Pareawa Banks Avenue School
57 Averill Street, Richmond · Canterbury
Composite score
Developing
Below median
Rank #2,178 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Pareawa Banks Avenue School's December 2024 ERO review found most students are engaged and make good progress in reading, mathematics and writing, with students reporting a strong sense of belonging. The school has cohesive curriculum planning, distributed leadership, and collaborative teaching practices. However, Māori learners and boys in writing are not achieving as well as their peers, areas the school is working to address.
Best suited for
Students in Richmond looking for a state-funded setting.
Is Pareawa Banks Avenue School a good school?
Pareawa Banks Avenue School scores 42/100 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.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Board Administration confirmed compliant
- Curriculum confirmed compliant
- Management of Health, Safety and Welfare confirmed compliant
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 307.0/1k · suspensions 37.9/1k · exclusions 24.4/1k · bottom 10% of band (n=404) · why? ▼ hide
+3.4% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above band median (n=403) · why? ▼ hide
70/100 from ERO review 2024-12 · bottom quartile of band (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): 70/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-12-03 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to all regulatory and legislative requirements as of June 2024
- One area of non-compliance identified: mandatory reporting of resignations to the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand
- Board has since addressed the identified area of non-compliance
"the Pareawa Banks Avenue School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2020–2024. 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
307.0
46 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
37.9
3 this year · NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
24.4
2 this year · 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
$11.51M
Per-student funding · 2022
$28,272
2018
$2.5M
2019
$3.0M
2020
$4.9M
2021
$11.3M
2022
$11.5M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 66
- Year 02 64
- Year 03 70
- Year 04 65
- Year 05 66
- Year 06 60
- Year 07 8
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 67.1%
- Māori 23.8%
- Asian 18.2%
- Pacific 10.3%
- Other / MELAA 3.9%
Location
57 Averill Street, Richmond. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Pareawa Banks Avenue School a good school?
Pareawa Banks Avenue School scores 42/100 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 2024-12 review identified 3 key findings. Board has attested to all regulatory and legislative requirements as of June 2024
How do I enrol my child at Pareawa Banks Avenue School?
Contact the school directly on 03-3854163, email office@pareawabanksave.school.nz, or visit www.pareawabanksave.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?
Pareawa Banks Avenue School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Pareawa Banks Avenue School has 407 students, with an EQI of 466 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Pareawa Banks Avenue School in 2024-12, 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