Totara Grove School
38 Corks Road, Kamo · Northland
Composite score
Established
Above median
Rank #973 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Totara Grove School's board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of May 2023, with board administration and curriculum requirements confirmed as compliant. The school underwent a board assurance review in September 2023. No composite score is currently available.
Best suited for
Students in Kamo looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Totara Grove School a good school?
Totara Grove School scores 72/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Above median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
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.
standdowns 8.5/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (n=539) · why? ▼ hide
-11.3% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · below band median (n=524) · why? ▼ hide
77/100 from ERO review 2023-09 · above band median (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): 77/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-09-19 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of May 2023
- Board Administration confirmed compliant
- Curriculum requirements confirmed met
- Management of Health, Safety and Welfare confirmed met
- Personnel Management confirmed met
"As of May 2023, the Totara Grove School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2017–2023. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2021 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$3.11M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$144k
Net assets / equity
$0.73M
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
8.5
1 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
$2.33M
Per-student funding · 2022
$7,723
2018
$1.9M
2019
$2.4M
2020
$2.9M
2021
$2.3M
2022
$2.3M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 36
- Year 02 54
- Year 03 46
- Year 04 53
- Year 05 55
- Year 06 34
- Year 07 5
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- Māori 72.8%
- European/Pākehā 43.0%
- Pacific 11.9%
- Asian 6.3%
- Other / MELAA 2.6%
Location
38 Corks Road, Kamo. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Totara Grove School a good school?
Totara Grove School scores 72/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Above median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2023-09 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of May 2023
How do I enrol my child at Totara Grove School?
Contact the school directly on 09-4350019, email office@totaragrove.school.nz, or visit www.totaragrove.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 Grove School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Totara Grove School has 302 students, with an EQI of 530 (higher socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Totara Grove School in 2023-09, signed by Shelley Booysen. 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.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- web.archive.org
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz