Ormond School
45 Whitmore Road, Ormond · Hawke's Bay & Gisborne
Composite score
Established
Below median
Rank #1,235 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students in Ormond looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Ormond School a good school?
Ormond School scores 68/100 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.
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=404) · why? ▼ hide
-21.3% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · bottom quartile of band (n=403) · why? ▼ hide
68/100 from ERO review 2023-05 · bottom quartile of band (n=406) · 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): 68/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-05-02 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements across Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
"the Ormond School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2017–2023. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2022 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$1.15M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$144k
Net assets / equity
$0.38M
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
$0.86M
Per-student funding · 2022
$9,714
2018
$0.7M
2019
$0.8M
2020
$0.8M
2021
$1.1M
2022
$0.9M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 14
- Year 02 12
- Year 03 16
- Year 04 15
- Year 05 16
- Year 06 10
- Year 07 2
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 73.0%
- Māori 43.8%
- Asian 1.1%
- Other / MELAA 1.1%
Location
45 Whitmore Road, Ormond. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Ormond School.
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Sonrise Christian School
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-19 vs this
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Ngatapa School
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Frequently asked
Is Ormond School a good school?
Ormond School scores 68/100 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.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2023-05 review identified 1 key findings. Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements across Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
How do I enrol my child at Ormond School?
Contact the school directly on 06-8625725, email office@ormond.school.nz, or visit www.ormond.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?
Ormond School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Ormond School has 89 students, with an EQI of 460 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Ormond School in 2023-05, signed by Shelley Booysen. 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.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- web.archive.org
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz