Last updated October 2026
Mokoia Intermediate is a state, co-educational intermediate school for Years 7 and 8 at 29 Brent Road, Owhata, Rotorua. It opened in 1977 and had 328 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes all of Lake Ōkāreka, Mourea, Tikitere, Hannahs Bay, Holdens Bay, Ōwhata and Lynmore, and parts of Lake Tarawera, Ngapuna, Okere Falls, Tumunui and Lake Ōkataina; the zone map below shows the full boundary.
The school’s site describes Rumaki and Reo Rua classes that strengthen te reo Māori, and a technology programme where students rotate through hard materials, digital technology, food technology, music and biotechnology in specialist rooms.
Students take part in the AIMS Games and regional sport, Year 8 students help with pest trapping and restoration on Mokoia Island, and the arts programme covers visual art, music, dance, drama, wearable arts and productions.
At a glance
- Principal
- Whaea Ally Gibbons (Acting)
- Address
- 29 Brent Road, Owhata, Rotorua
- Phone
- 07 345 9071
Home zone
Suburbs in the zone: all of Ōwhata Rotorua, Holdens Bay Rotorua, Lynmore Rotorua, Hannahs Bay Rotorua, Lake Ōkāreka, Mourea Rotorua and Tikitere Rotorua.
Parts of Lake Tarawera, Ngapuna Rotorua, Okere Falls Rotorua, Tumunui and Lake Ōkataina: 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 328 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.
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.
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 Te Ara Huarau School Profile Report from June 2023. This kind of report sets out what ERO and the school will evaluate together, here how well the board, leaders, teachers and students use assessment information, with the aim of lifting progress for students at risk of falling behind and helping students set goals and reflect on their own learning.
ERO noted that the school offers full Māori immersion, partial immersion and English-medium learning, and pointed to a safe and caring culture, an inclusive setting for students with diverse needs, and a well-organised online curriculum resource for teachers.
From here the school plans to agree one set of learning progressions across the school so students follow a clear learning pathway, and to change how assessment information is reported to the board so it says more about how students at risk of falling behind are progressing.
Read the ERO reports for Mokoia Intermediate
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 enrolment page links to an online enrolment form.
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 Ōwhata Rotorua
Mokoia Intermediate is in Ōwhata Rotorua. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Ōwhata Rotorua guide →Questions parents ask
Is Mokoia Intermediate zoned?
It has a home zone covering all of Ōwhata Rotorua, Holdens Bay Rotorua, Lynmore Rotorua, Hannahs Bay Rotorua, Lake Ōkāreka, Mourea Rotorua and Tikitere Rotorua and parts of Lake Tarawera, Ngapuna Rotorua, Okere Falls Rotorua, Tumunui and Lake Ōkataina.
What years does it teach?
Years 7 to 8.
How many students go there?
328 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?
473. 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.
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). Updated automatically when the Ministry publishes new data.
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