Petone Central School
16 Britannia Street, Petone · Wellington
Composite score
Strong
Top 5% in NZ
Rank #106 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Petone looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.
Is Petone Central School a good school?
Petone Central School scores 88/100 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.
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=518) · why? ