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Chelsea School

Onetaunga Road, Birkenhead · Auckland — North

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Total roll 397
EQI 352
Founded 1981
46

Composite score

Developing

C

Below median

Rank #2,039 of scored NZ schools

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Active MoE intervention — limited statutory manager

A limited statutory manager has been appointed to Chelsea School as of 2012-05-03. NZ Gazette notice

State school Co-educational Contributing Primary (Years 1-6) EQI 352 (low need) Accepts international students (SIEBA member) SIEBA member

In summary

Chelsea School's 2022 ERO review found the school is highly effective in providing quality education and pastoral care for international students and those learning English as an additional language, with strong support for community integration and attested compliance with the Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021. The school has a composite score of 85 and is currently under a limited statutory manager intervention from the Ministry of Education.

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Is Chelsea School a good school?

Chelsea 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

  • Highly effective in providing quality education and pastoral care for international students
  • Strong support for students learning English as an additional language
  • Good internal evaluation processes for annual review

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 29.7/1k · suspensions 14.2/1k · exclusions 13.8/1k · bottom 10% 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 10% of band (n=536).
0
Trajectory
25%
-1.3% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near 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: near band median (n=534).
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ERO review
40%
85/100 from ERO review 2022-10 · top 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: 2022. Peer comparison: top quartile of band (n=539).
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

2022-10-05 · Filivaifale Jason Swann, Northern Region | Te Tai Raki

ERO report
  • Chelsea School has attested compliance with all aspects of the Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021
  • The school is highly effective in providing quality education, pastoral care and programmes for students learning English as an additional language
  • Students are encouraged and well-supported to integrate into the school and local community
  • The school has good internal evaluation processes for annual review
  • At the time of review there were two international students attending the school, and no exchange students
"Chelsea School has attested that it complies with all aspects of the Code and has completed an annual self-review of its implementation of the Code."
— ERO, 2022-10-05 (governance)

Composite score across reviews

3 ERO reviews on file, 2017–2022. Click a point to read that review.

latest 77
0 25 50 75 100 201720222022 2017-07-28 · 79/100 2022-10-05 · 85/100 2022-10-05 · 77/100

Audited financials

Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified

Annual report

Total revenue

$4.13M

Surplus / (deficit)

$94k

Net assets / equity

$0.64M

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

29.7

4 this year · NZ avg ~37

Suspensions · 2024

14.2

1 this year · NZ avg ~5

Exclusions · 2024

13.8

1 this year · 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

$3.73M

Per-student funding · 2022

$9,395

2018

$2.6M

2019

$2.5M

2020

$3.3M

2021

$2.7M

2022

$3.7M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    61
  • Year 02
    59
  • Year 03
    71
  • Year 04
    52
  • Year 05
    61
  • Year 06
    67
  • Year 07
    10

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    61.7%
  • Asian
    38.3%
  • Other / MELAA
    5.8%
  • Māori
    5.5%
  • Pacific
    3.3%
  • International
    1.3%

International students

SIEBA member · Day school only

ESOL support

full immersion

Years accepted

Years 0-6 (ages 5-11)

Location

Onetaunga Road, Birkenhead. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Chelsea School a good school?

Chelsea 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 2022-10 review identified 5 key findings. Chelsea School has attested compliance with all aspects of the Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021

How do I enrol my child at Chelsea School?

Contact the school directly on 09-4180082, email office@chelsea.school.nz, or visit www.chelsea.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?

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

What is the roll size?

Chelsea School has 397 students, with an EQI of 352 (lower socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Chelsea School in 2022-10, signed by Filivaifale Jason Swann. 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

31 Dec 2024

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  • ero.govt.nz
  • web.archive.org
  • gazette.govt.nz
  • schoolsdata.co.nz
  • sieba.nz
  • chelsea.school.nz
  • crimestats.co.nz