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Mt Albert School

6 Sainsbury Road, Mount Albert · Auckland — Central

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Total roll 563
EQI 390
Founded 1869
84

Composite score

Strong

A

Top 10% in NZ

Rank #206 of scored NZ schools

Top 10% in Fewer stand-downs

In summary

Mt Albert School's 2022 ERO review focused on international student compliance. The school attested compliance with the Code of Practice for international students, though no international or exchange students were enrolled at the time of review.

Best suited for

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

Is Mt Albert School a good school?

Mt Albert School scores 84/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 10% 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=536) · 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=536).
100
Trajectory
25%
+11.3% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (n=534) · 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=534).
64
ERO review
40%
83/100 from ERO review 2022-12 · above band median (n=539) · 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: 2022. Peer comparison: above band median (n=539).
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

2022-12-09 · Filivaifale Jason Swann, Northern Region | Te Tai Raki

ERO report
  • Mt Albert Primary School has attested that it complies with all aspects of the Code
  • At the time of this review there were no international students attending the school
  • No exchange students were enrolled at the school
"Mt Albert Primary School has attested that it complies with all aspects of the Code."
— ERO, 2022-12-09 (governance)

Composite score across reviews

3 ERO reviews on file, 2013–2022. Click a point to read that review.

latest 83
0 25 50 75 100 201320162022 2013-09-23 · 55/100 2016-08-17 · 75/100 2022-12-09 · 83/100

Audited financials

Year ended 2025 · Audit opinion: unmodified

Annual report

Total revenue

$5.70M

Surplus / (deficit)

+$332k

Net assets / equity

$2.19M

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

$4.59M

Per-student funding · 2022

$8,146

2018

$3.2M

2019

$2.8M

2020

$3.1M

2021

$3.6M

2022

$4.6M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    107
  • Year 02
    104
  • Year 03
    71
  • Year 04
    86
  • Year 05
    72
  • Year 06
    64
  • Year 07
    19

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    44.8%
  • Asian
    40.3%
  • Pacific
    13.3%
  • Other / MELAA
    8.3%
  • Māori
    4.8%
  • International
    0.5%

Location

6 Sainsbury Road, Mount Albert. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Mt Albert School a good school?

Mt Albert School scores 84/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 10% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2022-12 review identified 3 key findings. Mt Albert Primary School has attested that it complies with all aspects of the Code

How do I enrol my child at Mt Albert School?

Contact the school directly on 09-8469288, email reception@maps.school.nz, or visit www.mtalbertprimary.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?

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

What is the roll size?

Mt Albert School has 563 students, with an EQI of 390 (lower socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Mt Albert School in 2022-12, signed by Filivaifale Jason Swann. 5 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 2025

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