TKKM o Waitaha
45 Hassals Lane, Waltham · Canterbury
Composite score
Developing
Below median
Rank #1,817 of scored NZ schools
In summary
TKKM o Waitaha is a composite school located in Waltham, Christchurch. The 2019 ERO review found students advance their individual talents with support, benefit from regular self-review and improvement-focused leadership, and appear engaged in learning. Strengths include te reo Māori medium instruction with confident staff speakers, strong whānau engagement, and deliberate strategies for spiritual wellbeing and physical exercise.
Best suited for
Students all year levels (Year 1-13) in Waltham looking for a state-funded setting.
Is TKKM o Waitaha a good school?
TKKM o Waitaha scores 55/100 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 learn through te reo Māori medium with confident staff speakers
- Strong whānau engagement with multiple opportunities for community connection
- Deliberate strategies for spiritual wellbeing, physical exercise and tuakana teina relationships
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.
no NCEA data · why? ▼ hide
Uni 0% · Te Pūkenga 2% · Industry 0% · bottom quartile of band (n=123) · why? ▼ hide
75% to Y13 · near band median (n=166) · why? ▼ hide
standdowns 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=539) · why? ▼ hide
+68.7% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top 10% of band (n=524) · why? ▼ hide
81/100 from ERO review 2019-10 · top quartile of band (n=544) · why? ▼ hide
⚠ 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): 81/100.
Latest ERO review
2019-10-18 · Gloria Takuira, ERO
- Students advance their individual talents with support
- Students benefit from regular self-review and improvement focused leadership
- Students appear engaged in learning
- Whānau are united and committed despite recent traumatic events
- Te Aho Matua values and kura values engender trusting, caring and respectful relationships
"Deliberate leadership actions unite and strengthen pouako and whānau relationships. A distributive leadership culture is inclusive. Leaders model dedication and uphold high expectations for students, whānau and kaimahi."
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
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.
75.0%
2023 cohort · 8 students
Discipline (age-standardised, per 1,000 students)
Stand-down = sent home temporarily. Suspension = formal investigation. Exclusion = removed from school. National averages shown for comparison.
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.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$4.63M
Per-student funding · 2022
$21,638
2018
$1.5M
2019
$2.3M
2020
$3.7M
2021
$2.6M
2022
$4.6M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 27
- Year 02 28
- Year 03 19
- Year 04 22
- Year 05 23
- Year 06 18
- Year 07 18
- Year 08 22
- Year 09 7
- Year 10 19
- Year 11 5
- Year 12 6
- Year 13+ 7
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- Māori 98.1%
- Pacific 7.0%
- European/Pākehā 5.1%
- Asian 0.5%
- Other / MELAA 0.5%
Location
45 Hassals Lane, Waltham. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is TKKM o Waitaha a good school?
TKKM o Waitaha scores 55/100 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 2019-10 review identified 5 key findings. Students advance their individual talents with support
How do I enrol my child at TKKM o Waitaha?
Contact the school directly on 03-3771436, email kura@whakapumau.ac.nz, or visit whakapumau.ac.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 Waitaha is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
TKKM o Waitaha has 214 students, with an EQI of 519 (higher socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed TKKM o Waitaha in 2019-10, signed by Gloria Takuira. 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.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz