Adventure School
18 Longitude Place, Whitby · Wellington
Composite score
Established
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #602 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Adventure School's most recent ERO review (August 2022) identified strengths in collaborative staff culture, trust-based relationships, and effective monitoring systems for student learning. The school has demonstrated success in lifting teaching quality and student outcomes. Leaders and teachers have identified the need to further strengthen mathematics teaching and student engagement.
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Whitby looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Adventure School a good school?
Adventure School scores 77/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- A collaborative and reflective staff culture that is open to learning and change
- Trust-based relationships at all levels of the school that are supported by the prioritising of wellbeing
- Highly effective monitoring and tracking systems that enable leaders and teachers to identify students needing differentiated learning/additional support
Summary derived from ERO reports + audited financials + MoE records. Every claim links to its source — see data transparency at the bottom of this page.
Score breakdown
6 axes, each scored 0–100 on a national absolute scale. As at 2025.
standdowns 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=536) · why? ▼ hide
-6.6% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · below band median (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
78/100 from ERO review 2017-02 · below band median (n=539) · why? ▼ hide
⚠ Insufficient EQI-band peers (n<10) to compute per-axis percentile context. The score above is absolute; treat it as a single-school read rather than a peer comparison.
Real ERO composite (from the latest review): 78/100.
Latest ERO review
2022-08-23 · Dr Lesley Patterson, Te Tai Tini
- Leaders and teachers have identified the need to further strengthen the teaching of mathematics and student engagement
- Highly effective monitoring and tracking systems enable leaders and teachers to identify students needing differentiated learning/additional support
- The school has demonstrated prior success in lifting quality practice to achieve improved student outcomes through growing leaders' and learning assistants' capability
- School culture is collaborative and reflective with trust-based relationships at all levels supported by prioritising of wellbeing
"leaders and teachers have identified the need to further strengthen the teaching of mathematics and student engagement"
Audited financials
Year ended 2020 · Audit opinion: n/a
Total revenue
$3.86M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$94k
Net assets / equity
$0.72M
Discipline (age-standardised, per 1,000 students)
Stand-down = sent home temporarily. Suspension = formal investigation. Exclusion = removed from school. National averages shown for comparison.
Stand-downs · 2024
0.0
· NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
0.0
· NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
0.0
· NZ avg ~1.5
Government funding
Crown funding only (school operations + teacher salaries + property). Excludes locally-raised funds, international fees and trading income — those are in the audited financial report above.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$3.43M
Per-student funding · 2022
$6,823
2018
$2.5M
2019
$3.0M
2020
$5.4M
2021
$3.2M
2022
$3.4M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 53
- Year 02 52
- Year 03 55
- Year 04 54
- Year 05 71
- Year 06 67
- Year 07 73
- Year 08 55
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 66.5%
- Asian 25.1%
- Māori 10.6%
- Pacific 4.8%
- Other / MELAA 4.4%
Location
18 Longitude Place, Whitby. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Adventure School.
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Frequently asked
Is Adventure School a good school?
Adventure School scores 77/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2022-08 review identified 4 key findings. Leaders and teachers have identified the need to further strengthen the teaching of mathematics and student engagement
How do I enrol my child at Adventure School?
Contact the school directly on 04-2347220, email admin@adventure.school.nz, or visit www.adventure.school.nz. For state schools, check your home address against the school's enrolment zone — some schools are in-zone-only.
What are the fees?
Adventure School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Adventure School has 502 students, with an EQI of 389 (lower socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Adventure School in 2022-08, signed by Dr Lesley Patterson. 3 ERO reports are on file in our archive.
Data transparency
Every fact on this page links to its source. We never publish a claim without provenance — read our methodology for the full rules.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- web.archive.org
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz