A teenage boy is in Tauranga Hospital's Intensive Care Unit after falling two metres from the roof of a building at Arataki Primary School overnight.

The 14-year-old boy was climbing along roofs at the school on Kaimanawa Street about 7pm on Monday when he fell hitting his head on the ground.

A 14-year-old boy fell from a roof at Arataki Primary School overnight.

He was taken to Tauranga Hospital by Mount Maunganui St John paramedics.

Bay of Plenty District Health Board communications manager Diana Marriott says the boy was transferred to ICU overnight.

'He is in a serious but stable condition.”

A St John paramedics' spokesperson says the boy suffered a bang to his head as a result of the fall.

'Parents at the scene say there have been similar situations with kids jumping from roof to roof at the school.
'The boy was treated at the scene before being taken to Tauranga Hospital.”

Police were also called to the scene.

Principal Dene Langley says he has emailed SunLive's article about the incident to the teachers.

'I've emailed it to the teachers to let the children read it and let it be a warning about the dangers of climbing on the roof.

'We've had children on the roof, and all schools have that, and there has been some damage done to the guttering and stuff.”

He says there haven't been any incidents in the past where people have seriously hurt themselves.