Elim Christian College
159 Botany Road, Howick South · Auckland — Central
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Composite score
Established
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #600 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Elim Christian College works well to achieve equitable and excellent outcomes for students, with strong systems to identify and accelerate learning for students who need it. The school demonstrates high quality leadership focused on equity and excellence across its three campuses, with clear connections between teaching and student progress. The composite score is 79.
Best suited for
Students all year levels (Year 1-13) in Howick South looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Elim Christian College a good school?
Elim Christian College scores 77/100 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
- High quality leadership that is focused on equity and excellence
- Clear lines of sight to student learning, progress and achievement
- A broader and increasingly responsive curriculum
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 96% · L2 94% · UE 68% · below band median (n=66) · why? ▼ hide
Uni 53% · Te Pūkenga 6% · Industry 5% · near band median (n=64) · why? ▼ hide
94% to Y13 · near band median (n=66) · why? ▼ hide
standdowns 6.4/1k · suspensions 5.2/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · below band median (n=536) · why? ▼ hide
-20.7% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · bottom 10% of band (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
79/100 from ERO review 2020-02 · 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): 79/100.
Latest ERO review
2020-02-14 · Steve Tanner, Northern Region
- Elim Christian College works well to achieve equitable and excellent outcomes for students
- The school is successful in accelerating learning for students whose learning needs this, with very good systems to identify and track progress
- Strong educational and strategic leadership supports equity and excellence, with deliberate focus on growing leadership capacity across all three campuses
- A significant development is the broadening of the curriculum with greater number of learning pathways increasingly responsive to students' individual strengths and interests
- There are small achievement disparities between genders and some disparity for Māori and Pacific students in senior NCEA levels and University Entrance
"Strong educational and strategic leadership supports equity and excellence. A commitment to distributing leadership and maximising the strengths and talents of staff is evident in the many examples of highly skilled leadership at various levels of the school."
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2016–2020. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2022 · Audit opinion: n/a
Total revenue
$14.54M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$10k
Net assets / equity
$1.63M
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
NCEA Level 1 · 2024
96.3%
77 of 80 leavers
-1.9pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
93.8%
75 of 80 leavers
-1.6pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
67.5%
54 of 80 leavers
-8.6pt 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.
93.8%
2024 cohort · 80 students
+1.1pt 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
6.4
7 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
5.2
6 this year · NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
0.0
· NZ avg ~1.5
Vocational Pathway Awards
School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).
- Creative Industries 4
- Service Industries 3
- Construction and Infrastructure 1
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
$10.34M
Per-student funding · 2022
$10,157
2018
$7.6M
2019
$8.4M
2020
$9.8M
2021
$9.7M
2022
$10.3M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 41
- Year 02 53
- Year 03 46
- Year 04 53
- Year 05 60
- Year 06 51
- Year 07 96
- Year 08 95
- Year 09 95
- Year 10 104
- Year 11 99
- Year 12 115
- Year 13+ 86
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 50.5%
- Asian 44.5%
- Pacific 6.4%
- Other / MELAA 6.4%
- International 5.1%
- Māori 3.8%
International students
SIEBA member · Day school only
Years accepted
Years 1-13
Location
159 Botany Road, Howick South. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Elim Christian College.
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Contributing · 0.9km · 322 roll
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Contributing · 1.4km · 703 roll
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Intermediate · 1.6km · 621 roll
83
+6 vs this
Howick Primary School
Contributing · 1.8km · 368 roll
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-4 vs this
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Frequently asked
Is Elim Christian College a good school?
Elim Christian College scores 77/100 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 2020-02 review identified 6 key findings. Elim Christian College works well to achieve equitable and excellent outcomes for students
How do I enrol my child at Elim Christian College?
Contact the school directly on 09-5380368, email office@elim.school.nz, or visit www.elim.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?
Elim Christian College is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Elim Christian College has 1,018 students, with an EQI of 379 (lower socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Elim Christian College in 2020-02, signed by Steve Tanner. 2 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
- elim.school.nz
- sieba.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz