Panmure District School
87 Mount Wellington Highway, Panmure · Auckland — Central
Composite score
Strong
Top 10% in NZ
Rank #183 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Panmure District School's 2023 ERO review found that learning is differentiated to meet students' needs, with critical and creative capabilities developed through arts, music and child-centred inquiry. The school's collaborative local curriculum incorporates its environment, including the local maunga and lagoon, along with local business partnerships to build student engagement and agency.
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Panmure looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.
Is Panmure District School a good school?
Panmure District School scores 85/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 10% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Learning is differentiated to meet ākonga needs
- Ākonga critical and creative capabilities are developed through arts, music and child-centred inquiry
- A collaborative local curriculum accesses Panmure District School's environment, its maunga/mountain, lagoon and local business to build ākonga engagement and agency
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 9.4/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · above band median (n=404) · why? ▼ hide
+54.2% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top 10% of band (n=403) · why? ▼ hide
71/100 from ERO review 2019-08 · below band median (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): 71/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-05-26 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Learning is differentiated to meet ākonga needs
- Ākonga critical and creative capabilities are developed through arts, music and child-centred inquiry
- A collaborative local curriculum accesses the school's environment, maunga, lagoon and local business to build ākonga engagement and agency
- Kaiako and Kaiārahi are committed to equity and to every learner feeling valued
- Established links to the local area, partnering with Ngāti Pāoa who are mana whenua of the school
"culturally responsive teaching and learning, where ākonga identity, culture and language are evidenced in every classroom and across the school's broad curriculum"
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
9.4
1 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.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$1.58M
Per-student funding · 2022
$8,658
2018
$0.9M
2019
$1.0M
2020
$1.2M
2021
$1.4M
2022
$1.6M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 28
- Year 02 28
- Year 03 22
- Year 04 27
- Year 05 20
- Year 06 15
- Year 07 23
- Year 08 19
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- Asian 46.4%
- Pacific 39.3%
- Māori 15.8%
- Other / MELAA 3.3%
- European/Pākehā 2.7%
Location
87 Mount Wellington Highway, Panmure. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Panmure District School.
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St Patrick's School (Panmure)
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-38 vs this
Sylvia Park School
Full Primary · 1.4km · 558 roll
87
+2 vs this
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Frequently asked
Is Panmure District School a good school?
Panmure District School scores 85/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 10% in NZ 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 5 key findings. Learning is differentiated to meet ākonga needs
How do I enrol my child at Panmure District School?
Contact the school directly on 09-5277659, email office@panmure.school.nz, or visit panmure.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?
Panmure District School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Panmure District School has 183 students, with an EQI of 473 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Panmure District 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
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz