Burnside High School
151 Greers Road, Burnside · Canterbury
Composite score
Established
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #518 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Burnside High School's 2023 ERO board assurance review found the board attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across curriculum, health and safety, personnel, finance, and assets management. One area of non-compliance regarding physical restraint procedures was identified but has since been addressed by the board.
Best suited for
Students aged 13-18 in Burnside looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Burnside High School a good school?
Burnside High School scores 78/100 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
- Board attestation across six key compliance areas
- Prompt remediation of identified non-compliance issue
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.
L1 94% · L2 90% · UE 73% · below band median (n=66) · why? ▼ hide
Uni 45% · Te Pūkenga 10% · Industry 5% · below band median (n=64) · why? ▼ hide
93% to Y13 · below band median (n=66) · why? ▼ hide
standdowns 19.4/1k · suspensions 1.3/1k · exclusions 0.6/1k · below band median (n=536) · why? ▼ hide
+3.6% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above band median (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
82/100 from ERO review 2023-04 · near 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): 82/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-04-28 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all areas: Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel, Finance, and Assets
- One area of non-compliance identified: lack of ratified policy and complete procedures meeting the Education (Physical Restraint) Rules 2017
- Board has since addressed the identified non-compliance
"As of August 2022, the Burnside High School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
3 ERO reviews on file, 2013–2023. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$29.08M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$174k
Net assets / equity
$10.01M
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
NCEA Level 1 · 2024
94.4%
474 of 502 leavers
+2.1pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
90.4%
454 of 502 leavers
+3.4pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
73.3%
368 of 502 leavers
+1.7pt 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.
92.6%
2024 cohort · 502 students
+4.3pt 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.
Stand-downs · 2024
19.4
72 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
1.3
6 this year · NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
0.6
2 this year · NZ avg ~1.5
Vocational Pathway Awards
School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).
- Service Industries 46
- Creative Industries 34
- Construction and Infrastructure 10
- Social and Community Services 4
- Manufacturing and Technology 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.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$21.49M
Per-student funding · 2022
$8,325
2018
$17.4M
2019
$17.8M
2020
$18.7M
2021
$19.4M
2022
$21.5M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 09 527
- Year 10 514
- Year 11 564
- Year 12 529
- Year 13+ 455
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 49.4%
- Asian 47.5%
- Māori 7.6%
- International 5.7%
- Other / MELAA 5.2%
- Pacific 4.4%
International students
SIEBA member · Day school only
Location
151 Greers Road, Burnside. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Burnside High School a good school?
Burnside High School scores 78/100 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 2023-04 review identified 3 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all areas: Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel, Finance, and Assets
How do I enrol my child at Burnside High School?
Contact the school directly on 03-3588383, or visit www.burnside.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?
Burnside High School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Burnside High School has 2,581 students, with an EQI of 416 (lower socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Burnside High School in 2023-04, 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.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- burnside.school.nz
- sieba.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz