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Huntly College

Bridge Street, Huntly · Waikato

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Total roll 167
EQI 552
Founded 1953
40

Composite score

Developing

C

Below median

Rank #2,220 of scored NZ schools

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Active MoE intervention — limited statutory manager

A limited statutory manager has been appointed to Huntly College . NZ Gazette notice

Surplus in 2024 Holidays Act compliance disclosure Related-party transaction disclosed State school Co-educational Secondary school (Secondary (Year 9-15)) EQI 552 (high need) Reviewed by Phil Cowie (36-school portfolio)

In summary

Huntly College's March 2024 ERO review identified significant attendance challenges affecting student outcomes. The school has strengths in its localised curriculum, collaborative staff planning, and student-centred decision-making. New leadership was appointed in 2023. The school is currently under limited statutory manager intervention from the Ministry of Education.

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Students aged 13-18 in Huntly looking for a state-funded setting.

Is Huntly College a good school?

Huntly College is currently under MoE intervention — a limited statutory manager has been appointed. The school's day-to-day teaching continues; the intervention addresses governance or operational concerns identified by the Ministry. Read the NZ Gazette notice for details.

Strengths from the latest ERO report

  • A localised curriculum designed to enhance student learning and engagement
  • A collaborative staff who plan together to respond to the needs of each student
  • Students are at the heart of decision making

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
Academic
35%
L1 64% · L2 47% · UE 30% · below band median (n=142) · why?
Mean of latest NCEA Level 1 + Level 2 + UE achievement percentage from Education Counts. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: below band median (n=142).
50
Outcomes
25%
Uni 2% · Te Pūkenga 6% · Industry 2% · above band median (n=123) · why?
Share of leavers going to a New Zealand university + Te Pūkenga + Industry Training (capped at 100%). Counts are normalised when EC publishes raw cohort sizes instead of percentages. Source: Education Counts post-school destinations. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: above band median (n=123).
10
Retention
15%
59% to Y13 · below band median (n=166) · why?
Percentage of the Y9 cohort still enrolled in Y13 (all students). Source: Education Counts retention table. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: below band median (n=166).
59
Wellbeing
12%
standdowns 52.0/1k · suspensions 2.5/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · below band median (n=539) · 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=539).
43
Trajectory
8%
-15.1% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · below band median (n=524) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: below band median (n=524).
31
ERO review
5%
70/100 from ERO review 2021-03 · below band median (n=544) · 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: 2021. Peer comparison: below band median (n=544).
70

⚠ 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

2024-03-18 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • School attendance statistics show many students are not attending school regularly, significantly impacting student outcomes
  • A new principal and two new deputy principals were appointed in 2023
  • The school has a localised curriculum designed to enhance student learning and engagement
  • Students are at the heart of decision making at Huntly College
  • School leaders seek to understand which attendance and engagement strategies are working to enable targeted resourcing
"outcomes for students are significantly impacted by irregular attendance at school."
— ERO, 2024-03-18 (attendance)

Trajectory across review cycles

Year-over-year change per dimension based on consecutive ERO reviews.

Audited financials

Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified

Annual report

Total revenue

$4.64M

Surplus / (deficit)

+$74k

Net assets / equity

$1.69M

NCEA achievement

School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).

Education Counts

NCEA Level 1 · 2024

64.4%

47 of 73 leavers

+12.2pt vs prior year

NCEA Level 2 · 2024

46.6%

34 of 73 leavers

+18.3pt vs prior year

University Entrance · 2024

30.1%

22 of 73 leavers

+27.9pt vs prior year

Data: Ministry of Education / Education Counts, CC-BY-4.0

Stay-on rate

Percentage of students who stay at school until at least their 17th birthday — the standard NZ proxy for Year-9-to-Year-13 retention.

Education Counts

58.9%

2024 cohort · 73 students

+19.8pt vs 2023

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

52.0

17 this year · NZ avg ~37

Suspensions · 2024

2.5

1 this year · 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

$3.39M

Per-student funding · 2022

$20,300

2018

$3.5M

2019

$3.3M

2020

$3.6M

2021

$3.6M

2022

$3.4M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 09
    35
  • Year 10
    49
  • Year 11
    41
  • Year 12
    36
  • Year 13+
    13

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • Māori
    75.4%
  • European/Pākehā
    28.7%
  • Pacific
    17.4%
  • Asian
    12.6%
  • Other / MELAA
    3.0%

Location

Bridge Street, Huntly. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Huntly College a good school?

Huntly College is currently under MoE intervention — a limited statutory manager has been appointed. The school's day-to-day teaching continues; the intervention addresses governance or operational concerns identified by the Ministry. Read the NZ Gazette notice for details.

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2024-03 review identified 5 key findings. School attendance statistics show many students are not attending school regularly, significantly impacting student outcomes

How do I enrol my child at Huntly College?

Contact the school directly on 07-8287152, email admin@huntlycollege.school.nz, or visit www.huntlycollege.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?

Huntly College is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Huntly College has 167 students, with an EQI of 552 (higher socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Huntly College in 2024-03, 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

31 Dec 2024

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