Last updated October 2026
Rotokawa School is a state, co-educational primary school for Years 1 to 6 at 6 Rotokawa Road, Rotorua. It opened in 1926 and had 174 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
It has no home zone, so any student can apply. Its site describes mainstream classes alongside reo rua (bilingual) classes, te reo Māori lessons in every class, kapa haka, and a local curriculum built around the area’s history and stories.
Students swim in a heated school pool, ride on the school’s bike and pump track, and can take part in touch rugby, flipper ball, hockey, netball, miniball and waka ama, along with extras such as Aquabots underwater robotics, the EPRO8 technology challenge and a catfish removal group on the local lakes.
At a glance
- Principal
- Regan Williams
- Address
- 6 Rotokawa Road, Rotorua
- Phone
- 07 345 6129
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 174 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 Te Ara Huarau School Profile Report from November 2023. This kind of report sets out what ERO and the school will evaluate together, here how well the school’s own local curriculum supports wellbeing, engagement and fair outcomes for every student, with attendance, progress and achievement named as priorities.
ERO noted the school’s two te reo Māori immersion classes and pointed to an established local curriculum that sets expectations for teaching, sound systems that support learning and wellbeing, close relationships with whānau, hapū and iwi, and leaders and staff who look after the whole child.
Next, the school will focus on professional learning for staff so the local curriculum, teaching and assessment, and its wellbeing and engagement strategies are applied consistently across the school, with the aim of fair and strong outcomes for all students, including faster progress for those who are behind.
Read the ERO reports for Rotokawa School
Enrolling
The school has no home zone, so any student can apply. Families start with a meeting and school tour with the principal or deputy principal, then complete the enrolment forms, and a birth certificate and immunisation record are needed.
Children can be enrolled before they turn five and are welcome on transition-to-school visits, which can be arranged through the school office or their early learning centre.
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
Rotokawa School 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 Rotokawa School zoned?
No. It has no home zone, so any student can apply to enrol.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 6.
How many students go there?
174 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?
498. 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).