Last updated October 2026
Te Kōpuku High is a state, co-educational secondary school for Years 7 to 13 at 70 Foreman Road, Te Rapa, Hamilton. It opened in 2019 and had 342 students on its roll at 1 October 2026.
It has no home zone, so any student can apply. The kura’s site says it is designed for Māori to achieve success as Māori, with learning in a Māori setting that includes learning te reo and learning through te reo, and a curriculum built on its Te Nīkau framework that groups students by readiness rather than strictly by year level. It says it charges no school fees and provides free school buses across most of Hamilton, along with devices, stationery, breakfast and lunch, and all mokopuna learn waiata and haka, with mau rākau training for cultural events.
At a glance
- Principal
- Cath Rau
- Address
- 70 Foreman Road, Te Rapa, Hamilton
- Phone
- 07 282 0137
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 342 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 kura is a Ngā Kitenga Arotake Report from June 2024, published in te reo Māori and English by ERO’s Māori review services team.
ERO found that a broad curriculum, shaped around the growth of the nīkau palm, gives mokopuna a range of academic and personalised pathways, including extension and enrichment, support for special needs, bilingual (matarea) and immersion (matarau) pathways and STREAM courses, as well as plenty of co-curricular activities.
NCEA results show many students gaining qualifications, and some junior students are supported to gain literacy and numeracy credits early. ERO described committed teachers, generally settled classrooms with respectful relationships, a strong habit of reflection, shared leadership that keeps teaching consistent, and a well-informed board, the poumarumaru, that governs effectively.
ERO backed the school’s focus on lifting low attendance, especially among students who are at school only around half to 60 percent of the time. The other next steps are to set up lasting systems that help students build meaningful learning relationships with adults, and to keep reviewing the curriculum so it stays purposeful and engaging for every mokopuna.
Enrolling
Te Kōpuku High has no home zone, so any student can apply. The kura’s site says that when there are more applications than places, places are decided by ballot, based on year level and on whether a student has come through English-only, bilingual or immersion schooling.
Enrolments open once a year for the following year and the waiting list starts fresh each time, so whānau who want a place need to apply each year. As part of enrolling, students complete a questionnaire about their strengths and interests. The enrolment form and enrolment policy are on the school’s Enrol page.
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Questions parents ask
Is Te Kōpuku High zoned?
No. It has no home zone, so any student can apply to enrol.
What years does it teach?
Years 7 to 13.
How many students go there?
342 at 1 Oct 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?
525. 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 2025, 76.7% of its school leavers had NCEA Level 2 or above, compared with 77.8% 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, 10 Nov 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).