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Titiro Whakamua

34 Miro Street, Trentham · Wellington

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Total roll 0
EQI 569
Founded 2002
41

Composite score

Developing

C

Below median

Rank #2,206 of scored NZ schools

Top 25% in Fewer stand-downs

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Students in Trentham looking for a state-funded setting.

Is Titiro Whakamua a good school?

Titiro Whakamua scores 41/100 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

  • Well governed and managed with effective leadership and governance
  • Strong collaborative relationship between Heretaunga College, HVTPS and the ECC
  • Well-developed individual learning plans responsive to students' strengths, interests and career aspirations

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 55% · L2 18% · UE 9% · 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).
31
Outcomes
25%
Uni 0% · Te Pūkenga 1% · Industry 0% · bottom 10% 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: 2024. Peer comparison: bottom 10% of band (n=123).
1
Retention
15%
73% to Y13 · near band median (n=166) · why?
Percentage of the Y9 cohort still enrolled in Y13 (all students). Source: Education Counts retention table. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: near band median (n=166).
73
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%
-16.7% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · below band median (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: below band median (n=524).
29
ERO review
5%
84/100 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).
84

⚠ 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): 84/100.

Latest ERO review

2017-06-06 · Patricia Davey, ERO

ERO report
  • Hutt Valley Teen Parent School is well governed and managed to effectively promote and support positive outcomes for learners
  • Strong community involvement and collaboration with the ECC is a strength
  • Well-developed individual plans responsive to student needs and career aspirations guide learning
  • Most students achieve NCEA qualifications Levels 1, 2 and 3 and other valued qualifications during their enrolment
  • Staff have developed a model of inquiry based on optimum conditions and strategies for learning to evaluate programme effectiveness
"Governance, management and leadership is effective in ensuring there is a supportive environment that is conducive to students' learning and wellbeing."
— ERO, 2017-06-06 (leadership)

Composite score across reviews

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

latest 84
0 25 50 75 100 20132017 2013-11-06 · 79/100 2017-06-06 · 84/100

NCEA achievement

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

Education Counts

NCEA Level 1 · 2024

54.5%

6 of 11 leavers

-12.2pt vs prior year

NCEA Level 2 · 2024

18.2%

2 of 11 leavers

-31.8pt vs prior year

University Entrance · 2024

9.1%

1 of 11 leavers

-24.2pt 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

72.7%

2024 cohort · 11 students

-27.3pt 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

$0.16M

Per-student funding · 2022

2018

$0.1M

2019

$0.1M

2020

$0.2M

2021

$0.2M

2022

$0.2M

Location

34 Miro Street, Trentham. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Titiro Whakamua a good school?

Titiro Whakamua scores 41/100 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 5 key findings. Hutt Valley Teen Parent School is well governed and managed to effectively promote and support positive outcomes for learners

How do I enrol my child at Titiro Whakamua?

Contact the school directly on 04-5288977, email tpuoffice@heretaunga.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?

Titiro Whakamua is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Titiro Whakamua 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 Titiro Whakamua in 2017-06, signed by Patricia Davey. 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

6 Jun 2017

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