# Ponsonby Intermediate **Type:** Intermediate (State) **Gender:** Co-Educational **Address:** 50 Clarence Street, Ponsonby, Auckland **Region:** Tāmaki Herenga Manawa **Total roll:** 548 **Equity Index (EQI):** 380 **Founded:** 1977 **Website:** ## Latest ERO review (2023-06-13) **Author:** Shelley Booysen, ERO **Source:** ### Key findings - Values are embedded in learning and school life, creating a sense of connectedness and belonging for students, staff and the wider community - The 'Ponsonby Experience' supports a positive culture for learning and high levels of student engagement and academic success - Passionate and experienced kaiako with specialised expertise supported by a strong senior leadership team centred around enhancing equity and excellence for all ākonga - School is evaluating how effectively culturally responsive conditions and practices are embedded in day to day operations - Strategic priorities include increasing students achieving at or above expected curriculum level in reading, writing and mathematics ### Verbatim quotes from ERO > _"passionate and experienced kaiako, with specialised expertise supported by a strong senior leadership team who are centred around enhancing equity and excellence for all ākonga"_ — ERO, 2023-06-13 (leadership) > _"values are embedded in learning, and school life and create a sense of connectedness and belonging for students, staff and the wider community"_ — ERO, 2023-06-13 (wellbeing) > _"a rich and varied curriculum with scope to offer a wide range of opportunities and ākonga choice driven by student agency and passions"_ — ERO, 2023-06-13 (curriculum) ## Audited financials (year ended 2023) - **Total revenue:** $6.23M - **Surplus/(deficit):** −$358,887 - **Net assets/equity:** $1.11M - **Audit opinion:** unmodified - **Source:** ## International student programme - **Year groups accepted:** Year 7 and Year 8 - **SIEBA member:** yes - **Source:** ## Tags `consistent_excellence` · `deficit_consecutive_2y` · `accepts_international_students` · `sieba_member` · `deficit_latest_year` · `audit_unmodified_multi_year` · `revenue_decline_10pct` · `holidays_act_disclosure_open` · `state_school` · `coeducational` · `intermediate_7_8` · `eqi_low_need` · `international_students_accepted` · `reviewed_by_prolific_director` ## Machine-readable siblings - JSON: - ERO history (markdown): --- Methodology: · Every claim above links to its source document.