Epsom Girls Grammar School
Silver Road, Epsom · Auckland — Central
Composite score
Strong
Top 10% in NZ
Rank #180 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students aged 13-18 in Epsom looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.
Is Epsom Girls Grammar School a good school?
Epsom Girls Grammar School scores 85/100 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
- Welcoming and inclusive environment for international students
- Thorough policies and processes for monitoring and responding to student wellbeing, academic progress and achievement
- Good English language support to complement classroom teaching
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 95% · L2 94% · UE 80% · near band median (n=66) · why? ▼ hide
Uni 70% · Te Pūkenga 4% · Industry 1% · top quartile of band (n=64) · why? ▼ hide
95% to Y13 · above band median (n=66) · why? ▼ hide
standdowns 3.7/1k · suspensions 0.3/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (n=536) · why? ▼ hide
+4.7% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above band median (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
85/100 from ERO review 2024-02 · top quartile of band (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): 85/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-02-20 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- School is a signatory to the Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021 and has attested compliance with all aspects
- 72 international students attending the school at time of review with no exchange students
- School provides welcoming, inclusive environment with thorough policies for monitoring wellbeing, academic progress and achievement
- Students receive good English language support to complement classroom teaching and learning programmes
- School's processes for self-review are highly effective and responsive, informing ongoing improvement
"Epsom Girls Grammar School provides a welcoming, inclusive environment for international students."
Composite score across reviews
3 ERO reviews on file, 2018–2024. Click a point to read that review.
Trajectory across review cycles
Year-over-year change per dimension based on consecutive ERO reviews.
Audited financials
Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$35.90M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$476k
Net assets / equity
$18.88M
3 years of audited data on file · View full history (Pro)
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
NCEA Level 1 · 2024
95.2%
393 of 413 leavers
-0.5pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
93.5%
386 of 413 leavers
+0.2pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
80.4%
332 of 413 leavers
+1.4pt 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.
94.9%
2024 cohort · 413 students
-0.3pt 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
3.7
12 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
0.3
1 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 30
- Service Industries 28
- Social and Community Services 3
- Primary Industries 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
$18.44M
Per-student funding · 2022
$8,110
2018
$14.3M
2019
$16.3M
2020
$16.2M
2021
$17.3M
2022
$18.4M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 09 447
- Year 10 463
- Year 11 468
- Year 12 474
- Year 13+ 438
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- Asian 53.9%
- European/Pākehā 39.9%
- Pacific 13.2%
- Māori 10.6%
- Other / MELAA 6.2%
- International 4.7%
International students
SIEBA member · Boarding available
ESOL support
partial
Years accepted
Years 9-13
Principal
Brenda Fa'alogo McNaughton
Appointed 2023-01
12th Principal in the school's 107-year history, appointed in 2023.
Location
Silver Road, Epsom. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Epsom Girls Grammar School.
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Diocesan School For Girls
Composite · 0.4km · 1,697 roll
88
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Dilworth School
Composite · 0.5km · 477 roll
72
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Ecole Francaise Internationale Auckland
Contributing · 0.7km · roll n/a
87
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Newmarket School
Contributing · 0.7km · 274 roll
80
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St Michael's Catholic School (Remuera)
Contributing · 0.8km · 236 roll
76
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Auckland Grammar School
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 1.1km · 2,756 roll
79
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Frequently asked
Is Epsom Girls Grammar School a good school?
Epsom Girls Grammar School scores 85/100 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 2024-02 review identified 5 key findings. School is a signatory to the Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021 and has attested compliance with all aspects
How do I enrol my child at Epsom Girls Grammar School?
Contact the school directly on 09-6305963, email office@eggs.school.nz, or visit www.eggs.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?
Epsom Girls Grammar School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Epsom Girls Grammar School has 2,274 students, with an EQI of 402 (lower socio-economic need). It is a girls school-only school.
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Epsom Girls Grammar School in 2024-02, signed by Shelley Booysen. 5 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
- eggs.school.nz
- sieba.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz