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Maangere Bridge School

Coronation Road, Mangere Bridge · Auckland — Central

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Total roll 359
EQI 466
Founded 1889
77

Composite score

Established

B+

Top 25% in NZ

Rank #610 of scored NZ schools

Top 10% in Fewer stand-downs

In summary

Maangere Bridge School is a contributing school serving 359 students in Mangere Bridge. The 2019 ERO review found most children across all cultural cohorts are achieving at expected levels in reading, writing and mathematics, with sustained improvement in outcomes for Māori and Pacific learners. The school has established Te Hiaroa, a Māori bilingual teaching unit serving over 50 children, supported by strong principal and distributed leadership.

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Students in Mangere Bridge looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.

Is Maangere Bridge School a good school?

Maangere Bridge 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

  • Leadership and expertise of the principal and distributed leadership team
  • Initiatives to support successful outcomes for Māori and Pacific learners
  • Consultation and collaboration with the school's community and whānau

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 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=404) · 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: top 10% of band (n=404).
100
Trajectory
25%
-15.2% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · bottom quartile of band (n=403) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: bottom quartile of band (n=403).
31
ERO review
40%
86/100 from ERO review 2019-05 · top 10% of band (n=406) · 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: top 10% of band (n=406).
86

⚠ 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): 86/100.

Latest ERO review

2019-05-24 · Steve Tanner, Northern Region

ERO report
  • Most children across all cultural cohorts are achieving at expected levels in reading, writing and mathematics
  • Sustained improvement in percentage of Māori and Pacific children achieving at or above expected curriculum levels with movement towards parity
  • Establishment of Te Hiaroa, a three-teacher Māori bilingual and bi-literate teaching unit serving over 50 children and whānau
  • Robust systems for identifying children needing targeted support, including a three-tier model of learning support
  • School leaders identify areas of achievement disparity (e.g. Pacific boys in writing) and have introduced effective initiatives to target cohort and individual learning needs
"The school is making very good progress in achieving equitable outcomes for all children. Most children, across all cultural cohorts, are achieving at expected levels in reading, writing and mathematics."
— ERO, 2019-05-24 (equity)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2016–2019. Click a point to read that review.

latest 86
0 25 50 75 100 20162019 2016-08-19 · 75/100 2019-05-24 · 86/100

Audited financials

Year ended 2023 · Audit opinion: unmodified

Annual report

Total revenue

$4.27M

Surplus / (deficit)

$74k

Net assets / equity

$0.46M

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

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.

Education Counts

Total Crown funding · 2022

$3.49M

Per-student funding · 2022

$9,711

2018

$2.6M

2019

$2.6M

2020

$4.0M

2021

$3.7M

2022

$3.5M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    61
  • Year 02
    57
  • Year 03
    60
  • Year 04
    44
  • Year 05
    53
  • Year 06
    64
  • Year 07
    8

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • Pacific
    60.2%
  • Māori
    36.2%
  • European/Pākehā
    30.4%
  • Asian
    10.6%
  • Other / MELAA
    4.5%

Location

Coronation Road, Mangere Bridge. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Maangere Bridge School a good school?

Maangere Bridge 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 2019-05 review identified 6 key findings. Most children across all cultural cohorts are achieving at expected levels in reading, writing and mathematics

How do I enrol my child at Maangere Bridge School?

Contact the school directly on 09-6367304, email admin@mangerebridge.school.nz, or visit www.mangerebridge.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?

Maangere Bridge School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Maangere Bridge School has 359 students, with an EQI of 466 (mid-range socio-economic context).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Maangere Bridge School in 2019-05, signed by Steve Tanner. 2 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 2023

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