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Mountain View School

81 Mountain Road, Mangere · Auckland — South

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Total roll 327
EQI 509
Founded 1858
91

Composite score

Strong

A+

Top 5% in NZ

Rank #44 of scored NZ schools

Top 10% in Fewer stand-downs

In summary

Mountain View School's 2024 ERO review identified core values of honesty, humility, determination, respect, kindness and courage as underpinning school systems and processes. Teaching is characterised by respect, inclusion, responsiveness, empathy and safety, with school leaders demonstrating a continuously improving, culturally responsive approach based on relational trust. The school achieved a composite score of 83.

Best suited for

Students in Mangere looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.

Is Mountain View School a good school?

Mountain View School scores 91/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 5% in NZ 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.

How this is computed
Wellbeing
35%
standdowns 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=468) · 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=468).
100
Trajectory
25%
+31.9% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (n=469) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: top quartile of band (n=469).
90
ERO review
40%
83/100 from ERO review 2024-01 · top quartile of band (n=471) · 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: 2024. Peer comparison: top quartile of band (n=471).
83

⚠ 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): 83/100.

Latest ERO review

2024-01-25 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of October 2023
  • Board Administration confirmed compliant
  • Curriculum requirements confirmed met
  • Management of Health, Safety and Welfare confirmed met
  • Personnel Management and Finance administration confirmed compliant
"As of October 2023, the Mountain View School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements:"
— ERO, 2024-01-25 (governance)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2017–2024. Click a point to read that review.

latest 83
0 25 50 75 100 20172024 2017-12-18 · 89/100 2024-01-25 · 83/100

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

$2.05M

Per-student funding · 2022

$6,260

2018

$2.0M

2019

$1.7M

2020

$1.8M

2021

$1.8M

2022

$2.0M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    48
  • Year 02
    55
  • Year 03
    58
  • Year 04
    41
  • Year 05
    55
  • Year 06
    51
  • Year 07
    2

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • Pacific
    77.1%
  • Māori
    23.2%
  • European/Pākehā
    14.7%
  • Asian
    10.1%
  • Other / MELAA
    0.9%

Location

81 Mountain Road, Mangere. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Mountain View School a good school?

Mountain View School scores 91/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 5% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2024-01 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of October 2023

How do I enrol my child at Mountain View School?

Contact the school directly on 09-6365410, email ben@mvs.school.nz, or visit www.mountainviewmangere.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?

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

What is the roll size?

Mountain View School has 327 students, with an EQI of 509 (higher socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Mountain View School in 2024-01, 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

25 Jan 2024

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  • crimestats.co.nz