Bellevue School (Newlands)
12 Bancroft Terrace, Newlands
Composite score
Established
Below median
Rank #1,429 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students in Newlands looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Bellevue School (Newlands) a good school?
Bellevue School (Newlands) scores 64/100 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
- Board has attested compliance across six key regulatory areas
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
-25.5% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · bottom 10% of band (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
60/100 from ERO review 2024-07 · bottom 10% of band (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): 60/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-07-25 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
- Non-compliance identified: not all board members are eligible to be a board member under Children's Act 2014, section 31(1)
- Board has taken steps to address the identified non-compliance
"As of May 2024, the Bellevue School (Newlands) Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
3 ERO reviews on file, 2014–2024. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2017 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$2.40M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$72k
Net assets / equity
$0.94M
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
$3.68M
Per-student funding · 2022
$13,931
2018
$1.9M
2019
$4.9M
2020
$6.3M
2021
$6.3M
2022
$3.7M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 31
- Year 02 42
- Year 03 41
- Year 04 40
- Year 05 39
- Year 06 56
- Year 07 5
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 48.1%
- Asian 39.8%
- Māori 12.1%
- Pacific 10.2%
- Other / MELAA 5.7%
Location
12 Bancroft Terrace, Newlands. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Bellevue School (Newlands).
Newlands School
Contributing · 0.4km · 331 roll
74
+10 vs this
Newlands Intermediate
Intermediate · 0.7km · 511 roll
78
+14 vs this
Rewa Rewa School
Contributing · 0.8km · 153 roll
92
+28 vs this
Newlands College
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 0.9km · 1,223 roll
79
+15 vs this
Paparangi School
Contributing · 1.3km · 261 roll
42
-22 vs this
Wellington Hills Christian College
Composite · 1.6km · 124 roll
97
+33 vs this
Frequently asked
Is Bellevue School (Newlands) a good school?
Bellevue School (Newlands) scores 64/100 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 2024-07 review identified 3 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
How do I enrol my child at Bellevue School (Newlands)?
Contact the school directly on 04-4787037, email office@bellevue-newlands.school.nz, or visit www.bellevue-newlands.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?
Bellevue School (Newlands) is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Bellevue School (Newlands) has 264 students, with an EQI of 392 (lower socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Bellevue School (Newlands) in 2024-07, 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.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- web.archive.org
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz