Patricia Avenue School
20 Patricia Avenue, Hamilton East · Waikato
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Composite score
Established
Above median
Rank #1,060 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students in Hamilton East looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Patricia Avenue School a good school?
Patricia Avenue School scores 71/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Above median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Clear systems for tracking and reporting students' progress with individual goals that promote students seeing themselves as successful learners
- A culture, climate and positive relationships promote wellbeing and care of all in the school community
- Distributed leadership is highly responsive and sustains conditions for improving outcomes learners including provision of staff professional learning and development opportunities
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 20.6/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · above band median (n=468) · why? ▼ hide
+1.5% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=469) · why? ▼ hide
77/100 from ERO review 2024-05 · above band median (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): 77/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-05-07 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Clear systems for tracking and reporting students' progress with individual goals that promote students seeing themselves as successful learners
- A culture, climate and positive relationships promote wellbeing and care of all in the school community
- Distributed leadership is highly responsive and sustains conditions for improving outcomes for learners including provision of staff professional learning and development opportunities
- Collaboration and coordinated staff planning for learning and wellbeing effectively responds to individual learner needs and promotes their success and wellbeing
- Staff teamwork that consistently demonstrate and enact high expectations for learners and their success
"Distributed leadership is highly responsive and sustains conditions for improving outcomes learners including provision of staff professional learning and development opportunities."
Composite score across reviews
3 ERO reviews on file, 2014–2024. 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 9 leavers
0.0pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
0.0%
0 of 9 leavers
0.0pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
0.0%
0 of 9 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 · 9 students
+9.5pt 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
20.6
4 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
$6.57M
Per-student funding · 2022
$32,342
2018
$4.3M
2019
$4.7M
2020
$7.6M
2021
$6.1M
2022
$6.6M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 12
- Year 02 8
- Year 03 13
- Year 04 16
- Year 05 13
- Year 06 6
- Year 07 22
- Year 08 15
- Year 09 20
- Year 10 18
- Year 11 11
- Year 12 12
- Year 13+ 36
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 56.2%
- Māori 42.4%
- Pacific 11.8%
- Asian 9.4%
- Other / MELAA 5.9%
Location
20 Patricia Avenue, Hamilton East. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Patricia Avenue School.
Peachgrove Intermediate
Intermediate · 0.3km · 550 roll
53
-18 vs this
Hamilton Boys' High School
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 0.6km · 2,261 roll
75
+4 vs this
Marian Catholic School (Hamilton)
Full Primary · 0.8km · 637 roll
76
+5 vs this
Sacred Heart Girls' College (Ham)
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 0.8km · 917 roll
80
+9 vs this
Hamilton East School
Contributing · 1km · 579 roll
46
-25 vs this
Knighton Normal School
Contributing · 1.1km · 731 roll
46
-25 vs this
Frequently asked
Is Patricia Avenue School a good school?
Patricia Avenue School scores 71/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Above median 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. Clear systems for tracking and reporting students' progress with individual goals that promote students seeing themselves as successful learners
How do I enrol my child at Patricia Avenue School?
Contact the school directly on 07-8569350, email office@patave.school.nz, or visit www.patave.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?
Patricia Avenue School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Patricia Avenue School has 203 students, with an EQI of 500 (higher socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Patricia Avenue School in 2024-05, 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.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz