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Newmarket School

7 Gillies Avenue, Newmarket · Auckland — Central

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Total roll 274
EQI 372
Founded 1877
80

Composite score

Strong

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Top 25% in NZ

Rank #388 of scored NZ schools

Top 10% in Fewer stand-downs

In summary

Newmarket School's 2022 ERO review identified that Māori, Pacific and English speakers of other languages are not achieving at expectation in writing. The school has established strong home-school relationships and a culture of care, with a focus on Te ao Māori, literacy and numeracy. Key strengths include understanding community aspirations and developing culturally responsive teaching practices supported by whānau engagement.

Best suited for

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

Is Newmarket School a good school?

Newmarket School scores 80/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% 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%
-4.1% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near 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: near band median (n=534).
45
ERO review
40%
85/100 from ERO review 2022-08 · top quartile 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: 2022. Peer comparison: top quartile of band (n=539).
85

⚠ 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): 85/100.

Latest ERO review

2022-08-25 · Filivaifale Jason Swann, Northern Region | Te Tai Raki

ERO report
  • Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of March 2022
  • Board Administration requirements met
  • Curriculum requirements met
  • Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements met
  • Personnel Management requirements met
"As of March 2022, the Newmarket School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements:"
— ERO, 2022-08-25 (governance)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2015–2022. Click a point to read that review.

latest 85
0 25 50 75 100 20152022 2015-08-12 · 86/100 2022-08-25 · 85/100

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

$6.11M

Per-student funding · 2022

$22,312

2018

$8.5M

2019

$5.8M

2020

$6.8M

2021

$6.0M

2022

$6.1M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    29
  • Year 02
    34
  • Year 03
    44
  • Year 04
    49
  • Year 05
    48
  • Year 06
    42
  • Year 07
    13

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • Asian
    79.9%
  • European/Pākehā
    17.2%
  • Other / MELAA
    9.1%
  • Pacific
    2.6%
  • International
    1.5%
  • Māori
    1.1%

Location

7 Gillies Avenue, Newmarket. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Newmarket School a good school?

Newmarket School scores 80/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ 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 has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of March 2022

How do I enrol my child at Newmarket School?

Contact the school directly on 09-5202959, email office@newmarket.school.nz, or visit www.newmarket.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?

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

What is the roll size?

Newmarket School has 274 students, with an EQI of 372 (lower socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Newmarket School in 2022-08, signed by Filivaifale Jason Swann. 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.

Last updated

25 Aug 2022

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  • schoolsdata.co.nz
  • crimestats.co.nz