Owairoa Primary School
85s Nelson Street, Howick · Auckland — Central
Composite score
Established
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #453 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Owairoa Primary School, a contributing school in Howick, was reviewed by ERO in May 2024. The school demonstrates effective leadership enacting its vision and values, professional learning and development programmes that build staff capability, and assessment systems that identify and monitor student progress. The school achieved a composite score of 83.
Best suited for
Students in Howick looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Owairoa Primary School a good school?
Owairoa Primary School scores 79/100 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
- Effective leadership that enacts the school vision, values and strategic direction for equitable and excellent learning outcomes for all learners
- Professional learning and development programmes that build staff capability and effective teaching focused on the learning all learners
- Assessment systems are used to effectively identify, monitor and report student progress and achievement
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=536) · why? ▼ hide
-5.9% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · below band median (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
83/100 from ERO review 2024-05 · above band median (n=539) · 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): 83/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-05-09 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Effective leadership enacts the school vision, values and strategic direction for equitable and excellent learning outcomes for all learners
- Professional learning and development programmes build staff capability and effective teaching focused on learning for all learners
- Assessment systems are used to effectively identify, monitor and report student progress and achievement
- Well-resourced indoor and outdoor learning environments support effective delivery of the New Zealand Curriculum
- A strong sense of belonging and family ethos enhances the wellbeing of learners and staff
"effective leadership that enacts the school vision, values and strategic direction for equitable and excellent learning outcomes for all learners"
Composite score across reviews
3 ERO reviews on file, 2015–2024. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$9.21M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$186k
Net assets / equity
$3.36M
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.
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
$9.42M
Per-student funding · 2022
$10,981
2018
$4.5M
2019
$5.4M
2020
$7.0M
2021
$12.4M
2022
$9.4M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 105
- Year 02 118
- Year 03 128
- Year 04 154
- Year 05 135
- Year 06 131
- Year 07 51
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- Asian 50.2%
- European/Pākehā 42.5%
- Māori 7.5%
- Pacific 6.9%
- Other / MELAA 6.6%
- International 1.7%
Location
85s Nelson Street, Howick. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Owairoa Primary School.
Howick Intermediate
Intermediate · 0.7km · 621 roll
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Cockle Bay School
Contributing · 1.3km · 788 roll
77
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Howick College
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 1.4km · 2,130 roll
71
-8 vs this
Botany Downs School
Contributing · 1.5km · 621 roll
79
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Contributing · 1.5km · 476 roll
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Frequently asked
Is Owairoa Primary School a good school?
Owairoa Primary School scores 79/100 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 2024-05 review identified 5 key findings. Effective leadership enacts the school vision, values and strategic direction for equitable and excellent learning outcomes for all learners
How do I enrol my child at Owairoa Primary School?
Contact the school directly on 09-5380060, email ExecutiveOfficer@owairoa.school.nz, or visit www.owairoa.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?
Owairoa Primary School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Owairoa Primary School has 858 students, with an EQI of 391 (lower socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Owairoa Primary School in 2024-05, 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
- owairoa.school.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz