Composite & Area Schools

ACG Tauranga: Zone, NCEA Results & School Facts

A private, co-ed school for Years 1 to 13 on Keenan Road, Pyes Pa, Tauranga, with no home zone.

Last updated October 2026

ACG Tauranga is a private, co-educational composite school for Years 1 to 13 at 6 Keenan Road, Pyes Pa, Tauranga. It opened in 2015 and had 421 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.

It has no home zone, so any student can apply. Its site describes the Cambridge curriculum from Year 1 through to Cambridge IGCSE in Years 10 and 11 and Cambridge International AS and A Levels in Years 12 and 13, with Spanish from Year 5 and a preschool on the same campus for children from three months old. It also lists sport, creative arts and extracurricular activities, university admissions guidance, a private bus service with routes around the Western Bay of Plenty and from Rotorua, and places for international students.

At a glance

TypeCompositeYears 1 to 13
Roll4211 Sep 2026
AuthorityPrivateFees charged
StudentsCo-edBoys and girls
Home zoneNoAny student can apply
Opened2015Boarding: no
TeachingEnglishAll classes
DonationsThe donation scheme does not apply to this school.
Principal
Dorethea Kilian
Address
6 Keenan Road, Pyes Pa, Tauranga
Visit the school website

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.

NCEA results

School leavers with NCEA Level 2 or above, compared with all New Zealand school leavers.

202587.5% NZ 77.8%
202490% NZ 76.9%
202388.6% NZ 75.8%

This school New Zealand

Level 3 or above62.5%2025 · NZ 59%

School leavers are students who left school that year, whatever year level they left from.

Who goes here

Share of the 421 students who identify with each group. Students can name more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.

European67%
Asian32%
Māori5%
MELAA3%
Other2%
Pacific1%

24 international students

Roll at 1 July, 2021 to 202520212022202320242025326 in 2021 → 413 in 2025

MELAA: Middle Eastern, Latin American and African.

Enrolling

ACG Tauranga is a private school with no home zone, so any student can apply, and tuition fees apply. Families apply online with a birth certificate or passport and recent school reports, then meet the principal for an interview, and students need a level of English that suits their age.

Successful families confirm in writing and pay an acceptance fee, then attend an orientation day. The school takes applications throughout the year, including for mid-year starts.

Schools nearby

Taumata SchoolPrimary · Years 1 to 8 · roll 669 · zoned · 2.3 km
Aquinas CollegeSecondary · Years 7 to 13 · roll 833 · 2.4 km
Tauriko SchoolPrimary · Years 1 to 8 · roll 245 · 3.9 km
Greenpark School (Tauranga)Primary · Years 1 to 6 · roll 725 · zoned · 4.5 km
All Tauranga schools on the map

In Pyes Pa

ACG Tauranga is in Pyes Pa. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.

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Questions parents ask

Is ACG Tauranga zoned?

No. It has no home zone, so any student can apply to enrol.

What years does it teach?

Years 1 to 13.

How many students go there?

421 at 1 Sep 2026.

How did its school leavers do in NCEA?

In 2025, 87.5% of its school leavers had NCEA Level 2 or above, compared with 77.8% of all New Zealand school leavers.

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, 22 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).