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Balmoral School (Auckland)

19 Brixton Road, Mount Eden · Auckland — Central

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Total roll 788
EQI 366
Founded 1926
74

Composite score

Established

B+

Above median

Rank #843 of scored NZ schools

In summary

Balmoral School's board assurance review in December 2023 confirmed the board had met regulatory and legislative requirements as of October 2023, with board administration and curriculum requirements confirmed as compliant. No composite score is available for this school.

Best suited for

Students aged 5-11 in Mount Eden looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.

Is Balmoral School (Auckland) a good school?

Balmoral School (Auckland) scores 74/100 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

  • A senior leadership team focussed on the needs of all learners
  • A strong sense of belonging for learners, staff and the school community
  • A highly valued and well-established local curriculum where promoting critical thinking with learners is fostered

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 7.6/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (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: near band median (n=536).
92
Trajectory
25%
-3.5% 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%
75/100 from ERO review 2023-12 · 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: 2023. Peer comparison: below band median (n=539).
75

⚠ 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): 75/100.

Latest ERO review

2023-12-11 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • Senior leadership team is focussed on the needs of all learners
  • A strong sense of belonging exists for learners, staff and the school community
  • A highly valued and well-established local curriculum promotes critical thinking
  • Strong partnerships with professional networks support the school's direction
  • Literacy programme effectiveness for diverse learners is the focus of improvement evaluation
"a senior leadership team focussed on the needs of all learners"
— ERO, 2023-12-11 (leadership)

Composite score across reviews

3 ERO reviews on file, 2014–2023. Click a point to read that review.

latest 75
0 25 50 75 100 201420182023 2014-12-14 · 73/100 2018-12-20 · 87/100 2023-12-11 · 75/100

Audited financials

Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified

Annual report

Total revenue

$9.12M

Surplus / (deficit)

+$195k

Net assets / equity

$9.31M

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

7.6

5 this year · 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

$8.36M

Per-student funding · 2022

$10,613

2018

$6.6M

2019

$12.2M

2020

$15.6M

2021

$10.4M

2022

$8.4M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    58
  • Year 02
    68
  • Year 03
    72
  • Year 04
    83
  • Year 05
    77
  • Year 06
    68
  • Year 07
    172
  • Year 08
    178

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    50.6%
  • Asian
    48.7%
  • Pacific
    5.2%
  • Other / MELAA
    5.2%
  • Māori
    4.2%
  • International
    0.5%

Location

19 Brixton Road, Mount Eden. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Balmoral School (Auckland) a good school?

Balmoral School (Auckland) scores 74/100 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 2023-12 review identified 5 key findings. Senior leadership team is focussed on the needs of all learners

How do I enrol my child at Balmoral School (Auckland)?

Contact the school directly on 09-6387960, email office@balmoral.school.nz, or visit www.balmoral.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?

Balmoral School (Auckland) is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Balmoral School (Auckland) has 788 students, with an EQI of 366 (lower socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Balmoral School (Auckland) in 2023-12, 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.

Last updated

31 Dec 2024

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  • schoolsdata.co.nz
  • crimestats.co.nz