Lyall Bay School
Freyberg Street, Lyall Bay
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Composite score
Established
Above median
Rank #1,015 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students in Lyall Bay looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Lyall Bay School a good school?
Lyall Bay School scores 72/100 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.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Board has attested compliance across all six regulatory and legislative requirement areas
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
-19.3% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · bottom quartile of band (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
75/100 from ERO review 2024-11 · 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): 75/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-11-12 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board attested to regulatory and legislative requirements as of July 2024 across all areas: Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
- One area of non-compliance identified: checking and keeping records of primary and secondary identity documents for safety checking of workforce prior to employment
- Board has since addressed the identified area of non-compliance
"checking and keeping records that a primary identity document and a secondary identity document, required for safety checking of the workforce, are sighted prior to employment"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2019–2024. Click a point to read that review.
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
$3.61M
Per-student funding · 2022
$11,352
2018
$2.2M
2019
$3.0M
2020
$2.7M
2021
$2.6M
2022
$3.6M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 55
- Year 02 42
- Year 03 43
- Year 04 59
- Year 05 51
- Year 06 43
- Year 07 13
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 61.6%
- Asian 25.8%
- Māori 21.1%
- Pacific 15.1%
- Other / MELAA 11.0%
International students
SIEBA member · Day school only
Location
Freyberg Street, Lyall Bay. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Lyall Bay School.
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Intermediate · 1.1km · 356 roll
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Frequently asked
Is Lyall Bay School a good school?
Lyall Bay School scores 72/100 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 2024-11 review identified 3 key findings. Board attested to regulatory and legislative requirements as of July 2024 across all areas: Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
How do I enrol my child at Lyall Bay School?
Contact the school directly on 04-9399112, email kathy@lyallbay.school.nz, or visit www.lyallbay.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?
Lyall Bay School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Lyall Bay School has 318 students, with an EQI of 402 (lower socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Lyall Bay School in 2024-11, 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
- sieba.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz