Panama Road School
139 Panama Road, Mt Wellington · Auckland — South
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Composite score
Established
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #454 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Panama Road School is a full primary school in Mt Wellington, Auckland, with a roll of 378 students. The most recent Board Assurance review (January 2025) confirmed the board has met regulatory and legislative requirements as of March 2024, with Board Administration and Curriculum requirements confirmed. No composite score is currently available.
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Mt Wellington looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Panama Road School a good school?
Panama Road 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.
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 15.9/1k · suspensions 8.2/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (n=539) · why? ▼ hide
+44.4% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (n=524) · why? ▼ hide
75/100 from ERO review 2025-01 · near band median (n=544) · 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): 75/100.
Latest ERO review
2025-01-23 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of March 2024
- Board Administration requirements confirmed
- Curriculum requirements confirmed
- Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements confirmed
- Personnel Management and Finance requirements confirmed
"As of March 2024, the Panama Road School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2019–2025. Click a point to read that review.
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
15.9
3 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
8.2
1 this year · 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
$2.82M
Per-student funding · 2022
$7,468
2018
$1.7M
2019
$2.2M
2020
$2.3M
2021
$2.3M
2022
$2.8M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 37
- Year 02 51
- Year 03 48
- Year 04 44
- Year 05 50
- Year 06 54
- Year 07 43
- Year 08 34
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- Pacific 64.0%
- Māori 20.6%
- Asian 17.2%
- European/Pākehā 7.1%
- Other / MELAA 6.9%
Location
139 Panama Road, Mt Wellington. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Panama Road School a good school?
Panama Road 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 2025-01 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of March 2024
How do I enrol my child at Panama Road School?
Contact the school directly on 09-2768508, email office@panamard.school.nz, or visit www.panamard.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?
Panama Road School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Panama Road School has 378 students, with an EQI of 511 (higher socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Panama Road School in 2025-01, 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
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz