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Birkenhead College

140 Birkdale Road, Birkenhead · Auckland — North

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Total roll 485
EQI 464
Founded 1972
61

Composite score

Established

B

Below median

Rank #1,541 of scored NZ schools

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Accepts international students (SIEBA member) SIEBA member State school Co-educational Secondary school (Secondary (Year 9-15))

In summary

Birkenhead College's board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across administration, curriculum, and health and safety. An ERO board assurance review was completed in July 2023.

Best suited for

Students aged 13-18 in Birkenhead looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.

Is Birkenhead College a good school?

Birkenhead College scores 61/100 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.

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 85% · L2 76% · UE 58% · above band median (n=84) · why?
Mean of latest NCEA Level 1 + Level 2 + UE achievement percentage from Education Counts. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: above band median (n=84).
76
Outcomes
25%
Uni 27% · Te Pūkenga 4% · Industry 8% · near band median (n=81) · 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: near band median (n=81).
39
Retention
15%
82% to Y13 · above band median (n=86) · why?
Percentage of the Y9 cohort still enrolled in Y13 (all students). Source: Education Counts retention table. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: above band median (n=86).
82
Wellbeing
12%
standdowns 36.8/1k · suspensions 7.3/1k · exclusions 2.6/1k · below band median (n=404) · 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: below band median (n=404).
36
Trajectory
8%
-2.4% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=403) · 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=403).
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ERO review
5%
85/100 from ERO review 2023-07 · top 10% of band (n=406) · 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 10% of band (n=406).
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

2023-07-31 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • Board has attested to meeting Board Administration regulatory and legislative requirements
  • Board has attested to meeting Curriculum regulatory and legislative requirements
  • Board has attested to meeting Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements
  • Board has attested to meeting Personnel Management regulatory and legislative requirements
  • Board has attested to meeting Finance regulatory and legislative requirements
"As of March 2023, the Birkenhead College Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
— ERO, 2023-07-31 (governance)

Composite score across reviews

3 ERO reviews on file, 2012–2023. Click a point to read that review.

latest 85
0 25 50 75 100 201220182023 2012-11-07 · 86/100 2018-06-21 · 75/100 2023-07-31 · 85/100

NCEA achievement

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

Education Counts

NCEA Level 1 · 2024

85.3%

81 of 95 leavers

-2.7pt vs prior year

NCEA Level 2 · 2024

75.8%

72 of 95 leavers

-1.2pt vs prior year

University Entrance · 2024

57.9%

55 of 95 leavers

-2.1pt 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.

Education Counts

82.1%

2024 cohort · 95 students

+0.1pt 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

36.8

29 this year · NZ avg ~37

Suspensions · 2024

7.3

7 this year · NZ avg ~5

Exclusions · 2024

2.6

2 this year · NZ avg ~1.5

Vocational Pathway Awards

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

Education Counts
  • Creative Industries 9
  • Service Industries 3

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

$6.35M

Per-student funding · 2022

$13,084

2018

$5.1M

2019

$6.1M

2020

$6.8M

2021

$5.6M

2022

$6.3M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 09
    102
  • Year 10
    115
  • Year 11
    105
  • Year 12
    108
  • Year 13+
    91

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    52.2%
  • Pacific
    24.3%
  • Māori
    22.9%
  • Asian
    22.7%
  • Other / MELAA
    6.4%
  • International
    2.1%

International students

SIEBA member · Day school only

Location

140 Birkdale Road, Birkenhead. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Birkenhead College a good school?

Birkenhead College scores 61/100 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 2023-07 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting Board Administration regulatory and legislative requirements

How do I enrol my child at Birkenhead College?

Contact the school directly on 09-4839039, email office@birkenhead.school.nz, or visit www.birkenhead.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?

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

What is the roll size?

Birkenhead College has 485 students, with an EQI of 464 (mid-range socio-economic context).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Birkenhead College in 2023-07, 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 Jul 2023

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