Corinna School
36 Kalingo Street, Porirua East · Wellington
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Composite score
Established
Above median
Rank #1,134 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Porirua East looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Corinna School a good school?
Corinna School scores 70/100 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 strategic leadership that sets responsive goals and supports high quality teaching
- Positive and respectful learning environments with settled focus and clear routines
- Very strong support for learners with additional needs with progress against individual education plans
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=539) · why? ▼ hide
-32.1% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · bottom 10% of band (n=524) · why? ▼ hide
81/100 from ERO review 2024-12 · top quartile of band (n=544) · 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): 81/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-12-02 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Most learners, including Pacific students, meet curriculum expectations for reading, the majority achieve at expected level for writing and mathematics
- Leadership is highly effective and leads ongoing improvement purposefully with strategic goals and responsive targets
- Boys achieving less well than girls in reading and writing; Māori learners achieve better than peers in mathematics
- Regular attendance is lower than the Ministry of Education 2024 target; school works closely with whānau and external agencies
- Teaching and learning strongly reflect local contexts in ways that students can see themselves, their identities and cultures
"Teaching and learning strongly reflect local contexts in ways that students can see themselves, their identities and cultures; this promotes engagement in learning."
Composite score across reviews
3 ERO reviews on file, 2015–2024. Click a point to read that review.
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
$2.73M
Per-student funding · 2022
$15,893
2018
$1.7M
2019
$1.7M
2020
$1.9M
2021
$1.9M
2022
$2.7M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 19
- Year 02 15
- Year 03 17
- Year 04 23
- Year 05 26
- Year 06 23
- Year 07 16
- Year 08 26
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- Pacific 72.7%
- Māori 37.2%
- European/Pākehā 12.2%
- Asian 2.9%
- Other / MELAA 2.3%
Location
36 Kalingo Street, Porirua East. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
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Frequently asked
Is Corinna School a good school?
Corinna School scores 70/100 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 2024-12 review identified 6 key findings. Most learners, including Pacific students, meet curriculum expectations for reading, the majority achieve at expected level for writing and mathematics
How do I enrol my child at Corinna School?
Contact the school directly on 04-2359570, email admin@corinna.school.nz, or visit www.corinna.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?
Corinna School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Corinna School has 172 students, with an EQI of 522 (higher socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Corinna School in 2024-12, 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.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz