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Tauranga City · NZ state schools

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Elementary 31 · Middle school 3 · High school 7 · Other / combined 3

At a glance

Students
28,727 (2026)
Schools
44

Official rating

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Schools (44)

Official campus ratings are shown with their year. Use the address lookup to confirm zoning.

Elementary 31

  • Arataki School

    Grades Year 1–6 · Mount Maunganui · Students 590 · Zoned

  • Bellevue School (Tauranga)

    Grades Year 1–6 · Tauranga · Students 304 · Zoned

  • Bethlehem School

    Grades Year 1–6 · Tauranga · Students 434 · Zoned

  • Gate Pa School

    Grades Year 1–6 · Tauranga · Students 398 · Zoned

  • Golden Sands School

    Grades Year 1–6 · Papamoa · Students 505 · Zoned

  • Greenpark School (Tauranga)

    Grades Year 1–6 · Tauranga · Students 725 · Zoned

  • Greerton Village School - Te Kura o Maarawaewae

    Grades Year 1–6 · Tauranga · Students 378 · Zoned

  • Matua School

    Grades Year 1–6 · Tauranga · Students 544 · Zoned

  • Maungatapu School

    Grades Year 1–6 · Tauranga · Students 603 · Zoned

  • Merivale School

    Grades Year 1–6 · Tauranga · Students 156 · Zoned

  • Mount Maunganui Primary School

    Grades Year 1–6 · Mount Maunganui · Students 408 · Zoned

  • Omanu School

    Grades Year 1–6 · Mount Maunganui · Students 560 · Zoned

  • Ōtūmoetai Primary School

    Grades Year 1–6 · Tauranga · Students 582 · Zoned

  • Pāpāmoa Primary School

    Grades Year 1–6 · Papamoa · Students 611 · Zoned

  • Pillans Point School

    Grades Year 1–6 · Tauranga · Students 500 · Zoned

  • Selwyn Ridge School

    Grades Year 1–6 · Tauranga · Students 492 · Zoned

  • St Mary's Catholic School (Tauranga)

    Grades Year 1–6 · Tauranga · Students 474 · Application / selective

  • St Thomas More Catholic School

    Grades Year 1–6 · Mount Maunganui · Students 105 · Application / selective

  • Suzanne Aubert Catholic School

    Grades Year 1–6 · Tauranga · Students 215 · Application / selective

  • Tahatai Coast School

    Grades Year 1–6 · Tauranga · Students 804 · Zoned

  • Taumata School

    Grades Year 1–8 · Tauranga · Students 669 · Zoned

  • Tauranga Adventist School

    Grades Year 1–8 · Tauranga · Students 116 · Application / selective

  • Tauranga Primary School

    Grades Year 1–6 · Tauranga · Students 478 · Zoned

  • Tauranga Waldorf School

    Grades Year 1–8 · Tauranga · Students 196 · Application / selective

  • Tauriko School

    Grades Year 1–8 · Tauranga · Students 245 · Application / selective

  • Te Akau ki Papamoa Primary School

    Grades Year 1–6 · Tauranga · Students 520 · Zoned

  • Te Kura o Manunui

    Grades Year 1–6 · Tauranga · Students 355 · Zoned

  • Te Kura o Matapihi

    Grades Year 1–8 · Tauranga · Students 182 · Application / selective

  • Te Manawa ō Pāpāmoa School

    Grades Year 1–6 · Papamoa · Students 506 · Zoned

  • TKKM o Otepou

    Grades Year 1–8 · Tauranga · Students 74 · Application / selective

  • Welcome Bay School

    Grades Year 1–6 · Tauranga · Students 299 · Zoned

Middle school 3

  • Mount Maunganui Intermediate School

    Grades Year 7–8 · Mount Maunganui · Students 666 · Zoned

  • Ōtūmoetai Intermediate

    Grades Year 7–8 · Tauranga · Students 956 · Zoned

  • Tauranga Intermediate

    Grades Year 7–8 · Tauranga · Students 1,223 · Zoned

High school 7

  • Aquinas College

    Grades Year 7–15 · Tauranga · Students 833 · Application / selective

  • Mount Maunganui College

    Grades Year 9–15 · Mount Maunganui · Students 1,705 · Zoned

  • Ōtūmoetai College

    Grades Year 9–15 · Tauranga · Students 1,998 · Zoned

  • Papamoa College

    Grades Year 7–15 · Tauranga · Students 1,883 · Zoned

  • Tauranga Boys' College

    Grades Year 9–15 · Tauranga · Students 2,258 · Zoned

  • Tauranga Girls' College

    Grades Year 9–15 · Tauranga · Students 1,439 · Zoned

  • Te Wharekura o Mauao

    Grades Year 7–15 · Tauranga · Students 276 · Application / selective

Other / combined 3

  • Bethlehem College

    Grades Year 1–13 · Tauranga · Students 2,108 · Application / selective

  • Tauranga Special School

    Tauranga · Students 134 · Application / selective

  • TKKM o Te Kura Kokiri

    Grades Year 1–13 · Tauranga · Students 220 · Application / selective

Checklist before renting in this district

Check these before you sign a lease.

  • Checked the assigned school for the exact address with the official lookup before signing

    Source:Ministry of Education New Zealand (checked 2026-10-31)

  • Know that moving into a zone temporarily to get a place is not allowed

    Source:Ministry of Education New Zealand (checked 2026-10-31)

  • Asked the district or council whether boundary or admission changes are planned

  • Asked whether the assigned school has room (or sends overflow elsewhere)

  • Checked that the lease is accepted as proof of address on the enrolment list

  • Asked how the assigned school supports English learners (ESL/EAL)

  • Checked the commute (school-bus eligibility, walking route)

  • Checked on the state or board page whether our visa means paying public-school fees

    Always confirm your own situation with the official authority or an immigration professional.

    Source:Ministry of Education New Zealand (checked 2026-10-29)

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ESL / ELL support

Public schools support English learners as ESL/ELL (Canada), EAL/D (Australia) or ESOL (New Zealand). An English assessment at enrolment decides the support; ask the school or board about its programme.

Sources

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