewardship with clear expectations and generous financial provision for programmes focusing on student outcomes
  • Senior leaders provide effective leadership with consistently high expectations and planned approach to professional learning and development
  • School-wide systems effectively track and monitor student achievement across wide range of curriculum areas
  • Teachers have highly professional approach with productive learning environments and effective use of assessment information
"The school is achieving equity and excellence for almost all of its students. Their achievement data from 2014 to 2017 shows a consistent pattern with almost all students achieving at or above national expectations in reading, writing and mathematics."
— ERO, 2018-01-31 (equity)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2013–2018. Click a point to read that review.

latest 83
0 25 50 75 100 20132018 2013-05-20 · 84/100 2018-01-31 · 83/100

Audited financials

Year ended 2019 · Audit opinion: n/a

Annual report

Total revenue

$0.03M

Surplus / (deficit)

+$8k

Net assets / equity

$0.02M

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

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

$5.16M

Per-student funding · 2022

$6,654

2018

$4.8M

2019

$4.3M

2020

$4.9M

2021

$5.4M

2022

$5.2M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    90
  • Year 02
    133
  • Year 03
    111
  • Year 04
    138
  • Year 05
    110
  • Year 06
    124
  • Year 07
    20

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • Asian
    54.1%
  • European/Pākehā
    29.3%
  • Māori
    14.5%
  • Other / MELAA
    13.0%
  • Pacific
    5.5%

Location

31 Hector Drive, Rototuna North. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Te Totara Primary School a good school?

Te Totara Primary School 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 2018-01 review identified 5 key findings. School is achieving equity and excellence for almost all students with consistent pattern of achievement at or above national expectations across 2014-2017

How do I enrol my child at Te Totara Primary School?

Contact the school directly on 07-8530039, email receptionist@tetotara.school.nz, or visit www.tetotara.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 Totara Primary School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Te Totara Primary School has 775 students, with an EQI of 393 (lower socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Te Totara Primary School in 2018-01, 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

31 Dec 2019

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  • schoolsdata.co.nz
  • crimestats.co.nz