Northcote College
Kauri Glen Road, Northcote · Auckland — North
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Composite score
Established
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #582 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Northcote College's 2023 board assurance review confirmed the board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements in board administration, curriculum, and management of health, safety and welfare. The school operates without active Ministry of Education intervention.
Best suited for
Students aged 13-18 in Northcote looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Northcote College a good school?
Northcote College scores 77/100 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.
L1 97% · L2 91% · UE 71% · top quartile of band (n=81) · why? ▼ hide
Uni 40% · Te Pūkenga 5% · Industry 7% · near band median (n=77) · why? ▼ hide
96% to Y13 · top 10% of band (n=84) · why? ▼ hide
standdowns 25.5/1k · suspensions 1.2/1k · exclusions 1.6/1k · below band median (n=518) · why? ▼ hide
+31.8% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top 10% of band (n=515) · why? ▼ hide
70/100 from ERO review 2023-04 · bottom quartile of band (n=520) · 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): 70/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-04-19 · Filivaifale Jason Swann, Northern Region | Te Tai Raki
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements in Board Administration
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements in Curriculum
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements in Management of Health, Safety and Welfare
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements in Personnel Management
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements in Finance
"As of February 2023, the Northcote College Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
3 ERO reviews on file, 2012–2023. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2023 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$17.21M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$209k
Net assets / equity
$1.01M
2 years of audited data on file · View full history (Pro)
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
NCEA Level 1 · 2024
96.6%
280 of 290 leavers
+6.6pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
90.7%
263 of 290 leavers
+6.8pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
71.4%
207 of 290 leavers
+9.7pt vs prior year
Data: Ministry of Education / Education Counts, CC-BY-4.0
Stay-on rate
Percentage of students who stay at school until at least their 17th birthday — the standard NZ proxy for Year-9-to-Year-13 retention.
95.5%
2024 cohort · 290 students
+7.2pt vs 2023
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
25.5
51 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
1.2
3 this year · NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
1.6
3 this year · NZ avg ~1.5
Vocational Pathway Awards
School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).
- Creative Industries 24
- Service Industries 21
- Social and Community Services 3
- Construction and Infrastructure 3
- Manufacturing and Technology 2
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
$19.57M
Per-student funding · 2022
$13,135
2018
$8.6M
2019
$8.4M
2020
$10.4M
2021
$15.3M
2022
$19.6M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 09 322
- Year 10 312
- Year 11 297
- Year 12 309
- Year 13+ 249
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 64.4%
- Asian 30.8%
- Māori 13.4%
- Pacific 8.9%
- International 8.4%
- Other / MELAA 7.0%
International students
SIEBA member · Day school only
Years accepted
Year 11-13
Location
Kauri Glen Road, Northcote. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Northcote College.
St Mary's School (Northcote)
Contributing · 0.5km · 312 roll
75
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Northcote School (Auckland)
Contributing · 0.8km · 452 roll
63
-14 vs this
Birkenhead School
Contributing · 0.9km · 475 roll
74
-3 vs this
Willow Park School
Contributing · 1.3km · 669 roll
49
-28 vs this
Northcote Intermediate
Intermediate · 1.5km · 625 roll
58
-19 vs this
Onepoto School
Contributing · 1.7km · 158 roll
92
+15 vs this
Frequently asked
Is Northcote College a good school?
Northcote College scores 77/100 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 2023-04 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements in Board Administration
How do I enrol my child at Northcote College?
Use the school's enrolment form: wa@northcote.school.nz or call 09-4810141.
What are the fees?
Northcote College is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Northcote College has 1,490 students, with an EQI of 428 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Northcote College in 2023-04, 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
- northcote.school.nz
- sieba.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz