Avonside Girls' High School
209 Travis Road, North New Brighton · Canterbury
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Composite score
Developing
Below median
Rank #1,642 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Avonside Girls' High School's leadership team engages in professional learning to inform curriculum and pedagogical development, with the Board strategically resourcing staff to lead and evaluate this work. The school has an established self-review process that identifies barriers and issues to address them.
Best suited for
Students aged 13-18 in North New Brighton looking for a state-funded setting.
Is Avonside Girls' High School a good school?
Avonside Girls' High School scores 59/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- The leadership team has been engaging in professional learning to inform this work
- The Board has strategically resourced staff to lead and evaluate curriculum and pedagogical development
- An established process for self-review identifies barriers and issues and works to remove them
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.
L1 87% · L2 82% · UE 53% · top quartile of band (n=84) · why? ▼ hide
Uni 19% · Te Pūkenga 15% · Industry 4% · near band median (n=81) · why? ▼ hide
78% to Y13 · near band median (n=86) · why? ▼ hide
standdowns 57.5/1k · suspensions 8.4/1k · exclusions 1.1/1k · bottom quartile of band (n=404) · why? ▼ hide
+2.9% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=403) · why? ▼ hide
63/100 from ERO review 2018-02 · bottom quartile of band (n=406) · 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): 63/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-11-03 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Leadership team engaged in professional learning to inform curriculum and pedagogical development
- Board has strategically resourced staff to lead and evaluate curriculum and pedagogical development
- Established self-review process identifies barriers and issues and works to remove them
- Years 9 and 10 ākonga select interest-based classes overseen by communities of teachers monitoring progress and supporting wellbeing
"the leadership team has been engaging in professional learning to inform this work"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2013–2018. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$16.76M
Surplus / (deficit)
$396k
Net assets / equity
$2.37M
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
NCEA Level 1 · 2024
87.4%
174 of 199 leavers
+0.8pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
82.4%
164 of 199 leavers
+10.3pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
53.3%
106 of 199 leavers
+1.1pt vs prior year
Data: Ministry of Education / Education Counts, CC-BY-4.0
Stay-on rate
Percentage of students who stay at school until at least their 17th birthday — the standard NZ proxy for Year-9-to-Year-13 retention.
77.9%
2024 cohort · 199 students
+2.3pt vs 2023
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
57.5
101 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
8.4
18 this year · NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
1.1
2 this year · NZ avg ~1.5
Vocational Pathway Awards
School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).
- Creative Industries 20
- Service Industries 13
- Manufacturing and Technology 4
- Social and Community Services 3
- Primary Industries 2
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
$9.36M
Per-student funding · 2022
$9,055
2018
$7.1M
2019
$11.1M
2020
$8.4M
2021
$8.8M
2022
$9.4M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 09 215
- Year 10 242
- Year 11 229
- Year 12 201
- Year 13+ 177
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 83.4%
- Māori 24.3%
- Pacific 10.5%
- Asian 9.2%
- International 4.1%
- Other / MELAA 2.3%
International students
SIEBA member · Day school only
ESOL support
dedicated class
Years accepted
Years 9 to 13
Location
209 Travis Road, North New Brighton. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Avonside Girls' High School a good school?
Avonside Girls' High School scores 59/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2023-11 review identified 4 key findings. Leadership team engaged in professional learning to inform curriculum and pedagogical development
How do I enrol my child at Avonside Girls' High School?
Contact the school directly on 03-3897199, email office@avonside.school.nz, or visit www.avonside.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?
Avonside Girls' High School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Avonside Girls' High School has 1,034 students, with an EQI of 472 (mid-range socio-economic context). It is a girls school-only school.
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Avonside Girls' High School in 2023-11, signed by Shelley Booysen. 5 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
- avonside.school.nz
- sieba.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz