Orewa Beach School
280 Centreway Road, Orewa · Auckland — North
Composite score
Strong
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #389 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Orewa Beach School's board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all six domains as of August 2023, with Board Administration and Curriculum requirements confirmed. The school had a board assurance review in March 2024. No composite score is currently available.
Best suited for
Students in Orewa looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.
Is Orewa Beach School a good school?
Orewa Beach 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.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Successfully engaging with the Māori Achievement Collaborative and Te Pūheke programmes to ensure Māori learners have opportunities to achieve success as Māori
- Staff who are learning te reo Māori to support culturally responsive teaching practices
- Developing closer connections with local iwi/hapū
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.
standdowns 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=518) · why? ▼ hide
+0.7% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=515) · why? ▼ hide
80/100 from ERO review 2019-02 · near band median (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): 80/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-03-21 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- School is successfully engaging with the Māori Achievement Collaborative and Te Pūheke programmes to ensure Māori learners have opportunities to achieve success as Māori
- Staff are learning te reo Māori to support culturally responsive teaching practices
- School is developing closer connections with local iwi/hapū
- School has committed to 'knowing better and doing better' in relation to improving cultural competence
"ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how successfully Orewa Beach School is creating a culturally sustaining context for learning through Te Ao Māori."
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2015–2019. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$4.55M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$122k
Net assets / equity
$0.32M
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
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.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$4.60M
Per-student funding · 2022
$10,905
2018
$2.1M
2019
$2.5M
2020
$2.8M
2021
$3.1M
2022
$4.6M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 64
- Year 02 61
- Year 03 70
- Year 04 67
- Year 05 67
- Year 06 66
- Year 07 11
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 77.0%
- Asian 13.7%
- Māori 13.5%
- Pacific 6.2%
- Other / MELAA 5.5%
Location
280 Centreway Road, Orewa. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Orewa Beach School.
Orewa Primary School
Contributing · 1.1km · 406 roll
77
-3 vs this
Orewa College
Secondary (Year 7-15) · 1.3km · 2,167 roll
71
-9 vs this
Nukumea Primary School - Te Kura Tuatahi O Nukumea
Contributing · 1.7km · 83 roll
90
+10 vs this
The Forest School
Full Primary · 2.3km · roll n/a
87
+7 vs this
KingsWay School
Composite · 2.9km · 2,055 roll
86
+6 vs this
Silverdale School
Contributing · 3.1km · 708 roll
76
-4 vs this
Frequently asked
Is Orewa Beach School a good school?
Orewa Beach 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 2024-03 review identified 4 key findings. School is successfully engaging with the Māori Achievement Collaborative and Te Pūheke programmes to ensure Māori learners have opportunities to achieve success as Māori
How do I enrol my child at Orewa Beach School?
Contact the school directly on 09-4264849, email office@orewabeach.school.nz, or visit www.orewabeach.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?
Orewa Beach School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Orewa Beach School has 422 students, with an EQI of 425 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Orewa Beach School in 2024-03, signed by Shelley Booysen. 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
- orewabeach.school.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz