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Te Whakatipuranga (Otumoetai TPU)

Windermere Drive, Windermere · Bay of Plenty

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Total roll 0
EQI 569
Founded 2002
42

Composite score

Developing

C

Below median

Rank #2,171 of scored NZ schools

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State school Co-educational EQI 569 (high need)

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Is Te Whakatipuranga (Otumoetai TPU) a good school?

Te Whakatipuranga (Otumoetai TPU) scores 42/100 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

  • Highly effective leadership with smooth transition to newly appointed Teacher in Charge supported by long-standing foundation members
  • Comprehensive and holistic individual learning plans that respond to students' language, culture, identity, health and wellbeing needs
  • Strong sense of whanaungatanga and culturally responsive practice benefiting Māori students (20 of 27 enrolled)

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 57% · L2 14% · UE 0% · bottom quartile of band (n=142) · why?
Mean of latest NCEA Level 1 + Level 2 + UE achievement percentage from Education Counts. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: bottom quartile of band (n=142).
29
Outcomes
25%
Uni 0% · Te Pūkenga 2% · Industry 0% · bottom quartile of band (n=123) · 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 quartile of band (n=123).
2
Retention
15%
86% to Y13 · top quartile of band (n=166) · why?
Percentage of the Y9 cohort still enrolled in Y13 (all students). Source: Education Counts retention table. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: top quartile of band (n=166).
86
Wellbeing
12%
standdowns 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=539) · 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=539).
100
Trajectory
8%
-20.0% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · bottom quartile of band (n=524) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: bottom quartile of band (n=524).
25
ERO review
5%
87/100 from ERO review 2017-06 · top 10% of band (n=544) · 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: top 10% of band (n=544).
87

⚠ 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): 87/100.

Latest ERO review

2017-06-19 · Lynda Pura-Watson, Waikato / Bay of Plenty

ERO report
  • Te Whakatipuranga TPU provides high-quality, inclusive and respectful education for young parents in an appropriate and well-resourced adult learning environment
  • Sound systems and practices promote student learning, safety and wellbeing
  • Students have individual programmes that respond to their identified aspirations and abilities with potential to lead to higher learning qualifications
  • The TPU continues to benefit from highly effective leadership, management and organisation
  • Embedded, culturally responsive practice at every level is promoting engagement and success for young Māori and Pacific Island parents
"This TPU continues to benefit from highly effective leadership, management and organisation. The long standing, foundation members and previous teacher in charge (TiC) continue to provide significant support and role modelling for young parents and staff."
— ERO, 2017-06-19 (leadership)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2013–2017. Click a point to read that review.

latest 87
0 25 50 75 100 20132017 2013-10-14 · 83/100 2017-06-19 · 87/100

NCEA achievement

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

Education Counts

NCEA Level 1 · 2024

57.1%

4 of 7 leavers

-17.9pt vs prior year

NCEA Level 2 · 2024

14.3%

1 of 7 leavers

-35.7pt vs prior year

University Entrance · 2024

0.0%

0 of 7 leavers

-12.5pt 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

85.7%

2024 cohort · 7 students

-14.3pt 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

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

$0.15M

Per-student funding · 2022

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2018

$0.1M

2019

$0.1M

2020

$0.2M

2021

$0.2M

2022

$0.2M

Location

Windermere Drive, Windermere. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Te Whakatipuranga (Otumoetai TPU) a good school?

Te Whakatipuranga (Otumoetai TPU) scores 42/100 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 2017-06 review identified 6 key findings. Te Whakatipuranga TPU provides high-quality, inclusive and respectful education for young parents in an appropriate and well-resourced adult learning environment

How do I enrol my child at Te Whakatipuranga (Otumoetai TPU)?

Contact the school directly on 07-557 8808, email rgordon@otc.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 Whakatipuranga (Otumoetai TPU) is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Te Whakatipuranga (Otumoetai TPU) has 0 students, with an EQI of 569 (higher socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Te Whakatipuranga (Otumoetai TPU) in 2017-06, 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

19 Jun 2017

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