Last updated October 2026
Horohoro School is a state, co-educational full primary school for Years 1 to 8 at 69 Apirana Road, Horohoro, Rotorua. It opened in 1930 and had 38 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
It has no home zone, so any student can apply. The school’s site shares the pepeha of the local hapū, Ngāti Kearoa Ngāti Tuarā of Te Arawa, and sets out the school values of courage, achievement, leadership and manawanui.
At a glance
- Principal
- Rachell Wheeler (Acting)
- Address
- 69 Apirana Road, Horohoro, Rotorua
- Phone
- 07 333 2611
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.
Who goes here
Share of the 38 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 Report from September 2026. ERO rated the school as excelling in mathematics, where almost all students meet or exceed expectations for their year level, and doing well in every other area except attendance.
Most students meet expectations in reading and a large majority do in writing, most make expected progress, and results are equitable across groups of learners.
ERO described a teaching principal who works with staff on well-focused planning, a local curriculum that weaves in mātauranga Māori and local history alongside structured literacy and mathematics, and an engaged board. Attendance was the weaker area: a small majority of students attend regularly, though this is improving, and reading for younger learners remains an area to lift.
ERO’s recommended next steps are to raise regular attendance to meet the Government target, speed up progress in writing for students below and above expected levels, build measurable student outcome measures into planning, and align teaching and assessment with the updated English and mathematics curriculum.
Read the ERO reports for Horohoro School
Enrolling
The school has no home zone, so any student can apply. The school’s website has no enrolment page, so families contact the school office directly to enrol.
Schools nearby
Where students go next
Based on home zones around the school’s own address. Families can apply to any school, and your own address decides which zones you are in.
In Horohoro
Horohoro School is in Horohoro. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Horohoro guide →Questions parents ask
Is Horohoro School zoned?
No. It has no home zone, so any student can apply to enrol.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 8.
How many students go there?
38 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?
545. 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.
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, 24 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).