Murrays Bay Intermediate
Sunrise Avenue, Murrays Bay · Auckland — North
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Composite score
Established
Above median
Rank #696 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Murrays Bay Intermediate underwent a board assurance review in December 2022. The board attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across Board Administration, Curriculum, and Management of Health, Safety and Welfare. No composite score is currently available for this school.
Best suited for
Students aged 11-13 in Murrays Bay looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Murrays Bay Intermediate a good school?
Murrays Bay Intermediate 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.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Student and staff well-being in a culturally inclusive environment
- A concept-based inquiry model, growth mindset, and resilience amongst learners
- Teachers collaboratively plan, encouraging deeper levels of understanding and ensuring schoolwide consistency across teaching and learning
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 9.5/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (n=536) · why? ▼ hide
-1.9% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
81/100 from ERO review 2015-08 · near 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): 81/100.
Latest ERO review
2022-12-15 · Filivaifale Jason Swann, Northern Region | Te Tai Raki
- ERO and the school are evaluating the effectiveness of the school's literacy programme, with emphasis on explicit and systematic teaching through a structured literacy approach
- ESOL learners and struggling readers and writers would benefit from further development of programmes that explicitly and systematically address the early stages of literacy acquisition, including vocabulary development
- The school has embedded practices including student and staff well-being in a culturally inclusive environment and a concept-based inquiry model
- Teachers collaboratively plan to encourage deeper levels of understanding and ensure schoolwide consistency across teaching and learning
- The school will prioritise tracking and improving vocabulary achievement outcomes and investigating best practices in structured literacy for adolescent learners
"ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the effectiveness of the school's literacy programme, with an emphasis on the further development and integration of explicit and systematic teaching through a structured literacy approach."
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2010–2015. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$13.06M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$51k
Net assets / equity
$3.26M
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
9.5
15 this year · 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
$7.35M
Per-student funding · 2022
$6,932
2018
$5.3M
2019
$5.5M
2020
$6.4M
2021
$6.8M
2022
$7.3M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 07 503
- Year 08 527
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- Asian 57.5%
- European/Pākehā 41.5%
- Other / MELAA 5.3%
- Māori 4.6%
- International 3.2%
- Pacific 1.6%
International students
SIEBA member · Day school only
ESOL support
partial
Years accepted
Year 7-8
Location
Sunrise Avenue, Murrays Bay. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Murrays Bay Intermediate a good school?
Murrays Bay Intermediate 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 2022-12 review identified 5 key findings. ERO and the school are evaluating the effectiveness of the school's literacy programme, with emphasis on explicit and systematic teaching through a structured literacy approach
How do I enrol my child at Murrays Bay Intermediate?
Contact the school directly on 09-4772121, email office@mbi.school.nz, or visit www.mbi.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?
Murrays Bay Intermediate is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Murrays Bay Intermediate has 1,060 students, with an EQI of 372 (lower socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Murrays Bay Intermediate 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.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- mbi.school.nz
- sieba.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz