Last updated October 2026
Tauranga Boys’ College is a state, boys’ secondary school for Years 9 to 13 at 664 Cameron Road, Tauranga. It opened in 1958 and had 2,258 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes 19 suburbs in full and parts of 3 more, among them Lower Kaimai, Minden, Oropi, Ōmanawa, Ohauiti and Te Puna; the zone map below shows the full boundary. Its site describes Aronui, the college’s whare wānanga, where classes are taught bilingually or in te reo Māori, and an Accelerate Programme for students selected on their Year 8 results and an entrance test. It also lists kapa haka, Ngā Manu Kōrero speech contests, a Pasifika performance group, music, theatre, visual arts and chess, summer and winter sports from rugby and rowing to waka ama and underwater hockey, Gateway and two trades academies, and a programme for international students with homestays.
At a glance
- Principal
- Andrew Turner
- Address
- 664 Cameron Road, Tauranga
- Phone
- 07 578 4029
Home zone
Suburbs in the zone: all of Ōmanawa near Tauranga, Gate Pa, Greerton, Tauriko, Pyes Pa, Minden near Tauranga, Ohauiti, Parkvale, Poike, Welcome Bay, Tauranga South, Hairini, Oropi near Tauranga, Te Puna near Tauranga, Lower Kaimai near Tauranga, Bethlehem, Maungatapu, Ōmokoroa near Tauranga and Tauranga City Centre.
Parts of Judea, Waitao near Tauranga and Whakamārama near Tauranga: 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.
NCEA results
School leavers with NCEA Level 2 or above, compared with all New Zealand school leavers.
This school New Zealand
School leavers are students who left school that year, whatever year level they left from.
Who goes here
Share of the 2,258 students who identify with each group. Students can name more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
63 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.
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 Evaluation Report from September 2025. ERO found that most students do well academically and have a positive sense of wellbeing.
In Years 9 and 10, most students meet curriculum expectations in reading and numeracy and a large majority do so in writing, though ERO asked for closer analysis of how Māori and Pacific students progress over time.
Most students gain NCEA Level 2, a large majority gain Level 3 and a small majority gain University Entrance, while most Year 11 students reach the expected levels in the school’s own Te Punga qualification. Less than half of students attend school regularly, which is behind the government target.
ERO described collaborative leadership, a wide range of learning opportunities, orderly classrooms and good relationships between students and teachers. It also noted that the school board is undertaking training to better understand its governance role and statutory obligations.
ERO’s priorities for the college are to sharpen its strategic goals around students, strengthen its internal evaluation, improve how students who join during the year settle in and stay, and lift regular attendance.
ERO also asked the board to complete governance training and set up a regular cycle for reviewing school policies, including its complaints process, and to involve whānau and mana whenua in setting the school’s direction.
Read the ERO reports for Tauranga Boys’ College
Enrolling
Tauranga Boys’ College has an enrolment scheme, so boys who live in the home zone have the right to enrol. In-zone families can enrol online at any time of year, attaching proof of their home address and recent school reports.
Out-of-zone places are limited and offered under the scheme, by ballot when there are more applicants than places, with unsuccessful applicants placed on a waiting list in ballot order. The school publishes its out-of-zone application and ballot dates on its enrolment pages each year.
Schools nearby
In Tauranga South
Tauranga Boys' College is in Tauranga South. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Tauranga South guide →Questions parents ask
Is Tauranga Boys' College zoned?
It has a home zone covering all of Ōmanawa near Tauranga, Gate Pa, Greerton, Tauriko, Pyes Pa, Minden near Tauranga, Ohauiti, Parkvale, Poike, Welcome Bay, Tauranga South, Hairini, Oropi near Tauranga, Te Puna near Tauranga, Lower Kaimai near Tauranga, Bethlehem, Maungatapu, Ōmokoroa near Tauranga and Tauranga City Centre and parts of Judea, Waitao near Tauranga and Whakamārama near Tauranga.
What years does it teach?
Years 9 to 13.
How many students go there?
2,258 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?
456. 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.
Is it a single-sex school?
Yes. It takes boys only.
How did its school leavers do in NCEA?
In 2025, 80.8% of its school leavers had NCEA Level 2 or above, compared with 77.8% of all New Zealand school leavers.
School details and roll: Ministry of Education school directory, 22 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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