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Freemans Bay School

Wellington Street, Freemans Bay · Auckland — Central

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Total roll 657
EQI 408
Founded 1888
59

Composite score

Developing

C+

Below median

Rank #1,645 of scored NZ schools

In summary

Freemans Bay School's Board Assurance Review in December 2022 confirmed the board had met all regulatory and legislative requirements as of August 2022, with Board Administration and Curriculum requirements fulfilled. No composite score was available at the time of this review. The school had no active Ministry of Education intervention.

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Is Freemans Bay School a good school?

Freemans Bay School scores 59/100 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.

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.

How this is computed
Wellbeing
35%
standdowns 73.7/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · bottom 10% of band (n=536) · why?
Composite of stand-downs, suspensions, and exclusions per 1,000 students (lower is better). Formula: standdowns/1k + 2× suspensions/1k + 5× exclusions/1k. Small primary schools with no rows score top of band ("no incidents reported"). Source: Education Counts student engagement. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: bottom 10% of band (n=536).
26
Trajectory
25%
+7.8% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (n=534) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: top quartile of band (n=534).
60
ERO review
40%
88/100 from ERO review 2015-06 · top 10% of band (n=539) · why?
Composite score from the most recent Education Review Office report (Haiku-extracted 0–100 from the published review text). For primary schools this is the heaviest axis (40%) because NCEA-style outcomes data isn't applicable. Source: ERO via Wayback archive. Year: 2015. Peer comparison: top 10% of band (n=539).
88

⚠ 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): 88/100.

Latest ERO review

2022-12-08 · Filivaifale Jason Swann, Northern Region | Te Tai Raki

ERO report
  • 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.
  • At the time of this report there were no international students attending the school.
  • Prior to 2020 the school catered for up to 30 international students.
"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."
— ERO, 2022-12-08 (governance)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2012–2015. Click a point to read that review.

latest 88
0 25 50 75 100 20122015 2012-03-07 · 81/100 2015-06-11 · 88/100

Discipline (age-standardised, per 1,000 students)

Stand-down = sent home temporarily. Suspension = formal investigation. Exclusion = removed from school. National averages shown for comparison.

Education Counts

Stand-downs · 2024

73.7

15 this year · 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.

Education Counts

Total Crown funding · 2022

$7.75M

Per-student funding · 2022

$11,796

2018

$5.2M

2019

$3.4M

2020

$4.1M

2021

$6.3M

2022

$7.8M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    93
  • Year 02
    103
  • Year 03
    101
  • Year 04
    72
  • Year 05
    102
  • Year 06
    113
  • Year 07
    8

Roll by ethnicity

Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.

Education Counts
  • Asian
    73.1%
  • European/Pākehā
    16.6%
  • Other / MELAA
    8.8%
  • Māori
    8.2%
  • Pacific
    6.4%
  • International
    1.7%

International students

SIEBA member · Day school only

ESOL support

partial

Location

Wellington Street, Freemans Bay. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Freemans Bay School a good school?

Freemans Bay School scores 59/100 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 2022-12 review identified 3 key findings. 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.

How do I enrol my child at Freemans Bay School?

Contact the school directly on 09-3601572, email admin@freemansbay.school.nz, or visit www.freemansbay.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?

Freemans Bay School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Freemans Bay School has 657 students, with an EQI of 408 (lower socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Freemans Bay School in 2022-12, signed by Filivaifale Jason Swann. 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.

Last updated

8 Dec 2022

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  • schoolsdata.co.nz
  • freemansbay.school.nz
  • crimestats.co.nz