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Papatoetoe High School

Q: Is Papatoetoe High School a good school?

Papatoetoe High School scores 61/100 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.

Q: What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2023-12 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of May 2023

Q: How do I enrol my child at Papatoetoe High School?

Contact the school directly on 09-2784086, email office@papatoetoehigh.school.nz, or visit www.papatoetoehigh.school.nz. For state schools, check your home address against the school's enrolment zone — some schools are in-zone-only.

Q: What are the fees?

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

Q: What is the roll size?

Papatoetoe High School has 1,728 students, with an EQI of 472 (mid-range socio-economic context).

Q: When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Papatoetoe High School in 2023-12, signed by Shelley Booysen. 4 ERO reports are on file in our archive.

19 Nicholson Avenue, Papatoetoe · Auckland — South

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Total roll 1,728

EQI 472

Founded 1957

Composite score

Established

Below median

Rank #1,543 of scored NZ schools

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Accepts international students (SIEBA member) SIEBA member Consistent excellence (≥80 composite, 2+ cycles) State school Co-educational Secondary school (Secondary (Year 9-15)) Roll 1,000-2,000 (1,728) Accepts international students Reviewed by Shelley Booysen (99-school portfolio)

In summary

Papatoetoe High School's board assurance review in December 2023 confirmed the board had met regulatory and legislative requirements as of May 2023, with board administration and curriculum requirements verified. No composite score is currently available for this school.

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Is Papatoetoe High School a good school?

Papatoetoe High School scores 61/100 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

Academic

35%

L1 82% · L2 74% · UE 60% · near band median (n=84) · why?

Mean of latest NCEA Level 1 + Level 2 + UE achievement percentage from Education Counts. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: near band median (n=84).

Outcomes

25%

Uni 33% · Te Pūkenga 8% · Industry 3% · above band median (n=81) · why?

Share of leavers going to a New Zealand university + Te Pūkenga + Industry Training (capped at 100%). Counts are normalised when EC publishes raw cohort sizes instead of percentages. Source: Education Counts post-school destinations. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: above band median (n=81).

Retention

15%

85% to Y13 · top quartile of band (n=86) · why?

Percentage of the Y9 cohort still enrolled in Y13 (all students). Source: Education Counts retention table. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: top quartile of band (n=86).

Wellbeing

12%

standdowns 89.0/1k · suspensions 1.2/1k · exclusions 0.8/1k · bottom quartile of band (n=404) · 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=404).

Trajectory

+22.4% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (n=403) · why?

5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: top quartile of band (n=403).

ERO review

85/100 from ERO review 2023-12 · top 10% of band (n=406) · 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: 2023. Peer comparison: top 10% of band (n=406).

⚠ 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): 85/100.

Latest ERO review

2023-12-01 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report

Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of May 2023
Board Administration requirements confirmed
Curriculum requirements confirmed
Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements confirmed
Personnel Management and Finance requirements confirmed

"As of May 2023, the Papatoetoe High School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
— ERO, 2023-12-01 (governance)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2018–2023. Click a point to read that review.

latest 85

Trajectory across review cycles

Year-over-year change per dimension based on consecutive ERO reviews.

Audited financials

Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified

Annual report

Total revenue

$23.17M

Surplus / (deficit)

+$788k

Net assets / equity

$7.87M

NCEA achievement

School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).

Education Counts

NCEA Level 1 · 2024

82.3%

265 of 322 leavers

-0.7pt vs prior year

NCEA Level 2 · 2024

73.6%

237 of 322 leavers

-1.8pt vs prior year

University Entrance · 2024

59.6%

192 of 322 leavers

+0.1pt vs prior year

Data: Ministry of Education / Education Counts, CC-BY-4.0

Stay-on rate

Percentage of students who stay at school until at least their 17th birthday — the standard NZ proxy for Year-9-to-Year-13 retention.

Education Counts

85.1%

2024 cohort · 322 students

+0.3pt vs 2023

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

89.0

236 this year · NZ avg ~37

Suspensions · 2024

1.2

4 this year · NZ avg ~5

Exclusions · 2024

0.8

2 this year · NZ avg ~1.5

Vocational Pathway Awards

School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).

Education Counts

Service Industries 22
Creative Industries 4
Social and Community Services 2
Construction and Infrastructure 1

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

$13.23M

Per-student funding · 2022

$7,656

2018

$10.8M

2019

$11.9M

2020

$12.4M

2021

$12.5M

2022

$13.2M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts

Year 09

355
Year 10

393
Year 11

356
Year 12

361
Year 13+

285

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts

Asian

56.7%
Pacific

35.4%
Māori

14.4%
European/Pākehā

9.1%
Other / MELAA

2.4%
International

0.8%

International students

SIEBA member · Day school only

Location

19 Nicholson Avenue, Papatoetoe. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Papatoetoe High School a good school?

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2023-12 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of May 2023

How do I enrol my child at Papatoetoe High School?

Contact the school directly on 09-2784086, email office@papatoetoehigh.school.nz, or visit www.papatoetoehigh.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?

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

What is the roll size?

Papatoetoe High School has 1,728 students, with an EQI of 472 (mid-range socio-economic context).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Papatoetoe High School in 2023-12, signed by Shelley Booysen. 4 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

31 Dec 2024

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