Last updated November 2026
TKKM o Te Ara Hou is a state, co-educational kura for Years 1 to 13 at 22 Wycliffe Street, Onekawa, Napier, where students learn in te reo Māori. It opened in 2002 and had 241 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
It has no home zone, so any whānau can apply. The kura follows Te Aho Matua, with te reo Māori as the language of learning, from its junior and senior syndicates in the kura tuatahi through to the wharekura, where Kura Nui and Kura Roa students learn under Te Marautanga o Aotearoa and work towards NCEA. Its website covers kapa haka, hākinakina including netball and ki o rahi, waka ama and noho marae.
At a glance
- Principal
- Vicki Peni
- Address
- 22 Wycliffe Street, Onekawa, Napier
- Phone
- 06 843 4600
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.
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 241 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 kura is a Te Aho Matua Education Review Report (Te Pūrongo Arotake Mātauranga Te Aho Matua) from January 2020, written with Te Rūnanga Nui o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa.
ERO noted the whānau’s strong bond with Ngāti Kahungunu and their work to revive te reo o Kahungunu. It found that the kura’s Raukura, its graduates, show what success looks like, that its te reo Māori education changes lives, that whānau take an active part in guiding learning, that leaders are driven and forward-looking, that kaiako focus on quality teaching, and that the emotional, physical, spiritual and intellectual wellbeing of tamariki comes first.
The board and principal confirmed to ERO that they had taken reasonable steps to meet their legal obligations. ERO said its next review of the kura would be a Te Mānakotanga enrichment evaluation.
Read the ERO reports for TKKM o Te Ara Hou
Enrolling
The kura has no home zone, but it sets its own entry criteria. Its website says new entrants must have attended a kōhanga reo or puna reo at ages three and four, and have at least one adult at home who speaks te reo Māori.
Tamariki moving from another Te Aho Matua kura kaupapa Māori are offered an interview with the principal, and other enquiries are looked at case by case before a place is offered.
Schools nearby
In Onekawa Napier
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Read our Onekawa Napier guide →Questions parents ask
Is TKKM o Te Ara Hou 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?
241 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?
525. 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, 71.4% 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, 26 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).