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Papakura Activity Centre

59 Wood Street, Papakura · Auckland — South

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Total roll 0
EQI 569
Founded 1858
90

Composite score

Strong

A+

Top 5% in NZ

Rank #77 of scored NZ schools

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State school Co-educational EQI 569 (high need)

In summary

Papakura Activity Centre is an activity centre that achieves positive outcomes for students, with most returning to their enrolling schools after 10 weeks. The director provides highly effective pedagogical and professional leadership with strong connections to enrolling schools. The centre maintains very good quality teaching and learning practices and strong staff-student relationships with high staff ratios enabling individualised care, with a composite score of 82.

Best suited for

Students in Papakura looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.

Is Papakura Activity Centre a good school?

Papakura Activity Centre scores 90/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 5% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

Strengths from the latest ERO report

  • Highly effective pedagogical and professional leadership by the director with strong community ties
  • Very good quality teaching and learning practices maintained and further improved since 2013 report
  • Strong relationships between staff and students, with high staff ratios enabling individualised care

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 2017.

How this is computed
Wellbeing
35%
no incidents reported · top 10% of band (n=539) · 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. Peer comparison: top 10% of band (n=539).
100
Trajectory
25%
insufficient roll history
insufficient roll history · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history.
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ERO review
40%
82/100 from ERO review 2017-12 · top quartile of band (n=544) · 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: 2017. Peer comparison: top quartile of band (n=544).
82

⚠ 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): 82/100.

Latest ERO review

2017-12-22 · Graham Randell, ERO

ERO report
  • The activity centre achieves positive outcomes for students, with most returning to their enrolling schools after 10 weeks
  • The director provides highly effective and active professional and pedagogical leadership, with strong connections to enrolling schools
  • Selection and transition processes are very effective, with culturally appropriate welcome and support for students and whānau
  • Staff identify and have deep understanding of students' social, emotional and learning needs using a kaupapa Māori approach
  • Specialised learning programmes meet the needs of each student very well, with high staff ratios providing individualised care and attention
"The director provides highly effective and active professional and pedagogical leadership for staff and students."
— ERO, 2017-12-22 (leadership)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2013–2017. Click a point to read that review.

latest 82
0 25 50 75 100 20132017 2013-01-14 · 80/100 2017-12-22 · 82/100

Location

59 Wood Street, Papakura. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Papakura Activity Centre a good school?

Papakura Activity Centre scores 90/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 5% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2017-12 review identified 6 key findings. The activity centre achieves positive outcomes for students, with most returning to their enrolling schools after 10 weeks

How do I enrol my child at Papakura Activity Centre?

Contact the school directly on 09-2996417. For state schools, check your home address against the school's enrolment zone — some schools are in-zone-only.

What are the fees?

Papakura Activity Centre is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Papakura Activity Centre has 0 students, with an EQI of 569 (higher socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Papakura Activity Centre in 2017-12, signed by Graham Randell. 2 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

22 Dec 2017

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