Top 100 state schools in Bay of Plenty (2026)

Government schools across all year levels. Ranked by the Success Index (NZ) from official New Zealand data; 100 schools shown.

#	School	Sector	Success Index (NZ)	Equity Index (EQI)	Students
1	Lynmore Primary School Lynmore · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	82.4 Top 5%	411	645
2	Taumata School Pyes Pa · Full Primary · Years 1–8	State	80.9 Top 10%	415	669
3	Matua School Matua · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	79.7 Top 10%	401	544
4	Tahatai Coast School Papamoa · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	75.9 Top 25%	428	804
5	Omokoroa School Whakamarama · Full Primary · Years 1–8	State	74.1 Top 25%	423	321
6	Omanu School Mount Maunganui · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	73.1 Top 25%	403	560
7	Mount Maunganui Primary School Mount Maunganui · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	72.6 Top 25%	399	408
8	Pillans Point School Pillans Point · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	71.9 Top 25%	405	500
9	Ōmokoroa Point School Omokoroa · Full Primary · Years 1–8	State	70.7 Top 25%	432	347
10	Otonga Road School Springfield · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	68.8 Top 25%	415	521
11	Te Manawa ō Pāpāmoa School Papamoa Beach · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	67.3 Top 25%	443	506
12	Ōtūmoetai College Tauranga Central · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	65.5 Top 50%	451	1,999
13	Tauranga Primary School Tauranga · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	65.4 Top 50%	423	478
14	Bethlehem School Bethlehem · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	64.9 Top 50%	423	434
15	Apanui School Whakatane · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	64.4 Top 50%	447	439
16	Golden Sands School Papamoa Beach · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	64.3 Top 50%	426	505
17	Mount Maunganui College Mount Maunganui · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	64.3 Top 50%	452	1,705
18	Ōhope Beach School Ohope Beach · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	64.0 Top 50%	419	227
19	Waihi Beach School Waihi Beach · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	63.9 Top 50%	442	281
20	Whakamarama School Whakamarama · Full Primary · Years 1–8	State	62.9 Top 50%	423	84
21	Pāpāmoa Primary School Papamoa · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	62.6 Top 50%	432	611
22	Fairhaven School Te Puke · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	61.8 Top 50%	454	500
23	Ōtūmoetai Primary School Otumoetai · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	61.8 Top 50%	433	582
24	TKKM o Te Koutu Rotorua Central · Composite · Years 1–13	State	61.4 Top 50%	485	383
25	Papamoa College Papamoa · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State	61.2 Top 50%	458	1,883
26	Tauranga Boys' College Tauranga · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	61.2 Top 50%	456	2,258
27	Ōtūmoetai Intermediate Otumoetai · Intermediate · Years 7–8	State	59.4 Top 50%	440	957
28	Pahoia School Tauranga · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	59.4 Top 50%	428	179
29	Tauranga Girls' College Gate Pa · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	58.7 Top 50%	466	1,439
30	Pyes Pa Road School Pyes Pa · Full Primary · Years 1–8	State	58.1 Top 50%	443	252
31	Arataki School Mount Maunganui · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	58.0 Top 50%	465	590
32	Oropi School Oropi · Full Primary · Years 1–8	State	57.6 Top 50%	434	308
33	Greenpark School (Tauranga) Greerton · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	57.5 Top 50%	443	725
34	Whakatane High School Whakatane · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	57.3 Top 50%	475	1,228
35	Te Ranga School Te Puke · Full Primary · Years 1–8	State	56.9 Top 50%	447	181
36	Maungatapu School Maungatapu-Tauranga · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	56.7 Top 50%	468	603
37	Mount Maunganui Intermediate School Mount Maunganui · Intermediate · Years 7–8	State	56.7 Top 50%	444	666
38	Tauriko School Tauriko · Full Primary · Years 1–8	State	54.4 Top 50%	440	245
39	Te Puke Intermediate Te Puke · Intermediate · Years 7–8	State	54.1 Top 50%	473	518
40	Te Akau ki Papamoa Primary School Papamoa · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	53.7 Top 50%	448	520
41	Selwyn Ridge School Welcome Bay · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	53.0 Top 50%	449	492
42	Bellevue School (Tauranga) Bellevue · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	52.1 Top 50%	445	304
43	Awakeri School Whakatane · Full Primary · Years 1–8	State	51.8 Top 50%	447	343
44	TKKM o Ruamata Rotokawa · Composite · Years 1–13	State	51.5 Top 50%	494	272
45	Kaharoa School Rotorua · Full Primary · Years 1–8	State	51.2 Top 50%	445	179
46	Pongakawa School Pongakawa · Full Primary · Years 1–8	State	50.8 Top 50%	448	321
47	Whakatane Intermediate Whakatane · Intermediate · Years 7–8	State	49.6 Top 50%	486	578
48	Paengaroa School Paengaroa · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	48.5 Lower 50%	468	200
49	Te Puke High School Te Puke · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	47.9 Lower 50%	492	1,078
50	Thornton School Thornton · Full Primary · Years 1–8	State	47.9 Lower 50%	451	163
51	Rotorua Lakes High School Te Ngae · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	45.9 Lower 50%	473	622
52	Otakiri School Whakatane · Full Primary · Years 1–8	State	44.5 Lower 50%	466	154
53	Katikati College Katikati · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State	44.4 Lower 50%	465	834
54	Katikati Primary School Katikati · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	44.0 Lower 50%	471	554
55	Tauranga Intermediate The Avenues · Intermediate · Years 7–8	State	43.5 Lower 50%	475	1,225
56	Ngongotahā School Ngongotaha · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	42.7 Lower 50%	486	393
