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TKKM o Te Rawhiti Roa

42 Vinegar Hill Road, Tikipunga · Northland

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Total roll 182
EQI 535
Founded 1994
60

Composite score

Established

B

Below median

Rank #1,609 of scored NZ schools

Top 5% in Fewer stand-downs

In summary

TKKM o Te Rawhiti Roa's April 2024 ERO review found students developing as confident speakers and thinkers of te reo Māori with pride in the language, supported by a strong environment based on tikanga Māori principles. The kura has strengthened links with local hapū and iwi, with active whānau involvement in operations and a new leadership team working collaboratively to foster professionalism. The school achieved a composite score of 75.

Best suited for

Students all year levels (Year 1-13) in Tikipunga looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.

Is TKKM o Te Rawhiti Roa a good school?

TKKM o Te Rawhiti Roa scores 60/100 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

  • Students developing as confident speakers and thinkers of te reo Māori with pride in using the language
  • Strong environment based on tikanga Māori and Te Aho Matua principles supporting student identity and self-esteem
  • Whānau actively involved in kura operations and decision-making

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 89% · L2 78% · UE 67% · top quartile of band (n=142) · why?
Mean of latest NCEA Level 1 + Level 2 + UE achievement percentage from Education Counts. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: top quartile of band (n=142).
80
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%
78% to Y13 · above 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: above band median (n=166).
78
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%
-0.5% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near 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: near band median (n=524).
49
ERO review
5%
75/100 from ERO review 2024-04 · near 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: 2024. Peer comparison: near band median (n=544).
75

⚠ 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): 75/100.

Latest ERO review

2024-04-29 · Darcy Te Hau, ERO

ERO report
  • Students now strive to achieve and embody the hopes and dreams of their whānau
  • Kura has strengthened links with local hapū and iwi since previous ERO report
  • New leadership team working collaboratively to create culture of professionalism
  • Most students at or above kura expectations in kōrero and tuhituhi; all students showed improvement in pangarau
  • Strategic and annual planning could be refined; governance roles and responsibilities still developing
""Ko te ākonga te pūtake" influences how and what is planned"
— ERO, 2024-04-29 (curriculum)

Composite score across reviews

3 ERO reviews on file, 2014–2024. Click a point to read that review.

latest 75
0 25 50 75 100 201420212024 2014-02-07 · 83/100 2021-10-20 · 21/100 2024-04-29 · 75/100

NCEA achievement

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

Education Counts

NCEA Level 1 · 2024

88.9%

8 of 9 leavers

-11.1pt vs prior year

NCEA Level 2 · 2024

77.8%

7 of 9 leavers

-22.2pt vs prior year

University Entrance · 2024

66.7%

6 of 9 leavers

-16.6pt 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

77.8%

2024 cohort · 9 students

-22.2pt 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

Vocational Pathway Awards

School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).

Education Counts
  • Service Industries 4
  • Primary Industries 1

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

$2.67M

Per-student funding · 2022

$14,675

2018

$2.2M

2019

$2.4M

2020

$2.7M

2021

$3.0M

2022

$2.7M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    12
  • Year 02
    13
  • Year 03
    12
  • Year 04
    14
  • Year 05
    18
  • Year 06
    19
  • Year 07
    19
  • Year 08
    22
  • Year 09
    15
  • Year 10
    14
  • Year 11
    9
  • Year 12
    8
  • Year 13+
    9

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • Māori
    100.0%
  • Pacific
    15.4%
  • European/Pākehā
    11.5%
  • Asian
    4.4%

Location

42 Vinegar Hill Road, Tikipunga. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is TKKM o Te Rawhiti Roa a good school?

TKKM o Te Rawhiti Roa scores 60/100 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 2024-04 review identified 5 key findings. Students now strive to achieve and embody the hopes and dreams of their whānau

How do I enrol my child at TKKM o Te Rawhiti Roa?

Contact the school directly on 09-4354488, email tari@terawhitiroa.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?

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

What is the roll size?

TKKM o Te Rawhiti Roa has 182 students, with an EQI of 535 (higher socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed TKKM o Te Rawhiti Roa in 2024-04, signed by Darcy Te Hau. 3 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

29 Apr 2024

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