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Hoon Hay Te Kura Kōaka

91 Sparks Road, Hoon Hay · Canterbury

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Total roll 461
EQI 416
Founded 1959
66

Composite score

Established

B

Below median

Rank #1,351 of scored NZ schools

In summary

Hoon Hay Te Kura Kōaka is a contributing school in Christchurch. The Board's 2023 assurance review confirmed the school meets regulatory requirements for board administration, curriculum, and health, safety and welfare.

Best suited for

Students in Hoon Hay looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.

Is Hoon Hay Te Kura Kōaka a good school?

Hoon Hay Te Kura Kōaka scores 66/100 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

  • Sustained and equitable achievement in reading, writing, and maths which provides a platform for continued improvement
  • The school regularly engages with its community to gather their voice to inform decision making
  • Consistency guidelines for teaching and assessment practices have been developed and implemented across the school

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 42.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · bottom quartile 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 quartile of band (n=536).
58
Trajectory
25%
+2.1% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above band median (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: above band median (n=534).
53
ERO review
40%
81/100 from ERO review 2019-08 · near band median (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: 2019. Peer comparison: near band median (n=539).
81

⚠ 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): 81/100.

Latest ERO review

2023-11-13 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • Sustained and equitable achievement in reading, writing, and maths provides a platform for continued improvement
  • Consistency guidelines for teaching and assessment practices have been developed and implemented across the school
  • Teachers plan collaboratively for individuals and cohorts, informed by comprehensive data analysis
  • School regularly engages with its community to gather their voice to inform decision making
  • Support and teaching staff are engaged in targeted professional learning to support the literacy evaluation goal
"there is sustained and equitable achievement in reading, writing, and maths which provides a platform for continued improvement"
— ERO, 2023-11-13 (curriculum)

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

42.0

7 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

$6.04M

Per-student funding · 2022

$13,106

2018

$2.5M

2019

$3.2M

2020

$3.0M

2021

$6.4M

2022

$6.0M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    65
  • Year 02
    70
  • Year 03
    69
  • Year 04
    70
  • Year 05
    77
  • Year 06
    77
  • Year 07
    16

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    85.2%
  • Māori
    14.8%
  • Asian
    10.4%
  • Pacific
    6.7%
  • Other / MELAA
    5.2%

Location

91 Sparks Road, Hoon Hay. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Hoon Hay Te Kura Kōaka a good school?

Hoon Hay Te Kura Kōaka scores 66/100 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 2023-11 review identified 5 key findings. Sustained and equitable achievement in reading, writing, and maths provides a platform for continued improvement

How do I enrol my child at Hoon Hay Te Kura Kōaka?

Contact the school directly on 03-3388429, email office@hoonhay.school.nz, or visit www.hoonhay.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?

Hoon Hay Te Kura Kōaka is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Hoon Hay Te Kura Kōaka has 461 students, with an EQI of 416 (lower socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Hoon Hay Te Kura Kōaka in 2023-11, signed by Shelley Booysen. 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.

Last updated

13 Nov 2023

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  • ero.govt.nz
  • schoolsdata.co.nz
  • crimestats.co.nz