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Havelock North Intermediate

13 Nimon Street, Havelock North · Hawke's Bay & Gisborne

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Total roll 555
EQI 432
Founded 1974
63

Composite score

Established

B

Below median

Rank #1,480 of scored NZ schools

In summary

Havelock North Intermediate is a signatory to the Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021 and has attested compliance with all aspects of the Code. At the time of the ERO review in December 2022, no international students were enrolled at the school.

Best suited for

Students aged 11-13 in Havelock North looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.

Is Havelock North Intermediate a good school?

Havelock North Intermediate scores 63/100 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

  • structures that improve teaching such as collaboration and moderation in order to support achievement for learners
  • supportive trustees that enable targeted resourcing and opportunities to support positive learner outcomes
  • a refreshed school vision and profiles for both learners and teachers to guide wellbeing and learning

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 28.3/1k · suspensions 2.9/1k · exclusions 1.5/1k · below band median (n=518) · 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: below band median (n=518).
58
Trajectory
25%
+2.2% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=515) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: near band median (n=515).
53
ERO review
40%
73/100 from ERO review 2017-05 · bottom quartile of band (n=520) · 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: 2017. Peer comparison: bottom quartile of band (n=520).
73

⚠ 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): 73/100.

Latest ERO review

2022-12-19 · Phil Cowie, Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui

ERO report
  • School has structures that improve teaching such as collaboration and moderation to support achievement
  • Trustees are supportive and enable targeted resourcing to support positive learner outcomes
  • School has refreshed vision and profiles for learners and teachers to guide wellbeing and learning
  • ERO and school are working together to evaluate how effectively culturally responsive practice is promoting improved outcomes for all learners
"a response to academic data to ensure equitable outcomes for all, particularly Māori"
— ERO, 2022-12-19 (equity)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2014–2017. Click a point to read that review.

latest 73
0 25 50 75 100 20142017 2014-05-20 · 71/100 2017-05-10 · 73/100

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

28.3

23 this year · NZ avg ~37

Suspensions · 2024

2.9

2 this year · NZ avg ~5

Exclusions · 2024

1.5

1 this year · 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

$3.71M

Per-student funding · 2022

$6,693

2018

$3.2M

2019

$2.8M

2020

$3.3M

2021

$3.7M

2022

$3.7M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 07
    263
  • Year 08
    292

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    79.1%
  • Māori
    21.4%
  • Asian
    8.3%
  • Other / MELAA
    5.9%
  • Pacific
    2.7%
  • International
    0.2%

Location

13 Nimon Street, Havelock North. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Havelock North Intermediate a good school?

Havelock North Intermediate scores 63/100 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 4 key findings. School has structures that improve teaching such as collaboration and moderation to support achievement

How do I enrol my child at Havelock North Intermediate?

Contact the school directly on 06-8778039, email admin@hni.school.nz, or visit www.hni.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?

Havelock North Intermediate is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Havelock North Intermediate has 555 students, with an EQI of 432 (mid-range socio-economic context).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Havelock North Intermediate in 2022-12, signed by Phil Cowie. 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

19 Dec 2022

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  • schoolsdata.co.nz
  • crimestats.co.nz