Huapai District School
40 Station Road, Huapai · Auckland — North
Composite score
Established
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #607 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Huapai District School's October 2024 ERO review found strong school leadership fostering a collaborative culture committed to improving student achievement. Most students achieve at expected curriculum levels in reading and mathematics, with a majority in writing; data shows improving parity for boys in writing and gains for Māori and Pacific learners. The school has established schoolwide systems and uses high-quality data to evaluate teaching effectiveness.
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Huapai looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Huapai District School a good school?
Huapai District School scores 77/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- School has completed an annual self-review of its implementation of the Code
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 6.6/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (n=536) · why? ▼ hide
+11.5% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
71/100 from ERO review 2024-10 · bottom quartile 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): 71/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-10-11 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- The school is a signatory to the Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021
- The school has attested that it complies with all aspects of the Code
- The school has completed an annual self-review of its implementation of the Code
- At the time of this review there were no International Students attending the school
"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."
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2022–2024. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$5.79M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$2k
Net assets / equity
$0.77M
3 years of audited data on file · View full history (Pro)
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
6.6
2 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.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$3.22M
Per-student funding · 2022
$5,893
2018
$2.9M
2019
$3.5M
2020
$4.0M
2021
$3.6M
2022
$3.2M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 93
- Year 02 55
- Year 03 74
- Year 04 63
- Year 05 57
- Year 06 59
- Year 07 54
- Year 08 68
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 65.8%
- Asian 29.3%
- Māori 15.4%
- Pacific 9.5%
- Other / MELAA 4.6%
Location
40 Station Road, Huapai. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Huapai District School a good school?
Huapai District School scores 77/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2024-10 review identified 4 key findings. The school is a signatory to the Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021
How do I enrol my child at Huapai District School?
Contact the school directly on 09-4125042, email office@hds.school.nz, or visit www.huapaidistrict.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?
Huapai District School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Huapai District School has 547 students, with an EQI of 406 (lower socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Huapai District School in 2024-10, signed by Shelley Booysen. 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.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- drive.google.com
- sieba.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- huapaidistrict.school.nz
- crimestats.co.nz