57	Te Puna School Te Puna · Full Primary · Years 1–8	State	42.4 Lower 50%	466	261
58	Te Puke Primary School Te Puke · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	41.7 Lower 50%	469	319
59	Westbrook School Rotorua · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	41.7 Lower 50%	475	491
60	Rotorua Boys' High School Rotorua · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	41.6 Lower 50%	504	1,138
61	Te Wharekura o Mauao Bethlehem · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State	41.4 Lower 50%	522	276
62	Welcome Bay School Welcome Bay · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	41.4 Lower 50%	469	299
63	Trident High School Whakatane · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	41.0 Lower 50%	496	829
64	Gate Pa School Gate Pa · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	40.9 Lower 50%	507	398
65	Mokoia Intermediate Owhata · Intermediate · Years 7–8	State	40.3 Lower 50%	473	330
66	Te Wharekura o Ruatoki Ruatoki · Composite · Years 1–13	State	39.9 Lower 50%	524	235
67	Te Kura o Manunui Brookfield · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	39.8 Lower 50%	508	355
68	Otamarakau School Te Puke · Full Primary · Years 1–8	State	39.5 Lower 50%	466	63
69	Te Wharekura o Ngāti Rongomai Hannahs Bay · Composite · Years 1–13	State	37.8 Lower 50%	500	106
70	Edgecumbe School Edgecumbe · Full Primary · Years 1–8	State	36.9 Lower 50%	494	163
71	James Street School Whakatane · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	36.9 Lower 50%	507	250
72	Rotorua School Rotorua Central · Full Primary · Years 1–8	State	36.8 Lower 50%	522	400
73	Te Kura o Te Paroa Whakatane · Full Primary · Years 1–8	State	35.4 Lower 50%	520	297
74	Galatea School Galatea · Full Primary · Years 1–8	State	35.1 Lower 50%	493	127
75	Te Kura o Matapihi Matapihi · Full Primary · Years 1–8	State	35.1 Lower 50%	503	182
76	Western Heights High School Rotorua Central · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	34.9 Lower 50%	499	1,187
77	Lake Rerewhakaaitu School Rerewhakaaitu · Full Primary · Years 1–8	State	34.1 Lower 50%	479	78
78	Rangiuru School Te Puke · Full Primary · Years 1–8	State	34.1 Lower 50%	493	109
79	Kaimai School Kaimai · Full Primary · Years 1–8	State	32.9 Lower 50%	482	61
80	Malfroy School Hillcrest · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	32.9 Lower 50%	529	304
81	Rotorua Intermediate Rotorua · Intermediate · Years 7–8	State	32.8 Lower 50%	505	654
82	Glenholme School Glenholme · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	32.0 Lower 50%	496	333
83	Woodlands School (Opotiki) Opotiki · Full Primary · Years 1–8	State	31.3 Lower 50%	516	179
84	Kawaha Point School Kawaha Point · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	30.4 Lower 50%	498	230
85	Waiotahe Valley School Opotiki · Full Primary · Years 1–8	State	30.3 Lower 50%	505	109
86	Selwyn School Rotorua · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	30.1 Lower 50%	544	339
87	Rotokawa School Rotorua · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	29.8 Lower 50%	498	174
88	Greerton Village School - Te Kura o Maarawaewae Greerton · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	29.5 Lower 50%	507	379
89	Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Orini ki Ngati Awa Coastlands · Composite · Years 1–13	State	29.4 Lower 50%	517	96
90	Opotiki School Opotiki · Full Primary · Years 1–8	State	28.5 Lower 50%	555	326
91	Te Rangihakahaka Centre for Science and Technology Rotorua · Composite (Year 1-10) · Years 1–13	State	28.1 Lower 50%	513	105
92	Kawerau South School Kawerau · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	27.6 Lower 50%	536	346
93	Matata School Matata · Full Primary · Years 1–8	State	27.0 Lower 50%	514	96
94	Te Kura Māori ā Rohe o Waiohau Waiohau · Composite · Years 1–13	State	26.6 Lower 50%	534	86
95	Rotorua Girls' High School Hillcrest · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	26.5 Lower 50%	522	605
96	Allandale School Kopeopeo · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	26.0 Lower 50%	517	341
97	Te Kura Mana Māori o Whangaparaoa Cape Runaway · Composite · Years 1–13	State	24.7 Lower 50%	519	85
98	Mamaku School Mamaku · Full Primary · Years 1–8	State	23.3 Lower 50%	514	89
99	Sunset Primary School Fordlands · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	22.5 Lower 50%	551	169
100	Western Heights Primary School (Rotorua) Western Heights · Contributing · Years 1–6	State	22.4 Lower 50%	536	432

Lynmore Primary School in Lynmore leads the 2026 list of state schools in Bay of Plenty with a Success Index (NZ) of 82.4. Of the 100 schools shown, 100 are state.

Scores are percentiles within school type, so a primary school and a secondary school with the same score sit at the same point in their own distributions. Use the rankings to build a shortlist, then visit the schools and ask how they support students at your child's level.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best state school in Bay of Plenty?

Lynmore Primary School in Lynmore ranks first among state schools in Bay of Plenty with a Success Index (NZ) of 82.4 out of 100 (Equity Index (EQI): 411).

How are state schools in Bay of Plenty ranked?

Each school's Success Index (NZ) combines 5 factors: equity index (fewer barriers is higher) (45%), roll size (10%), roll growth (5 years) (15%), school leavers with ncea level 2+ (20%), school leavers with university entrance (10%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across New Zealand. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.

Are these 2026 rankings official?

No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official New Zealand data (Ministry of Education – Schools Directory; Ministry of Education – School leaver attainment (Find a school)). The Equity Index describes the student community, not teaching quality.