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Pakuranga Heights School

77 Udys Road, Pakuranga · Auckland — Central

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Total roll 527
EQI 449
Founded 1962
62

Composite score

Established

B

Below median

Rank #1,517 of scored NZ schools

In summary

Pakuranga Heights School is a contributing school in Pakuranga with a roll of 527 students. The most recent ERO board assurance review (October 2023) confirmed the board has met regulatory and legislative requirements, with board administration and curriculum requirements confirmed as of March 2023. No active Ministry of Education intervention is in place.

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Students in Pakuranga looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.

Is Pakuranga Heights School a good school?

Pakuranga Heights School scores 62/100 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.

How this is computed
Wellbeing
35%
standdowns 47.8/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · bottom quartile of band (n=518) · 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: bottom quartile of band (n=518).
52
Trajectory
25%
-2.1% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=515) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: near band median (n=515).
47
ERO review
40%
81/100 from ERO review 2019-06 · above band median (n=520) · 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: 2019. Peer comparison: above band median (n=520).
81

⚠ 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): 81/100.

Latest ERO review

2023-10-17 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of March 2023
  • Board Administration requirements confirmed
  • Curriculum requirements confirmed
  • Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements confirmed
  • Personnel Management and Finance requirements confirmed
"As of March 2023, the Pakuranga Heights School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
— ERO, 2023-10-17 (governance)

Audited financials

Year ended 2020 · Audit opinion: unmodified

Annual report

Total revenue

$4.74M

Surplus / (deficit)

+$252k

Net assets / equity

$1.52M

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

47.8

9 this year · 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

$3.83M

Per-student funding · 2022

$7,271

2018

$3.3M

2019

$3.6M

2020

$3.7M

2021

$4.2M

2022

$3.8M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    65
  • Year 02
    70
  • Year 03
    93
  • Year 04
    81
  • Year 05
    96
  • Year 06
    88
  • Year 07
    14

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • Pacific
    33.0%
  • Asian
    28.1%
  • European/Pākehā
    27.5%
  • Māori
    18.2%
  • Other / MELAA
    16.9%

Location

77 Udys Road, Pakuranga. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Pakuranga Heights School a good school?

Pakuranga Heights School scores 62/100 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 2023-10 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of March 2023

How do I enrol my child at Pakuranga Heights School?

Contact the school directly on 09-5769209, email office@pakurangaheights.school.nz, or visit www.pakurangaheights.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?

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

What is the roll size?

Pakuranga Heights School has 527 students, with an EQI of 449 (mid-range socio-economic context).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Pakuranga Heights School in 2023-10, 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.

Last updated

17 Oct 2023

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  • schoolsdata.co.nz
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