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TKKM o Otepoti

378 Main South Road, Fairfield · Otago & Southland

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Total roll 75
EQI 527
Founded 1997
93

Composite score

Strong

A+

Top 5% in NZ

Rank #23 of scored NZ schools

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State school Co-educational Composite (Years 1-13) EQI 527

In summary

TKKM o Otepoti is a composite school serving 75 students in Dunedin. The school demonstrates strong commitment to Te Aho Matua principles from whānau, board, and leadership, with the tumuaki establishing systems to improve practices and building relationships with educational and community organisations. Students show respect for peers and confidence expressing themselves in te reo Māori through well-designed learning opportunities. The school received a composite score of 65.

Best suited for

Students all year levels (Year 1-13) in Fairfield looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.

Is TKKM o Otepoti a good school?

TKKM o Otepoti scores 93/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 5% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

Strengths from the latest ERO report

  • Strong commitment from whānau, board and leadership to Te Aho Matua principles and values
  • Positive relationships established with kura tuakana, educational organisations, and community
  • Students displaying confidence in te reo Māori expression and engagement in learning

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%
no NCEA data
no NCEA data · why?
Mean of latest NCEA Level 1 + Level 2 + UE achievement percentage from Education Counts.
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Outcomes
25%
no positive destinations reported
no positive destinations reported · 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.
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Retention
15%
no retention data
no retention data · why?
Percentage of the Y9 cohort still enrolled in Y13 (all students). Source: Education Counts retention table.
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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%
+70.0% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top 10% 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: top 10% of band (n=524).
100
ERO review
5%
65/100 from ERO review 2020-11 · below band median (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: 2020. Peer comparison: below band median (n=544).
65

⚠ 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): 65/100.

Latest ERO review

2020-11-27 · Darcy Te Hau, ERO

ERO report
  • The whānau and board are committed to providing education underpinned by Te Aho Matua with focus on creating a nurturing learning environment
  • The newly appointed tumuaki (2019) has worked with kaiako, board and whānau to set in place systems to improve practices school-wide and has established relationships with educational and community organisations
  • Students show respect and care for peers, and are confident expressing themselves in te reo Māori through well-designed learning opportunities
  • The kura has applied for change of status to deliver wharekura education and has obtained support from kura tuakana, community principals, and local educational organisations
  • Strategic planning guides whānau decision-making, with property, personnel and financial management systems in place, though the strategic plan is due for review
"In 2019 the newly appointed tumuaki inherited several significant issues that required immediate attention. Since her appointment she has worked with kaiako, the board and whānau to set in place systems to improve practices school wide."
— ERO, 2020-11-27 (leadership)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2018–2020. Click a point to read that review.

latest 65
0 25 50 75 100 20182020 2018-12-03 · 81/100 2020-11-27 · 65/100

NCEA achievement

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

Education Counts

Data: Ministry of Education / Education Counts, CC-BY-4.0

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

$0.79M

Per-student funding · 2022

$10,518

2018

$0.4M

2019

$0.5M

2020

$0.6M

2021

$2.9M

2022

$0.8M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    16
  • Year 02
    13
  • Year 03
    8
  • Year 04
    4
  • Year 05
    7
  • Year 06
    4
  • Year 07
    3
  • Year 08
    3
  • Year 09
    3
  • Year 10
    3
  • Year 11
    2
  • Year 12
    2

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • Māori
    97.3%
  • European/Pākehā
    33.3%
  • Pacific
    20.0%
  • Asian
    2.7%
  • Other / MELAA
    2.7%

Location

378 Main South Road, Fairfield. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is TKKM o Otepoti a good school?

TKKM o Otepoti scores 93/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 5% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2020-11 review identified 5 key findings. The whānau and board are committed to providing education underpinned by Te Aho Matua with focus on creating a nurturing learning environment

How do I enrol my child at TKKM o Otepoti?

Contact the school directly on 03-4884722, email tumuaki@otepoti.school.nz, or visit www.tekurakaupapamaoriootepoti.com. For state schools, check your home address against the school's enrolment zone — some schools are in-zone-only.

What are the fees?

TKKM o Otepoti is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

TKKM o Otepoti has 75 students, with an EQI of 527 (higher socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed TKKM o Otepoti in 2020-11, signed by Darcy Te Hau. 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

27 Nov 2020

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