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Okiwi School

1 Mabey Road, Okiwi · Auckland — Central

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Total roll 32
EQI 475
Founded 1858
78

Composite score

Established

B+

Top 25% in NZ

Rank #534 of scored NZ schools

Top 10% in Fewer stand-downs

In summary

Okiwi School is a full primary school with a roll of 32 students. According to a board assurance review in January 2023, the board attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all key areas including curriculum, health and safety, personnel, finance, and assets administration. No composite score has been assigned to the school.

Best suited for

Students aged 5-11 in Okiwi looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.

Is Okiwi School a good school?

Okiwi School 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

  • Well-established connections and relationships with mana whenua to support learning
  • Māori ākonga are well-supported to achieve success with a strong secure sense of their cultural identity
  • A curriculum which is adaptive and responsive to both te ao Māori and to the local environment

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=468) · 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=468).
100
Trajectory
25%
-16.2% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · bottom quartile of band (n=469) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: bottom quartile of band (n=469).
30
ERO review
40%
89/100 from ERO review 2017-03 · top 10% of band (n=471) · 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: top 10% of band (n=471).
89

⚠ 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): 89/100.

Latest ERO review

2023-01-11 · Filivaifale Jason Swann, Northern Region | Te Tai Raki

ERO report
  • Well-established connections and relationships with mana whenua to support learning
  • Māori ākonga are well-supported to achieve success with a strong secure sense of their cultural identity
  • A curriculum which is adaptive and responsive to both te ao Māori and to the local environment
"Māori ākonga are well-supported to achieve success with a strong secure sense of their cultural identity"
— ERO, 2023-01-11 (maori)

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

$0.49M

Per-student funding · 2022

$15,324

2018

$0.4M

2019

$0.4M

2020

$0.6M

2021

$0.4M

2022

$0.5M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    4
  • Year 02
    4
  • Year 03
    3
  • Year 04
    6
  • Year 05
    4
  • Year 06
    1
  • Year 07
    6
  • Year 08
    3

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    68.8%
  • Māori
    56.3%
  • Pacific
    6.3%
  • Asian
    6.3%

Location

1 Mabey Road, Okiwi. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Okiwi School a good school?

Okiwi School 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 2023-01 review identified 3 key findings. Well-established connections and relationships with mana whenua to support learning

How do I enrol my child at Okiwi School?

Contact the school directly on 022-0506925, email office@okiwischool.co.nz, or visit www.okiwischool.co.nz. For state schools, check your home address against the school's enrolment zone — some schools are in-zone-only.

What are the fees?

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

What is the roll size?

Okiwi School has 32 students, with an EQI of 475 (mid-range socio-economic context).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Okiwi School in 2023-01, signed by Filivaifale Jason Swann. 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

11 Jan 2023

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