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Andersons Bay School

92 Jeffery Street, Andersons Bay · Otago & Southland

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Total roll 312
EQI 409
Founded 1858
77

Composite score

Established

B+

Above median

Rank #659 of scored NZ schools

In summary

Andersons Bay School demonstrates equitable and excellent outcomes across the curriculum with effective, targeted support for learners who need it. Leaders show effective and collaborative commitment to continuous improvement as a culturally responsive school, and proactively engage with community expertise and wider networks. The school's composite score is 77.

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Students in Andersons Bay looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.

Is Andersons Bay School a good school?

Andersons Bay School scores 77/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Above median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

Strengths from the latest ERO report

  • Equitable and excellent outcomes that learners currently experience across the curriculum, and the effective, targeted support that is in place for those learners who need this
  • Leaders' effective and collaborative commitment to continuous improvement as a culturally responsive school
  • Leaders' and teachers' proactive engagement with community expertise and wider networks to build relationships and knowledge, and to share their own learning and experiences

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.

How this is computed
Wellbeing
35%
standdowns 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=536) · why?
Composite of stand-downs, suspensions, and exclusions per 1,000 students (lower is better). Formula: standdowns/1k + 2× suspensions/1k + 5× exclusions/1k. Small primary schools with no rows score top of band ("no incidents reported"). Source: Education Counts student engagement. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: top 10% of band (n=536).
100
Trajectory
25%
-3.1% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=534) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: near band median (n=534).
46
ERO review
40%
77/100 from ERO review 2022-09 · below band median (n=539) · why?
Composite score from the most recent Education Review Office report (Haiku-extracted 0–100 from the published review text). For primary schools this is the heaviest axis (40%) because NCEA-style outcomes data isn't applicable. Source: ERO via Wayback archive. Year: 2022. Peer comparison: below band median (n=539).
77

⚠ 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): 77/100.

Latest ERO review

2022-09-13 · Dr Lesley Patterson, Southern Region | Te Tai Tini

ERO report
  • School demonstrates equitable and excellent outcomes across the curriculum with effective, targeted support for learners who need it
  • Leaders show effective and collaborative commitment to continuous improvement as a culturally responsive school
  • Leaders and teachers proactively engage with community expertise and wider networks to build relationships and knowledge
  • School prioritises developing teachers' confidence and capability in te reo, tikanga and mātauranga Māori
  • Focus on strengthening meaningful, educationally significant connections with parents and whānau for greater reciprocity and collaboration
"leaders' effective and collaborative commitment to continuous improvement as a culturally responsive school"
— ERO, 2022-09-13 (leadership)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2015–2022. Click a point to read that review.

latest 77
0 25 50 75 100 20152022 2015-10-09 · 85/100 2022-09-13 · 77/100

Discipline (age-standardised, per 1,000 students)

Stand-down = sent home temporarily. Suspension = formal investigation. Exclusion = removed from school. National averages shown for comparison.

Education Counts

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.

Education Counts

Total Crown funding · 2022

$2.43M

Per-student funding · 2022

$7,794

2018

$1.8M

2019

$2.2M

2020

$2.1M

2021

$4.1M

2022

$2.4M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    43
  • Year 02
    58
  • Year 03
    47
  • Year 04
    45
  • Year 05
    46
  • Year 06
    38
  • Year 07
    9

Roll by ethnicity

Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    85.9%
  • Asian
    13.5%
  • Māori
    7.4%
  • Other / MELAA
    6.4%
  • Pacific
    3.5%

Location

92 Jeffery Street, Andersons Bay. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Andersons Bay School a good school?

Andersons Bay School scores 77/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Above median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2022-09 review identified 5 key findings. School demonstrates equitable and excellent outcomes across the curriculum with effective, targeted support for learners who need it

How do I enrol my child at Andersons Bay School?

Contact the school directly on 03-4544413, email admin@andybay.ac.nz, or visit www.andybay.ac.nz. For state schools, check your home address against the school's enrolment zone — some schools are in-zone-only.

What are the fees?

Andersons Bay School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Andersons Bay School has 312 students, with an EQI of 409 (lower socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Andersons Bay School in 2022-09, 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.

Last updated

13 Sept 2022

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