Dairy Flat School
1220 Dairy Flat Highway, Dairy Flat · Auckland — North
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Composite score
Strong
Top 10% in NZ
Rank #243 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Dairy Flat School was reviewed by the Education Review Office in April 2024. The school is committed to improving outcomes for all learners with a focus on literacy, and staff are open to new learning and development. Strong connections with the Kahui Ako and wider community networks support learner success.
Best suited for
Students in Dairy Flat looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.
Is Dairy Flat School a good school?
Dairy Flat School scores 83/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 10% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- International students are well integrated into the educational, community and cultural experiences on offer
- Well-developed self-review processes are in place to ensure systems continue to develop and improve
- School has attested compliance with all aspects of the Code of Practice
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=518) · why? ▼ hide
+4.4% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above band median (n=515) · why? ▼ hide
86/100 from ERO review 2018-12 · top 10% of band (n=520) · 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): 86/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-04-17 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- The school is a signatory to the Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021
- The school has attested compliance with all aspects of the Code and completed annual self-review
- At the time of review there was one international student attending the school
- International students are well integrated into educational, community and cultural experiences
- Well-developed self-review processes are in place to ensure systems continue to develop and improve
"The 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."
Audited financials
Year ended 2020 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$2.92M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$101k
Net assets / equity
$0.82M
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
$3.34M
Per-student funding · 2022
$10,501
2018
$1.8M
2019
$2.1M
2020
$2.7M
2021
$2.9M
2022
$3.3M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 35
- Year 02 54
- Year 03 42
- Year 04 59
- Year 05 49
- Year 06 61
- Year 07 11
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 76.4%
- Asian 16.4%
- Māori 8.2%
- Other / MELAA 7.5%
- Pacific 4.1%
- International 0.3%
Location
1220 Dairy Flat Highway, Dairy Flat. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Dairy Flat School a good school?
Dairy Flat School scores 83/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 10% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2024-04 review identified 5 key findings. The school is a signatory to the Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021
How do I enrol my child at Dairy Flat School?
Contact the school directly on 09-4159071, email office@dairyflat.school.nz, or visit www.dairyflat.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?
Dairy Flat School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Dairy Flat School has 318 students, with an EQI of 425 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Dairy Flat School in 2024-04, 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
- dairyflat.school.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz