Brookby School
359 Brookby Road, Manurewa · Auckland — Central
Composite score
Established
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #603 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Brookby School's 2022 board assurance review confirmed the Board of Trustees met regulatory and legislative requirements, board administration requirements, and curriculum requirements as of August 2022. No composite score was available for this review period.
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Manurewa looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Brookby School a good school?
Brookby School scores 77/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Students demonstrate a strong sense of belonging and connection to the school
- The school's learning culture is well established and characterised by meaningful student, teacher and whānau relationships
- School leadership collaboratively plans, develops and promotes the school values and strategic priorities for continuous improvement
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
-4.1% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
77/100 from ERO review 2022-12 · below band median (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): 77/100.
Latest ERO review
2022-12-13 · Filivaifale Jason Swann, Northern Region | Te Tai Raki
- Students demonstrate a strong sense of belonging and connection to the school
- The school's learning culture is well established and characterised by meaningful student, teacher and whānau relationships
- School leadership collaboratively plans, develops and promotes the school values and strategic priorities for continuous improvement
"school leadership collaboratively plans, develops and promotes the school values and strategic priorities for continuous improvement"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2017–2022. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2021 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$1.15M
Surplus / (deficit)
$7k
Net assets / equity
$0.48M
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
$0.90M
Per-student funding · 2022
$7,409
2018
$0.7M
2019
$0.9M
2020
$1.1M
2021
$0.9M
2022
$0.9M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 19
- Year 02 16
- Year 03 11
- Year 04 16
- Year 05 17
- Year 06 18
- Year 07 8
- Year 08 12
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 85.1%
- Māori 19.0%
- Asian 9.1%
- Pacific 8.3%
- Other / MELAA 5.8%
Location
359 Brookby Road, Manurewa. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Brookby School.
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Frequently asked
Is Brookby School a good school?
Brookby School scores 77/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2022-12 review identified 3 key findings. Students demonstrate a strong sense of belonging and connection to the school
How do I enrol my child at Brookby School?
Contact the school directly on 09-530 8569, email office@brookby.school.nz, or visit www.brookby.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?
Brookby School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Brookby School has 121 students, with an EQI of 417 (lower socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Brookby School in 2022-12, signed by Filivaifale Jason Swann. 3 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