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Onewhero Area School

Q: Is Onewhero Area School a good school?

Onewhero Area School scores 48/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

Q: What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2022-08 review identified 3 key findings. Community collaboration and consultation provide a clear vision for improvement

Q: How do I enrol my child at Onewhero Area School?

Contact the school directly on 09-2328866, email office@onewhero.school.nz, or visit www.onewhero.school.nz. For state schools, check your home address against the school's enrolment zone — some schools are in-zone-only.

Q: What are the fees?

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

Q: What is the roll size?

Onewhero Area School has 415 students, with an EQI of 467 (mid-range socio-economic context).

Q: When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Onewhero Area School in 2022-08, signed by Phil Cowie. 4 ERO reports are on file in our archive.

29 Hall Road, Onewhero · Auckland — South

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Total roll 415

EQI 467

Founded 1891

Composite score

Developing

Below median

Rank #1,970 of scored NZ schools

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State school Co-educational Composite (Years 1-13)

In summary

Onewhero Area School's 2022 ERO review found that community collaboration provides a clear vision for improvement, with leaders, teachers and the community focused on collective strategic action. The school is developing a school-wide leadership approach to build consistency of teaching practice within its localised curriculum. No composite score was assigned in this review.

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Students all year levels (Year 1-13) in Onewhero looking for a state-funded setting.

Is Onewhero Area School a good school?

Onewhero Area School scores 48/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

Strengths from the latest ERO report

Community collaboration and consultation provide a clear vision for improvement
Leaders, teachers and the community are focused on improvement and collective strategic action
A school-wide leadership approach is developing consistency of teaching practice within a localised curriculum

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

Academic

35%

L1 84% · L2 68% · UE 50% · below band median (n=84) · why?

Mean of latest NCEA Level 1 + Level 2 + UE achievement percentage from Education Counts. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: below band median (n=84).

Outcomes

25%

Uni 8% · Te Pūkenga 8% · Industry 6% · below band median (n=81) · why?

Share of leavers going to a New Zealand university + Te Pūkenga + Industry Training (capped at 100%). Counts are normalised when EC publishes raw cohort sizes instead of percentages. Source: Education Counts post-school destinations. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: below band median (n=81).

Retention

15%

63% to Y13 · bottom 10% of band (n=86) · why?

Percentage of the Y9 cohort still enrolled in Y13 (all students). Source: Education Counts retention table. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: bottom 10% of band (n=86).

Wellbeing

12%

standdowns 52.0/1k · suspensions 3.8/1k · exclusions 2.2/1k · below band median (n=404) · 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: below band median (n=404).

Trajectory

-24.6% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · bottom 10% of band (n=403) · why?

5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: bottom 10% of band (n=403).

ERO review

55/100 from ERO review 2018-02 · bottom 10% of band (n=406) · 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: 2018. Peer comparison: bottom 10% of band (n=406).

⚠ 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): 55/100.

Latest ERO review

2022-08-30 · Phil Cowie, Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui

ERO report

Community collaboration and consultation provide a clear vision for improvement
Leaders, teachers and the community are focused on improvement and collective strategic action
A school-wide leadership approach is developing consistency of teaching practice within a localised curriculum

"a school-wide leadership approach is developing consistency of teaching practice within a localised curriculum"
— ERO, 2022-08-30 (leadership)

Audited financials

Year ended 2018 · Audit opinion: n/a

Annual report

Total revenue

$5.35M

Surplus / (deficit)

+$181k

Net assets / equity

$1.17M

NCEA achievement

School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).

Education Counts

NCEA Level 1 · 2024

84.2%

32 of 38 leavers

-6.7pt vs prior year

NCEA Level 2 · 2024

68.4%

26 of 38 leavers

-17.1pt vs prior year

University Entrance · 2024

50.0%

19 of 38 leavers

+2.7pt 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.

Education Counts

63.2%

2024 cohort · 38 students

-11.3pt 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.

Education Counts

Stand-downs · 2024

52.0

26 this year · NZ avg ~37

Suspensions · 2024

3.8

2 this year · NZ avg ~5

Exclusions · 2024

2.2

1 this year · NZ avg ~1.5

Vocational Pathway Awards

School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).

Education Counts

Service Industries 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.

Education Counts

Total Crown funding · 2022

$5.18M

Per-student funding · 2022

$12,476

2018

$4.1M

2019

$4.2M

2020

$5.8M

2021

$5.1M

2022

$5.2M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts

Year 01

16
Year 02

21
Year 03

16
Year 04

23
Year 05

34
Year 06

24
Year 07

48
Year 08

39
Year 09

39
Year 10

41
Year 11

38
Year 12

39
Year 13+

24

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts

European/Pākehā

83.6%
Māori

24.6%
Pacific

7.7%
Asian

5.3%
Other / MELAA

2.9%

Location

29 Hall Road, Onewhero. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Onewhero Area School a good school?

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2022-08 review identified 3 key findings. Community collaboration and consultation provide a clear vision for improvement

How do I enrol my child at Onewhero Area School?

Contact the school directly on 09-2328866, email office@onewhero.school.nz, or visit www.onewhero.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?

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

What is the roll size?

Onewhero Area School has 415 students, with an EQI of 467 (mid-range socio-economic context).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Onewhero Area School in 2022-08, signed by Phil Cowie. 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

30 Aug 2022

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