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Newlands School

200 Newlands Road, Newlands

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Total roll 331
EQI 386
Founded 1911
74

Composite score

Established

B+

Above median

Rank #873 of scored NZ schools

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Accepts international students (SIEBA member) SIEBA member State school Co-educational Contributing Primary (Years 1-6) EQI 386 (low need)

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Is Newlands School a good school?

Newlands School scores 74/100 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.

How this is computed
Wellbeing
35%
standdowns 8.6/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (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: near band median (n=536).
91
Trajectory
25%
+5.2% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above band median (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: above band median (n=534).
57
ERO review
40%
69/100 from ERO review 2017-05 · bottom 10% of band (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: 2017. Peer comparison: bottom 10% of band (n=539).
69

⚠ 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): 69/100.

Latest ERO review

2022-08-30 · Dr Lesley Patterson, Southern Region | Te Tai Tini

ERO report
  • Board of Trustees has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of February 2022
  • Board Administration requirements confirmed
  • Curriculum requirements confirmed
  • Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements confirmed
  • Personnel Management and Finance requirements confirmed
"As of February 2022, the Newlands School Board of Trustees has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
— ERO, 2022-08-30 (governance)

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

8.6

1 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.

Education Counts

Total Crown funding · 2022

$2.84M

Per-student funding · 2022

$8,574

2018

$1.9M

2019

$2.0M

2020

$1.9M

2021

$2.2M

2022

$2.8M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    59
  • Year 02
    60
  • Year 03
    50
  • Year 04
    58
  • Year 05
    42
  • Year 06
    49
  • Year 07
    3

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • Asian
    49.2%
  • European/Pākehā
    41.4%
  • Māori
    13.6%
  • Pacific
    10.3%
  • Other / MELAA
    5.4%

International students

SIEBA member · Day school only

ESOL support

dedicated class

Years accepted

Year 0 to Year 6

Location

200 Newlands Road, Newlands. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Newlands School a good school?

Newlands School scores 74/100 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 2022-08 review identified 6 key findings. Board of Trustees has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of February 2022

How do I enrol my child at Newlands School?

Contact the school directly on 04-4616900, email admin@newlandsprimary.school.nz, or visit www.newlandsprimary.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?

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

What is the roll size?

Newlands School has 331 students, with an EQI of 386 (lower socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Newlands School in 2022-08, signed by Dr Lesley Patterson. 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

30 Aug 2022

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  • schoolsdata.co.nz
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