Bullying is a serious problem that can lead to long-term mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, and suicide. Unfortunately, Aotearoa has high rates of school bullying, and some of the highest rates of youth suicide in the world. Our study examines the factors associated with school bullying in Aotearoa in an attempt to better understand what may protect from, or place students at risk of, being bullied in New Zealand Schools. Using a large international data set, we show that students who have better parental support, and feel a greater sense of belonging to their school community were at lower risk of being bullied. Conversely, students in schools with less orderly classrooms and a climate of greater school competitiveness tended to be at greater risk of being the targets of bullying. Though correlational, these results suggest that there may be value in interventions increasing students’ belongingness in their schools, and increasing student cooperation within schools. In turn, the research suggests that such measures may prove effective in reducing the prevalence and potential harms of bullying for school-aged children in Aotearoa.