Last updated October 2026
Lynmore Primary School is a state, co-educational primary school for Years 1 to 6 at Iles Road, Lynmore, Rotorua. It opened in 1956 and had 645 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes all of Lake Ōkāreka and Lynmore, and parts of Lake Tarawera, Ngapuna, Tumunui, Ōwhata and Whakarewarewa; the zone map below shows the full boundary.
The school, also called Te Kura o Ōwhatiura, places students in whare ako house groups, is growing te reo Māori and tikanga across the school, and includes STEAM, science and environmental studies in its curriculum. Its website lists sports from cricket and futsal to hockey, netball and touch rugby, YMCA before and after school care, and places for international students who live with a parent.
At a glance
- Principal
- Hinei Taute
- Address
- Iles Road, Lynmore, Rotorua
- Phone
- 07 345 9850
Home zone
Suburbs in the zone: all of Lynmore Rotorua and Lake Ōkāreka.
Parts of Lake Tarawera, Ngapuna Rotorua, Tumunui, Ōwhata Rotorua and Whakarewarewa: check your street.
Zone boundaries are set by the school’s enrolment scheme and can change. Confirm your address with the school before you rely on it.
Who goes here
Share of the 645 students who identify with each group. Students can name more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
4 international students
MELAA: Middle Eastern, Latin American and African.
Stand-downs and suspensions
Cases per 1,000 students in 2025, adjusted for the ages of the school’s students, compared with all New Zealand schools.
Suspensions: fewer than 5 cases in 2025, so no rate is shown.
These measure how a school responds to behaviour, and schools set their own thresholds, so they are not a measure of how students behave.
What ERO found
The Education Review Office’s latest report on the school is a School Report from August 2025. ERO found that almost all learners meet or exceed the expected curriculum level in reading, writing and maths, with results even across groups, and that the school is meeting the government’s targets in these areas.
ERO pointed to high quality teaching, a structured approach to literacy and maths, learning that draws on mātauranga Māori and local pūrākau, and strong partnerships with parents, whānau and hapū. It also found good pastoral care for international students.
A large majority of learners attend school regularly, and the school is approaching the government’s 80% target. ERO’s priorities are to keep achievement high, stretch more students to work above the expected level, update assessment practices to match the new curriculum, and work with parents and whānau on raising regular attendance.
Read the ERO reports for Lynmore Primary School
Enrolling
Students who live in the home zone have the right to enrol. Out-of-zone places are offered under the school’s enrolment scheme, by ballot when there are more applicants than places.
The school’s website has an online enrolment form and an in-zone form, lists the streets in its zone, and asks families to enrol as early as possible.
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 Lynmore Rotorua
Lynmore Primary School is in Lynmore Rotorua. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Lynmore Rotorua guide →Questions parents ask
Is Lynmore Primary School zoned?
It has a home zone covering all of Lynmore Rotorua and Lake Ōkāreka and parts of Lake Tarawera, Ngapuna Rotorua, Tumunui, Ōwhata Rotorua and Whakarewarewa.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 6.
How many students go there?
645 at 1 Sep 2026.
Does it ask for donations?
It may. It is not in the donation scheme, so it can ask families for donations.
What is its Equity Index?
411. 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). Home zone: Ministry of Education enrolment zones (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).