Forest Lake School
Storey Avenue, Forest Lake · Waikato
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Composite score
Developing
Below median
Rank #1,832 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students in Forest Lake looking for a state-funded setting.
Is Forest Lake School a good school?
Forest Lake School scores 54/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Board has attested compliance across all major administrative and operational areas
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.
ERO review not in our dataset
We don't yet have a parsed ERO composite for Forest Lake School, so the ERO axis below uses the national-average ERO score (75/100) as a placeholder. The composite shown above incorporates that estimate. When we ingest a real ERO review for this school, the score will refresh and may move materially in either direction.
If you've spotted a recent ERO report we've missed, let us know — every flagged report gets re-ingested on the next refresh.
standdowns 45.5/1k · suspensions 11.4/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (n=468) · why? ▼ hide
+2.4% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=469) · why? ▼ hide
75/100 — national average (no ERO review in our dataset) · near band median (n=471) · 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.
Latest ERO review
2023-07-21 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across board administration, curriculum, health/safety/welfare, personnel, finance, and assets
- Non-compliance identified regarding provision of a safe physical environment for students
- Board has addressed the identified area of non-compliance
"As of July 2022, the Forest Lake School Board of Trustees has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Audited financials
Year ended 2020 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$3.38M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$240k
Net assets / equity
$0.74M
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
45.5
7 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
11.4
1 this year · 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
$2.98M
Per-student funding · 2022
$8,495
2018
$3.1M
2019
$2.4M
2020
$4.1M
2021
$3.6M
2022
$3.0M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 65
- Year 02 47
- Year 03 55
- Year 04 54
- Year 05 68
- Year 06 36
- Year 07 11
- Year 08 7
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- Māori 57.8%
- European/Pākehā 30.2%
- Asian 14.0%
- Pacific 10.3%
- Other / MELAA 7.7%
Location
Storey Avenue, Forest Lake. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Forest Lake School.
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+22 vs this
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0 vs this
Maeroa Intermediate
Intermediate · 1km · 687 roll
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-12 vs this
Waikato Diocesan School For Girls
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 1.2km · 690 roll
90
+36 vs this
Woodstock School
Contributing · 1.6km · 413 roll
42
-12 vs this
Whitiora School
Full Primary · 1.6km · 234 roll
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-9 vs this
Frequently asked
Is Forest Lake School a good school?
Forest Lake School scores 54/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2023-07 review identified 3 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across board administration, curriculum, health/safety/welfare, personnel, finance, and assets
How do I enrol my child at Forest Lake School?
Contact the school directly on 07-8492256, email office@forestlake.school.nz, or visit www.forestlake.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?
Forest Lake School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Forest Lake School has 351 students, with an EQI of 492 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Forest Lake School in 2023-07, signed by Shelley Booysen. 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
- web.archive.org
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz