Last updated October 2026
Te Kamo High School is a state, co-educational secondary school for Years 9 to 13 at 1 Wilkinson Avenue, Kamo, Whangarei. It opened in 1961 and had 776 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes all of Whananaki, Hikurangi and Te Kamo, and parts of Kauri, Whau Valley and Ōtāngarei; the zone map below shows the full boundary.
The school’s site describes a trades academy with multi-skills and construction courses, an arts programme that enters Rockquest and Showquest, and tikanga including karakia, waiata and Ngā Manu Kōrero. It also lists a surf programme, outdoor education with kayaking, rock climbing and tramping, a school pool, and an international programme with homestays.
At a glance
- Principal
- Natasha Hemara
- Address
- 1 Wilkinson Avenue, Kamo, Whangarei
- Phone
- 09 435 1688
Home zone
Suburbs in the zone: all of Hikurangi, Whananaki and Te Kamo.
Parts of Kauri, Whau Valley Whangarei and Ōtāngarei: 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 776 students who identify with each group. Students can name more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
14 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 February 2026. ERO found outcomes becoming fairer and stronger: fewer than a third of students arrive at expected levels in literacy and numeracy, but most gain the NCEA literacy and numeracy qualifications in their senior years, and a large majority gain NCEA Level 2.
ERO noted leaders who use data well, an increasingly settled and respectful school, strong processes for students who need extra learning support, clear senior pathways, and much wider participation in te reo Māori.
University Entrance results were low, outcomes for Māori learners were not yet consistently equitable, teaching quality varied, and fewer than half of students attended regularly, though attendance was improving.
ERO’s priorities for the school are to lift regular attendance and reduce chronic absence, strengthen teaching with a focus on classroom management, further embed literacy and numeracy strategies across subjects, and narrow its strategic and annual plan to a few clear, measurable goals.
Read the ERO reports for Te Kamo High School
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 in a set order of priority, starting with siblings of current students, and by ballot when there are more applicants than places.
The scheme says the board announces the number of out-of-zone places, how to apply and the closing date by public notice each year, and the school’s site links to an online enrolment form and a zone map.
Schools nearby
In Te Kamo
Te Kamo High School is in Te Kamo. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Te Kamo guide →Questions parents ask
Is Te Kamo High School zoned?
It has a home zone covering all of Hikurangi, Whananaki and Te Kamo and parts of Kauri, Whau Valley Whangarei and Ōtāngarei.
What years does it teach?
Years 9 to 13.
How many students go there?
776 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?
508. 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.
How did its school leavers do in NCEA?
In 2025, 70.9% 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, 25 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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