Kimi Ora School
100 Walters Street, Naenae · Wellington
Composite score
Strong
Top 5% in NZ
Rank #61 of scored NZ schools
Active MoE intervention — limited statutory manager
A limited statutory manager has been appointed to Kimi Ora School . NZ Gazette notice
In summary
Kimi Ora School's 2024 ERO review found students experience a positive and supportive environment responsive to individual learning goals, with distributed leadership creating conditions for improved learner outcomes. Planning consistently reflects transdisciplinary knowledge of learners. The school is currently subject to a limited statutory manager intervention by the Ministry of Education.
Best suited for
Students in Naenae looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.
Is Kimi Ora School a good school?
Kimi Ora School 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
- Students experience a positive and supportive school environment that is responsive to individual learning goals and needs
- Distributed leadership is highly responsive and creates and sustains conditions for improving outcomes for learners
- Transdisciplinary knowledge of the learner is consistently evident in planning for 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.
standdowns 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=404) · why? ▼ hide
+69.3% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top 10% of band (n=403) · why? ▼ hide
75/100 from ERO review 2024-04 · near band median (n=406) · 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): 75/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-04-10 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Students experience a positive and supportive school environment that is responsive to individual learning goals and needs
- Distributed leadership is highly responsive and creates and sustains conditions for improving outcomes for learners
- Transdisciplinary knowledge of the learner is consistently evident in planning for learning
- School systems and processes effectively identify and respond to the holistic needs of all learners and their whānau
- Staff consistently demonstrate and enact high expectations for learners and their success
"Distributed leadership is highly responsive and creates and sustains conditions for improving outcomes for learners."
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2018–2024. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2020 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$5.69M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$133k
Net assets / equity
$1.23M
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
NCEA Level 1 · 2024
0.0%
0 of 5 leavers
0.0pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
0.0%
0 of 5 leavers
0.0pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
0.0%
0 of 5 leavers
0.0pt 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.
100.0%
2024 cohort · 5 students
0.0pt 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.
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
$3.60M
Per-student funding · 2022
$27,932
2018
$3.3M
2019
$2.7M
2020
$3.3M
2021
$3.5M
2022
$3.6M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 3
- Year 02 6
- Year 03 6
- Year 04 8
- Year 05 7
- Year 06 5
- Year 07 7
- Year 08 10
- Year 09 6
- Year 10 12
- Year 11 7
- Year 12 17
- Year 13+ 33
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 60.5%
- Māori 34.9%
- Asian 19.4%
- Pacific 11.6%
- Other / MELAA 6.2%
Location
100 Walters Street, Naenae. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Kimi Ora School.
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Frequently asked
Is Kimi Ora School a good school?
Kimi Ora School 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 2024-04 review identified 6 key findings. Students experience a positive and supportive school environment that is responsive to individual learning goals and needs
How do I enrol my child at Kimi Ora School?
Contact the school directly on 04-5675834, email admin@kimiora.school.nz, or visit kimiora.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?
Kimi Ora School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Kimi Ora School has 129 students, with an EQI of 467 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Kimi Ora School in 2024-04, 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.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- web.archive.org
- gazette.govt.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz