Central Auckland Specialist School
766 Sandringham Road, Mt Roskill · Auckland — Central
Composite score
Strong
Top 5% in NZ
Rank #34 of scored NZ schools
Active MoE intervention — limited statutory manager
A limited statutory manager has been appointed to Central Auckland Specialist School . NZ Gazette notice
Best suited for
Students in Mt Roskill looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.
Is Central Auckland Specialist School a good school?
Central Auckland Specialist School is currently under MoE intervention — a limited statutory manager has been appointed. The school's day-to-day teaching continues; the intervention addresses governance or operational concerns identified by the Ministry. Read the NZ Gazette notice for details.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- A positive and purposeful school culture that celebrates students' cultures and promotes wellbeing and sense of belonging.
- Highly effective and well-established leadership which establishes a strategic direction and schoolwide systems and processes that effectively lead a culture for school improvement.
- A schoolwide commitment for all staff to collaboratively develop best pedagogical practices to ensure the progress, achievement and learning outcomes for all students.
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 5.4/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · above band median (n=404) · why? ▼ hide
+70.9% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top 10% of band (n=403) · why? ▼ hide
82/100 from ERO review 2024-04 · top quartile of band (n=406) · 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
2024-04-09 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Highly effective and well-established leadership which establishes a strategic direction and schoolwide systems and processes that effectively lead a culture for school improvement.
- A positive and purposeful school culture that celebrates students' cultures and promotes wellbeing and sense of belonging.
- An adaptive school curriculum that is innovative, creative and strengthened as it responds to individual students and supports highly personalised learning pathways.
- Strong, positive and trusting relationships underpin partnerships within the school and between whānau, host schools and the wider community.
- A schoolwide commitment for all staff to collaboratively develop best pedagogical practices to ensure the progress, achievement and learning outcomes for all students.
"Highly effective and well-established leadership which establishes a strategic direction and schoolwide systems and processes that effectively lead a culture for school improvement."
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2019–2024. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$13.19M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$425k
Net assets / equity
$5.78M
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
NCEA Level 1 · 2024
0.0%
0 of 7 leavers
0.0pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
0.0%
0 of 7 leavers
0.0pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
0.0%
0 of 7 leavers
0.0pt 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.
85.7%
2024 cohort · 7 students
-14.3pt 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
5.4
1 this year · 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
$7.08M
Per-student funding · 2022
$28,645
2018
$3.7M
2019
$4.1M
2020
$5.4M
2021
$5.7M
2022
$7.1M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 36
- Year 02 24
- Year 03 21
- Year 04 8
- Year 05 28
- Year 06 13
- Year 07 14
- Year 08 17
- Year 09 15
- Year 10 12
- Year 11 15
- Year 12 11
- Year 13+ 27
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- Pacific 38.5%
- Asian 34.0%
- European/Pākehā 24.3%
- Māori 18.2%
- Other / MELAA 10.9%
Location
766 Sandringham Road, Mt Roskill. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Central Auckland Specialist School a good school?
Central Auckland Specialist School is currently under MoE intervention — a limited statutory manager has been appointed. The school's day-to-day teaching continues; the intervention addresses governance or operational concerns identified by the Ministry. Read the NZ Gazette notice for details.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2024-04 review identified 5 key findings. Highly effective and well-established leadership which establishes a strategic direction and schoolwide systems and processes that effectively lead a culture for school improvement.
How do I enrol my child at Central Auckland Specialist School?
Contact the school directly on 09-6207680, email admin@cass.school.nz, or visit www.cass.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?
Central Auckland Specialist School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Central Auckland Specialist School has 247 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 Central Auckland Specialist School in 2024-04, signed by Shelley Booysen. 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
- cass.school.nz
- gazette.govt.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz