Macandrew Bay School
488 Portobello Road, Macandrew Bay · Otago & Southland
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Composite score
Established
Above median
Rank #736 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Macandrew Bay School is a contributing primary school with 140 students. The 2023 ERO review found the school has a robust, consistent approach to structured literacy teaching schoolwide and school leaders regularly use achievement information to guide improvement priorities. The school has identified a need to develop better ways to gather and respond to writing achievement data to support progress in target learners.
Best suited for
Students in Macandrew Bay looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Macandrew Bay School a good school?
Macandrew Bay School scores 76/100 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.
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
-18.1% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · bottom quartile of band (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
86/100 from ERO review 2019-10 · top 10% 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): 86/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-09-01 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting Board Administration regulatory and legislative requirements
- Board has attested to meeting Curriculum regulatory and legislative requirements
- Board has attested to meeting Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements
- Board has attested to meeting Personnel Management regulatory and legislative requirements
- Board has attested to meeting Finance regulatory and legislative requirements
"As of May 2023, the Macandrew Bay School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Audited financials
Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$1.58M
Surplus / (deficit)
$52k
Net assets / equity
$0.13M
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
$1.21M
Per-student funding · 2022
$8,632
2018
$1.0M
2019
$1.2M
2020
$1.1M
2021
$1.9M
2022
$1.2M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 23
- Year 02 12
- Year 03 19
- Year 04 23
- Year 05 21
- Year 06 27
- Year 07 6
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 90.7%
- Māori 17.1%
- Asian 7.1%
- Other / MELAA 2.9%
- Pacific 0.7%
Location
488 Portobello Road, Macandrew Bay. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Macandrew Bay School a good school?
Macandrew Bay School scores 76/100 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 2023-09 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting Board Administration regulatory and legislative requirements
How do I enrol my child at Macandrew Bay School?
Contact the school directly on 03-4761004, email admin@macandrewbay.school.nz, or visit macandrewbay.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?
Macandrew Bay School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Macandrew Bay School has 140 students, with an EQI of 387 (lower socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Macandrew Bay School in 2023-09, 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
- web.archive.org
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz