Parkside School
184 Wellington Street, Pukekohe · Auckland — South
Composite score
Strong
Top 10% in NZ
Rank #156 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Parkside School is a specialist school in Pukekohe, Tāmaki Herenga Waka with a roll of 166 students. The Board's assurance review in May 2024 confirmed that the school has met all regulatory and legislative requirements, with Board Administration and Curriculum requirements met as of April 2024.
Best suited for
Students in Pukekohe looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.
Is Parkside School a good school?
Parkside School scores 86/100 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.
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 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=468) · why? ▼ hide
+13.3% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above band median (n=469) · why? ▼ hide
85/100 from ERO review 2024-05 · top 10% of band (n=471) · 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): 85/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-05-16 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of April 2024
- Board Administration requirements met
- Curriculum requirements met
- Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements met
- Personnel Management requirements met
"As of April 2024, the Parkside School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2019–2024. Click a point to read that review.
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
NCEA Level 1 · 2024
0.0%
0 of 11 leavers
0.0pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
0.0%
0 of 11 leavers
0.0pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
0.0%
0 of 11 leavers
0.0pt 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.
100.0%
2024 cohort · 11 students
+10.0pt 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.
Stand-downs · 2024
0.0
· 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
$6.55M
Per-student funding · 2022
$39,456
2018
$3.3M
2019
$3.2M
2020
$4.3M
2021
$4.4M
2022
$6.5M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 14
- Year 02 3
- Year 03 15
- Year 04 14
- Year 05 14
- Year 06 8
- Year 07 12
- Year 08 8
- Year 09 7
- Year 10 15
- Year 11 8
- Year 12 8
- Year 13+ 36
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 53.0%
- Māori 42.2%
- Pacific 24.7%
- Asian 9.6%
- Other / MELAA 4.2%
Location
184 Wellington Street, Pukekohe. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Parkside School.
Pukekohe Hill School
Contributing · 0.7km · 570 roll
68
-18 vs this
KingsGate School
Composite · 1.2km · 261 roll
57
-29 vs this
Pukekohe Intermediate
Intermediate · 1.4km · 694 roll
57
-29 vs this
Pukekohe High School
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 1.5km · 1,821 roll
62
-24 vs this
Tamaoho School
Contributing · 2km · 339 roll
55
-31 vs this
Pukekohe North School
Full Primary · 2.3km · 393 roll
75
-11 vs this
Frequently asked
Is Parkside School a good school?
Parkside School scores 86/100 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 2024-05 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of April 2024
How do I enrol my child at Parkside School?
Contact the school directly on 09-23898696, email office@parkside.net.nz, or visit www.parkside.net.nz. For state schools, check your home address against the school's enrolment zone — some schools are in-zone-only.
What are the fees?
Parkside School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Parkside School has 166 students, with an EQI of 493 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Parkside School in 2024-05, 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