Last updated October 2026
Te Puke Intermediate is a state, co-educational intermediate school for Years 7 and 8 at 133 Cameron Road, Te Puke. It opened in 1976 and had 518 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes all of Te Puke, and parts of Paengaroa, Waitao, Te Ranga, Oropi, Rural Pāpāmoa and Pāpāmoa Beach; the zone map below shows the full boundary.
Students choose one of eight learning centres when they enrol, each teaching the full curriculum through a theme such as performance, sport, outdoor adventure, design, the environment or academic challenge, and Te Korowai Mātauranga is a rumaki (immersion) centre where te reo Māori is the language of choice.
A two-year technology programme covers visual art, workshop, food technology and graphics and design, and the school runs hockey, netball and rugby academies and takes international students in homestays.
At a glance
- Principal
- Jillian Weldon
- Address
- 133 Cameron Road, Te Puke
- Phone
- 07 573 9352
Home zone
Suburbs in the zone: all of Te Puke near Tauranga.
Parts of Paengaroa near Tauranga, Waitao near Tauranga, Te Ranga near Tauranga, Oropi near Tauranga, Rural Pāpāmoa and Pāpāmoa Beach: 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 518 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 School Report from September 2025. ERO found students highly engaged in an inclusive environment with a strong sense of belonging, cohesive leadership, clear strategic planning, a curriculum linked to local contexts and iwi, and good support for learners with complex needs.
ERO rated the school as still working towards strong success for all learners: a small majority of learners meet or exceed expected curriculum levels in reading and less than half do in writing and maths, with results not yet equitable for all groups.
In Te Korowai Mātauranga, attendance is above the Ministry target, but almost all ākonga are not yet achieving at expected curriculum levels and data is not yet collated well enough to track their progress.
A small majority of students attend regularly, approaching the target. ERO and the board also found gaps in police vetting, restraint training and outdoor education risk procedures, which the board has since addressed.
Next, the school plans to embed structured maths teaching, strengthen teaching to speed up progress for students below expected levels, make schoolwide assessment more consistent, grow and develop Te Korowai Mātauranga, and keep improving regular attendance.
Read the ERO reports for Te Puke Intermediate
Enrolling
Students who live in the home zone have the right to enrol. Out-of-zone places are offered under the school’s enrolment scheme, by ballot when there are more applicants than places.
Families apply online, send proof of address and identity documents and book an enrolment interview, and the school publishes its enrolment steps and dates on its How to Enrol page each year. Entry to Te Korowai Mātauranga gives preference to ākonga from Māori-medium settings or committed to learning te reo, and to whānau committed to the kaupapa.
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 Te Puke near Tauranga
Te Puke Intermediate is in Te Puke near Tauranga. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Te Puke near Tauranga guide →Questions parents ask
Is Te Puke Intermediate zoned?
It has a home zone covering all of Te Puke near Tauranga and parts of Paengaroa near Tauranga, Waitao near Tauranga, Te Ranga near Tauranga, Oropi near Tauranga, Rural Pāpāmoa and Pāpāmoa Beach.
What years does it teach?
Years 7 to 8.
How many students go there?
518 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?
473. 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).