# James Cook High School **Type:** Secondary (Year 9-15) (State) **Gender:** Co-Educational **Address:** Dr Pickering Avenue, Manurewa, Auckland **Region:** Tāmaki Herenga Waka **Total roll:** 1,697 **Equity Index (EQI):** 529 **Founded:** 1968 **Website:** > ⚠️ **Active MoE intervention** — a limited statutory manager has been appointed (2020-03-11). Source: ## Latest ERO review (2021-11-15) **Author:** Phil Cowie, Northern Region - Te Tai Raki **Composite score:** 70/100 **Source:** ### Key findings - School has made very good progress and transitioned into ERO's Evaluation for Improvement | Te Ara Huarau approach - Significant gains in student attendance since 2020 COVID-19 closures with 90 percent national attendance goal as ongoing focus - NCEA qualification rates improved from 56.7 percent to 62 percent in 2020, with higher rates for Puutake and O Le Tupu'aga students - Significant progress in developing positive school culture with clear MANA values and JC Code reflecting student, staff and whānau input - School stewardship practices improved significantly with stronger board scrutiny of data and student outcomes ### Verbatim quotes from ERO > _"Students benefited from clear and decisive school leadership through proactive responses and provisions for COVID-19. School leaders are using a more collaborative leadership approach with a greater sense of shared purpose."_ — ERO, 2021-11-15 (leadership) > _"The school has made significant progress in developing a positive and supportive learning environment. Students take more pride in their school."_ — ERO, 2021-11-15 (wellbeing) > _"Significant progress in lifting students' success in National Certificates of Educational Achievement (NCEA) qualifications has occurred between 2018 and 2020. This is particularly evident in NCEA Levels 2, 3 and University Entrance."_ — ERO, 2021-11-15 (achievement) ## Audited financials (year ended 2021) - **Total revenue:** $16.76M - **Surplus/(deficit):** −$74,848 - **Net assets/equity:** $5.56M - **Audit opinion:** n/a - **Source:** ## Tags `improving_equity` · `deficit_latest_year` · `holidays_act_disclosure_open` · `state_school` · `coeducational` · `secondary_school` · `roll_1000_to_2000` · `eqi_above_average_need` · `reviewed_by_prolific_director` ## Machine-readable siblings - JSON: - ERO history (markdown): --- Methodology: · Every claim above links to its source document.