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Blockhouse Bay Intermediate

95 Bolton Street, Blockhouse Bay · Auckland — Central

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Total roll 868
EQI 401
Founded 1959
68

Composite score

Established

B

Above median

Rank #1,217 of scored NZ schools

In summary

Blockhouse Bay Intermediate's Board of Trustees attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of May 2023, with confirmed compliance in Board Administration and Curriculum requirements. No composite score was available at the time of the October 2023 Board Assurance review.

Best suited for

Students aged 11-13 in Blockhouse Bay looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.

Is Blockhouse Bay Intermediate a good school?

Blockhouse Bay Intermediate scores 68/100 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

  • Highly effective processes for reviewing provision of pastoral care for international students
  • Established systems for collecting and responding to stakeholder voice
  • Clear focus on students' holistic wellbeing as well as academic progress and achievement

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 25.6/1k · suspensions 1.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · bottom quartile of band (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: bottom quartile of band (n=536).
72
Trajectory
25%
+3.2% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above 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: above band median (n=534).
54
ERO review
40%
72/100 from ERO review 2018-08 · bottom 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: 2018. Peer comparison: bottom quartile of band (n=539).
72

⚠ 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): 72/100.

Latest ERO review

2023-10-19 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • The school is a signatory to the Education (Pastoral Care of International Students) Code of Practice 2021 and has attested compliance with all aspects of the Code
  • At the time of review there was one international student attending the school
  • The school has highly effective processes for reviewing its provision of pastoral care for international students, including established systems for collecting and responding to stakeholder voice
  • There is a clear focus on students' holistic wellbeing as well as their academic progress and achievement
  • International students are well integrated and valued members of the school community
"Blockhouse Bay Intermediate has highly effective processes for reviewing its provision of pastoral care for international students, including established systems for collecting and responding to stakeholder voice."
— ERO, 2023-10-19 (wellbeing)

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

25.6

31 this year · NZ avg ~37

Suspensions · 2024

1.0

1 this year · 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

$5.20M

Per-student funding · 2022

$5,993

2018

$4.8M

2019

$4.4M

2020

$5.3M

2021

$5.7M

2022

$5.2M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 07
    435
  • Year 08
    429

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • Asian
    60.4%
  • European/Pākehā
    22.7%
  • Pacific
    13.8%
  • Other / MELAA
    9.6%
  • Māori
    7.4%
  • International
    0.1%

Location

95 Bolton Street, Blockhouse Bay. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Blockhouse Bay Intermediate a good school?

Blockhouse Bay Intermediate scores 68/100 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 2023-10 review identified 5 key findings. The school is a signatory to the Education (Pastoral Care of International Students) Code of Practice 2021 and has attested compliance with all aspects of the Code

How do I enrol my child at Blockhouse Bay Intermediate?

Contact the school directly on 09-6266414, email office@bhbint.school.nz, or visit www.bhbint.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?

Blockhouse Bay Intermediate is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Blockhouse Bay Intermediate has 868 students, with an EQI of 401 (lower socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Blockhouse Bay Intermediate in 2023-10, 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

19 Oct 2023

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