Last updated October 2026
Bellevue School is a state, co-educational primary school for Years 1 to 6 at 20 Princess Road, Bellevue, Tauranga. It opened in 1971 and had 304 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes all of Bellevue, and parts of Brookfield and Matua; the zone map below shows the full boundary.
Alongside its mainstream classes, the school has two Montessori classrooms linked with the Tauranga Montessori Education Trust, and teaches through play-based learning and student inquiry. Its terraced site has playing fields, turf and a swimming pool, the school has a learning support coordinator and a Reading Recovery teacher, and it welcomes international students.
At a glance
- Principal
- Kristen Goodwin (Acting)
- Address
- 20 Princess Road, Bellevue, Tauranga
- Phone
- 07 576 5916
Home zone
Suburbs in the zone: all of Bellevue.
Parts of Brookfield and Matua: 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 304 students who identify with each group. Students can name more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
6 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.
Suspensions: fewer than 5 cases in 2025, so no rate is shown.
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 Report from May 2026. ERO found an inclusive school where diversity is valued, leaders and teachers who track each student’s needs closely and respond quickly, collaborative leadership that builds teaching practice, and regular hui that give parents and whānau a say in decisions.
A large majority of learners meet or exceed expected curriculum levels in reading, but less than half do in writing and maths, and results are not yet equitable for all groups.
A small majority attend regularly, below the Government target, and attendance and chronic absence have not yet improved, though a suitable plan is in place. ERO found international students well supported.
ERO’s priorities are to deepen staff understanding of the curriculum and assessment, speed up progress and make outcomes fairer in reading, writing and maths, use a range of evidence to judge which strategies work, and fully put the attendance plan into action. The board has also taken steps on a fire drill reporting requirement ERO identified.
Read the ERO reports for Bellevue School (Tauranga)
Enrolling
Students who live in the home zone have the right to enrol, with proof of address, and the school encourages in-zone families to enrol at least three months before their child starts. Out-of-zone places are offered under the enrolment scheme, by ballot when there are more applicants than places, and out-of-zone families are asked to contact the school office.
Montessori places are also zoned, and families must meet the programme’s acceptance criteria. New entrants start in groups on set dates each term.
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 Bellevue
Bellevue School (Tauranga) is in Bellevue. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Bellevue guide →Questions parents ask
Is Bellevue School (Tauranga) zoned?
It has a home zone covering all of Bellevue and parts of Brookfield and Matua.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 6.
How many students go there?
304 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?
445. 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, 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).