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Secondary (Year 7-15) · State : Integrated ·Girls School

Baradene College

237 Victoria Avenue, Remuera · Auckland — Central

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Total roll 1,491
EQI 370
Founded 1910
89

Composite score

Strong

A

Top 5% in NZ

Rank #79 of scored NZ schools

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Top 5% in University Entrance Top 10% in NCEA Level 2
Accepts international students (SIEBA member) SIEBA member Consistent excellence (≥80 composite, 2+ cycles) State-integrated school Girls-only school Secondary school (Secondary (Year 7-15)) Roll 1,000-2,000 (1,491) EQI 370 (low need) Accepts international students Reviewed by Julie Foley (11-school portfolio)

In summary

Baradene College is a Year 7-15 secondary school in Remuera with a roll of 1491 students. The Board's 2023 assurance review confirmed the school meets regulatory and legislative requirements, curriculum requirements, and health, safety and welfare management standards. No composite score is currently available.

Best suited for

Students aged 13-18 in Remuera looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.

Is Baradene College a good school?

Baradene College scores 89/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 5% in NZ nationally. ERO trajectory has declined across recent review cycles. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

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
Academic
35%
L1 97% · L2 97% · UE 93% · top quartile of band (n=66) · why?
Mean of latest NCEA Level 1 + Level 2 + UE achievement percentage from Education Counts. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: top quartile of band (n=66).
96
Outcomes
25%
Uni 76% · Te Pūkenga 6% · Industry 2% · top 10% of band (n=64) · why?
Share of leavers going to a New Zealand university + Te Pūkenga + Industry Training (capped at 100%). Counts are normalised when EC publishes raw cohort sizes instead of percentages. Source: Education Counts post-school destinations. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: top 10% of band (n=64).
83
Retention
15%
97% to Y13 · top quartile of band (n=66) · why?
Percentage of the Y9 cohort still enrolled in Y13 (all students). Source: Education Counts retention table. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: top quartile of band (n=66).
97
Wellbeing
12%
standdowns 8.9/1k · suspensions 0.4/1k · 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).
90
Trajectory
8%
+13.3% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (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: top quartile of band (n=534).
67
ERO review
5%
85/100 from ERO review 2023-08 · top quartile of band (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: top quartile of band (n=539).
85

⚠ 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): 85/100.

Latest ERO review

2023-08-24 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements in Board Administration
  • Curriculum requirements confirmed as met
  • Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements confirmed as met
  • Personnel Management requirements confirmed as met
  • Assets management requirements confirmed as met
"As of April 2023, the Baradene College Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
— ERO, 2023-08-24 (governance)

Composite score across reviews

3 ERO reviews on file, 2018–2023. Click a point to read that review.

latest 80
0 25 50 75 100 201820232023 2018-06-08 · 89/100 2023-08-24 · 85/100 2023-08-24 · 80/100

Trajectory across review cycles

Year-over-year change per dimension based on consecutive ERO reviews.

achievement overall 92 → 80 (-12)

Baradene College's achievement performance declined from a score of 92 in 2018 to 80 in 2023. The 2018 report emphasized "very high levels of NCEA success across all student groups" with systematic acceleration of learning needs, while the 2023 report describes "strong levels of academic achievement" with less specificity about NCEA outcomes and notes that "School and ERO are evaluating how effectively achievement data informs teaching practice," suggesting an area requiring ongoing development.

2018-06 → 2023-08 diff source

teaching 87 → 80 (-7)

Between 2018 and 2023, the focus on teaching shifted from emphasizing a 'responsive curriculum' that enables 'individual strengths and talents to flourish' toward a more data-driven approach. The 2023 report highlights 'collaborative professional learning' and teachers 'analysing data and using it in their planning and teaching,' while acknowledging that 'School and ERO are evaluating how effectively achievement data informs teaching practice'—suggesting this remains an area under development.

2018-06 → 2023-08 diff source

NCEA achievement

School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).

Education Counts

NCEA Level 1 · 2024

97.2%

172 of 177 leavers

-2.8pt vs prior year

NCEA Level 2 · 2024

97.2%

172 of 177 leavers

-2.2pt vs prior year

University Entrance · 2024

93.2%

165 of 177 leavers

-3.4pt 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.

Education Counts

97.2%

2024 cohort · 177 students

-2.2pt 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.

Education Counts

Stand-downs · 2024

8.9

19 this year · NZ avg ~37

Suspensions · 2024

0.4

1 this year · NZ avg ~5

Exclusions · 2024

0.0

· NZ avg ~1.5

Vocational Pathway Awards

School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).

Education Counts
  • Service Industries 23
  • Creative Industries 23

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

$10.48M

Per-student funding · 2022

$7,032

2018

$8.0M

2019

$8.3M

2020

$9.5M

2021

$9.8M

2022

$10.5M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 07
    227
  • Year 08
    232
  • Year 09
    228
  • Year 10
    213
  • Year 11
    208
  • Year 12
    209
  • Year 13+
    188

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    75.2%
  • Asian
    22.0%
  • Māori
    9.5%
  • Pacific
    7.8%
  • International
    5.5%
  • Other / MELAA
    3.8%

International students

SIEBA member · Day school only

Years accepted

7-13

Scholarships

  • Baradene Scholarships

    other

Location

237 Victoria Avenue, Remuera. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Baradene College a good school?

Baradene College scores 89/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 5% in NZ nationally. ERO trajectory has declined across recent review cycles. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2023-08 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements in Board Administration

How do I enrol my child at Baradene College?

Contact the school directly on 09-5246019, email admin@baradene.school.nz, or visit www.baradene.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?

Baradene College is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Baradene College has 1,491 students, with an EQI of 370 (lower socio-economic need). It is a girls school-only school.

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Baradene College in 2023-08, signed by Shelley Booysen. 4 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

24 Aug 2023

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