Totara College of Accelerated Learning
3 Ruahine Street, Dannevirke · Wellington
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Composite score
Developing
Below median
Rank #2,157 of scored NZ schools
In summary
An ERO board assurance review in January 2024 found the school attested compliance with regulatory requirements across six major areas including curriculum, health and safety, and finance. One area of non-compliance was identified: failure to adopt a statement on Health Curriculum delivery at least once every two years after community consultation. The Board has taken steps to address this non-compliance.
Best suited for
Students all year levels (Year 1-13) in Dannevirke looking for a state-funded setting.
Is Totara College of Accelerated Learning a good school?
Totara College of Accelerated Learning 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
- Board attested compliance with six major regulatory requirement areas as of August 2023
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 1% · Te Pūkenga 0% · Industry 1% · bottom 10% of band (n=102) · why? ▼ hide
57% to Y13 · bottom 10% of band (n=115) · why? ▼ hide
standdowns 26.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (n=468) · why? ▼ hide
+17.5% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (n=469) · why? ▼ hide
75/100 from ERO review 2024-01 · near band median (n=471) · 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): 75/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-01-22 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to compliance with regulatory and legislative requirements across Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
- One area of non-compliance identified: failure to adopt a statement on the delivery of the Health Curriculum at least once every two years after community consultation
- Board has taken steps to address identified non-compliance
"As of August 2023, the Totara College of Accelerated Learning School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
3 ERO reviews on file, 2018–2024. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2021 · Audit opinion: n/a
Total revenue
$1.56M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$29k
Net assets / equity
$0.31M
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.
57.1%
2023 cohort · 7 students
-14.3pt vs 2022
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
26.0
2 this year · 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
$1.25M
Per-student funding · 2022
$17,622
2018
$1.0M
2019
$1.0M
2020
$1.2M
2021
$1.3M
2022
$1.3M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 4
- Year 02 4
- Year 03 7
- Year 04 3
- Year 05 6
- Year 06 2
- Year 07 4
- Year 08 7
- Year 09 11
- Year 10 8
- Year 11 5
- Year 12 8
- Year 13+ 5
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 81.7%
- Māori 25.4%
- Pacific 7.0%
- Asian 5.6%
- Other / MELAA 5.6%
Location
3 Ruahine Street, Dannevirke. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Totara College of Accelerated Learning a good school?
Totara College of Accelerated Learning 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 2024-01 review identified 3 key findings. Board has attested to compliance with regulatory and legislative requirements across Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
How do I enrol my child at Totara College of Accelerated Learning?
Contact the school directly on 06-3746165, email office@totaracollege.school.nz, or visit www.totaracollege.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?
Totara College of Accelerated Learning is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Totara College of Accelerated Learning has 71 students, with an EQI of 498 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Totara College of Accelerated Learning in 2024-01, signed by Shelley Booysen. 4 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
- web.archive.org
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz