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Northcross Intermediate

10 Sartors Avenue, Browns Bay · Auckland — North

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Total roll 1,478
EQI 394
Founded 1970
78

Composite score

Established

B+

Top 25% in NZ

Rank #533 of scored NZ schools

In summary

Northcross Intermediate is an intermediate school in Browns Bay, Auckland with a roll of 1478. The Board of Trustees attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of May 2022, with Board Administration and Curriculum requirements confirmed in the October 2022 board assurance review.

Best suited for

Students aged 11-13 in Browns Bay looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.

Is Northcross Intermediate a good school?

Northcross Intermediate scores 78/100 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.

Strengths from the latest ERO report

  • An SLT team with high levels of educational expertise working together for the best outcomes for all students
  • Learning environments that foster creativity, experimentation and student lead approaches
  • Learning programmes that are informed by sound research and tailored to meet the strengths and needs of emerging adolescents

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 24.8/1k · suspensions 0.6/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · bottom quartile 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: bottom quartile of band (n=536).
74
Trajectory
25%
+17.6% 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).
72
ERO review
40%
86/100 from ERO review 2015-10 · top 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: 2015. Peer comparison: top 10% of band (n=539).
86

⚠ 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): 86/100.

Latest ERO review

2022-10-06 · Filivaifale Jason Swann, Northern Region | Te Tai Raki

ERO report
  • SLT team has high levels of educational expertise working together for best outcomes for all students
  • Learning environments foster creativity, experimentation and student-led approaches
  • Learning programmes informed by sound research and tailored to meet strengths and needs of emerging adolescents
  • School evaluating effectiveness of Project-Based Learning in improving learner outcomes for all ākonga
"an SLT team with high levels of educational expertise working together for the best outcomes for all students"
— ERO, 2022-10-06 (leadership)

Audited financials

Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified

Annual report

Total revenue

$13.99M

Surplus / (deficit)

+$11k

Net assets / equity

$2.68M

2 years of audited data on file · View full history (Pro)

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

24.8

52 this year · NZ avg ~37

Suspensions · 2024

0.6

1 this year · 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

$9.19M

Per-student funding · 2022

$6,219

2018

$6.7M

2019

$6.6M

2020

$7.1M

2021

$8.1M

2022

$9.2M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 07
    704
  • Year 08
    773

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • Asian
    52.6%
  • European/Pākehā
    42.5%
  • Other / MELAA
    8.3%
  • Māori
    3.9%
  • Pacific
    2.4%
  • International
    2.2%

International students

SIEBA member · Day school only

Location

10 Sartors Avenue, Browns Bay. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Northcross Intermediate a good school?

Northcross Intermediate scores 78/100 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 2022-10 review identified 4 key findings. SLT team has high levels of educational expertise working together for best outcomes for all students

How do I enrol my child at Northcross Intermediate?

Contact the school directly on 09-4770167, email office@northcross.school.nz, or visit www.northcross.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?

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

What is the roll size?

Northcross Intermediate has 1,478 students, with an EQI of 394 (lower socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Northcross Intermediate in 2022-10, 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

31 Dec 2024

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  • northcross.school.nz
  • sieba.nz
  • schoolsdata.co.nz
  • crimestats.co.nz