Good Shepherd School (Balmoral)
30 Telford Avenue, Balmoral · Auckland — Central
Composite score
Established
Above median
Rank #905 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Good Shepherd School (Balmoral) is a contributing school with a composite score of 70. The 2023 ERO review found strong, collaborative leadership and teaching teams focused on student potential through high levels of relational trust, along with systems to track achievement and support personalised interventions. The school identified a need for greater consistency in Mathematics and statistics teaching, and to re-establish home-school connections with parents and whānau as partners in learning.
Best suited for
Students in Balmoral looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Good Shepherd School (Balmoral) a good school?
Good Shepherd School (Balmoral) scores 73/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Above median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- School Board has attested compliance across all six regulatory and legislative requirement 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.
standdowns 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=536) · why? ▼ hide
-6.9% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · below band median (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
70/100 from ERO review 2023-04 · bottom 10% 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): 70/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-04-14 · Filivaifale Jason Swann, Northern Region | Te Tai Raki
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all key areas as of May 2022
- Board Administration requirements confirmed
- Curriculum requirements confirmed
- Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements confirmed
- Personnel Management and Finance requirements confirmed
"As of May 2022, the Good Shepherd School (Balmoral) School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2016–2023. Click a point to read that review.
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
$1.44M
Per-student funding · 2022
$7,410
2018
$1.3M
2019
$1.2M
2020
$1.4M
2021
$1.4M
2022
$1.4M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 28
- Year 02 25
- Year 03 38
- Year 04 23
- Year 05 32
- Year 06 38
- Year 07 6
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 59.0%
- Asian 30.8%
- Pacific 24.6%
- Māori 7.2%
- Other / MELAA 6.7%
Location
30 Telford Avenue, Balmoral. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Good Shepherd School (Balmoral).
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Frequently asked
Is Good Shepherd School (Balmoral) a good school?
Good Shepherd School (Balmoral) scores 73/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Above median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2023-04 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all key areas as of May 2022
How do I enrol my child at Good Shepherd School (Balmoral)?
Contact the school directly on 09-6204962, email admin@goodshepherd.school.nz, or visit www.goodshepherd.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?
Good Shepherd School (Balmoral) is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Good Shepherd School (Balmoral) has 195 students, with an EQI of 368 (lower socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Good Shepherd School (Balmoral) in 2023-04, signed by Filivaifale Jason Swann. 3 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
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz