Hillsborough School
Belfast Street, Hillsborough · Auckland — Central
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Composite score
Established
Above median
Rank #847 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Hillsborough School is a contributing primary in Hillsborough, Auckland with a roll of 379 students. The Board's 2023 assurance review confirmed it had met all regulatory and legislative requirements across board administration, curriculum, health and safety, personnel management, finance and assets as of July 2022. No composite score data is currently available.
Best suited for
Students in Hillsborough looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Hillsborough School a good school?
Hillsborough School scores 74/100 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.
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
-16.2% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · bottom quartile of band (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
78/100 from ERO review 2017-11 · below band median (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): 78/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-06-01 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements across Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets as of July 2022
"the Hillsborough School, School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2014–2017. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$3.94M
Surplus / (deficit)
$9k
Net assets / equity
$0.60M
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
$2.52M
Per-student funding · 2022
$6,638
2018
$2.3M
2019
$2.7M
2020
$2.8M
2021
$2.7M
2022
$2.5M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 53
- Year 02 66
- Year 03 65
- Year 04 44
- Year 05 58
- Year 06 55
- Year 07 16
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- Asian 61.2%
- European/Pākehā 27.4%
- Pacific 12.4%
- Māori 6.6%
- Other / MELAA 4.7%
Location
Belfast Street, Hillsborough. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
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Frequently asked
Is Hillsborough School a good school?
Hillsborough School scores 74/100 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 2023-06 review identified 1 key findings. Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements across Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets as of July 2022
How do I enrol my child at Hillsborough School?
Contact the school directly on 09-6257307, email principal@hillsborough.school.nz, or visit www.hps.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?
Hillsborough School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Hillsborough School has 379 students, with an EQI of 370 (lower socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Hillsborough School in 2023-06, signed by Shelley Booysen. 4 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
- hps.school.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz