Kia Aroha Campus
BoundFor analysis · from ERO reports and public data
Our read on Kia Aroha Campus
Culturally Strong School With Assessment Improvements Needed
Kia Aroha Campus is a unique special character school in Ōtara offering three Pacific language pathways, with genuine strengths in cultural identity, whānau relationships, and community connection. However, ERO has identified that improvements are required in learner engagement, attendance, and assessment practices, particularly for Pasifika students and the Māori medium pathway. The school is actively working on teacher development and building stronger data systems to better track student progress.
Source: ERO, 8 December 2025 · How we write these · What ERO ratings mean
Location & enrolment zone
Where the school sits and who it accepts
Kia Aroha Campus
51 Othello Drive, Clover Park, Auckland
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How enrolment at Kia Aroha Campus works
Ministry of Education enrolment-scheme status, and what it means for an application.
No enrolment scheme is listed for Kia Aroha Campus, so it is open enrolment: a family can apply from any address, and there is no home zone and no out-of-zone ballot. Whether a place exists still turns on capacity at the year level you need — ask the school which intakes it is taking applications for and by when.
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Quick answers
What families ask about Kia Aroha Campus
- Does Kia Aroha Campus have an enrolment zone?
- No current enrolment scheme is listed. Applications are generally open, subject to the school's enrolment process and available places.
- What year levels does Kia Aroha Campus teach?
- Kia Aroha Campus teaches Year 1–13.
- What is Kia Aroha Campus's Equity Index?
- The listed EQI is 539. EQI reflects socioeconomic barriers used for funding; it is not a school-quality score.
- How large is the school?
- The latest listed roll is 359 students.
- When was the latest listed ERO review?
- The latest review date in the public data is December 2025.
The basics
Ministry of Education records
- Teaching language
- Some students taught in te reo Māori or a Pacific language
- Opened
- 2011
- Principal
- Myles Ferris (Acting)
- Urban/rural setting
- Major urban area
- Donation requests
- Not RequestedDonations not requested (except school camps)
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Schools near Kia Aroha Campus
Other schools close by, nearest first.
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