a co-educational state secondary school for Year 7 to 13 students, established in 2011, with a roll of . Papamoa has three co-educational state primary schools for Year 1 to 6 students: Papamoa Primary School, with a roll of ; Golden Sands School, established in 2011, with a roll of ; and Te Okuroa Drive School, opening in 2021. Tahatai Coast School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students established in 1996, with a roll of . Te Akau ki Papamoa Primary School is a co-educational state primary school established in 2000, with a roll of . The school originally took Year 1 to 8, but removed Year 7 and 8 when Papamoa College opened. Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Kura Kokiri is a co-educational Māori language immersion state primary school, with a roll of . Suzanne Aubert Catholic School is a state integrated Catholic primary school which is due to open at the beginning of 2021. Transport Public transport in Papamoa Beach solely consists of bus services. The suburb is served by three 'Bay Hopper' routes; Route 30 (Mount Maunganui - Papamoa ), Route 33 (Tauranga - Papamoa via the Harbour Bridge), and Route 36 (Tauranga - Papamoa via Maungatapu Bridge). Gallery References Suburbs of Tauranga Nude beaches Naturism in New Zealand