# Fernlea School **Type:** Contributing (State) **Gender:** Co-Educational **Address:** 25a Lees Grove, Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt **Region:** Wellington **Total roll:** 216 **Equity Index (EQI):** 481 **Founded:** 1963 **Website:** ## Latest ERO review (2025-02-05) **Author:** Sharon Kelly, ERO **Composite score:** 83/100 **Source:** ### Key findings - A large majority of students achieve at or above expected curriculum levels in reading, writing and mathematics; results are equitable for all groups of learners - Learners express a strong sense of belonging and pride in their school; wellbeing information shows that students are well supported to succeed - Collaborative leadership creates positive conditions that strengthen outcomes for learners through deliberate, well considered approaches to school improvement - Regular attendance is lower than the Ministry of Education 2024 attendance target; the school is working with parents and whānau and other agencies to support regular attendance - Trustees, leaders and teachers increasingly giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi through partnerships with Māori whānau and local iwi ### Verbatim quotes from ERO > _"A large majority of students achieve at or above expected curriculum levels in reading, writing and mathematics; results are equitable for all groups of learners."_ — ERO, 2025-02-05 (achievement) > _"Learners express a strong sense of belonging and pride in their school; wellbeing information shows that students are well supported to succeed."_ — ERO, 2025-02-05 (wellbeing) > _"Leaders have a deliberate, well considered approach to school improvement that strengthens outcomes for learners."_ — ERO, 2025-02-05 (leadership) ## Tags `improving_maori_achievement` · `improving_equity` · `consistent_excellence` · `state_school` · `coeducational` · `contributing_primary_1_6` · `eqi_above_average_need` · `reviewed_by_prolific_director` ## Machine-readable siblings - JSON: - ERO history (markdown): --- Methodology: · Every claim above links to its source document.