Last updated October 2026
Te Waha O Rerekohu Area School is a state, co-educational composite school for Years 1 to 13 at 3 Arawhena Street, Te Araroa. It opened in 2005 and had 62 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
It has no home zone, so any student can apply.
At a glance
- Principal
- Lynn Burrell
- Address
- 3 Arawhena Street, Te Araroa
- Phone
- 06 864 4853
Home zone
No home zone: any student can apply to enrol. If more students apply than there are places, the school decides how places are offered.
NCEA results
School leavers with NCEA Level 2 or above, compared with all New Zealand school leavers.
This school New Zealand
School leavers are students who left school that year, whatever year level they left from.
Who goes here
Share of the 62 students who identify with each group. Students can name more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
MELAA: Middle Eastern, Latin American and African.
What ERO found
The Education Review Office’s latest report on the school is a School Evaluation Report from September 2024. ERO found that most students in Years 1 to 8 reach expected curriculum levels in reading and maths, and a majority do well in writing.
Learners, a large majority of whom whakapapa to Ngāti Porou and Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, feel they belong and are secure in their culture, reo and identity.
Results in Years 9 to 13 need to improve, though: only a small majority of Year 9 and 10 students reach expected levels and assessment there is not yet consistent or reliable, and most senior students gain NCEA Level 1 and pass internal standards, but not external ones. Regular attendance is below Ministry of Education targets, and the school has begun setting targets to lift it.
ERO’s agreed next steps are community-informed strategic and annual plans, reading and writing programmes in te reo Māori and in English across Years 1 to 10, using structured literacy, consistent assessment and moderation (especially in Years 9 and 10), and a local curriculum that covers the full New Zealand Curriculum.
ERO also asked the Ministry of Education to consider tailored support for the secondary school’s curriculum and for Year 9 and 10 assessment practice.
Read the ERO reports for Te Waha O Rerekohu Area School
Enrolling
The school has no home zone, so any student can apply to enrol. Contact the school office to start an enrolment.
Schools nearby
In Te Araroa
Te Waha O Rerekohu Area School is in Te Araroa. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Te Araroa guide →Questions parents ask
Is Te Waha O Rerekohu Area School zoned?
No. It has no home zone, so any student can apply to enrol.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 13.
How many students go there?
62 at 1 Sep 2026.
Does it ask for donations?
No. It is in the donation scheme, so it only asks for donations for school camps.
What is its Equity Index?
555. The Ministry of Education’s Equity Index estimates the socio-economic barriers a school’s students face, from 344 (fewest) to 569 (most). It is used to share out funding, not as a measure of quality.
How did its school leavers do in NCEA?
In 2023, 61.5% of its school leavers had NCEA Level 2 or above, compared with 75.8% of all New Zealand school leavers.
Updated automatically when the Ministry publishes new data.
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Sources and data notes 1
- School facts: School details and roll: Ministry of Education school directory, 29 Oct 2026 (CC BY 4.0). NCEA results, roll history and stand-downs: Education Counts, school leavers 2023 to 2025, stand-downs 2025, rolls 2021 to 2025 (CC BY 4.0).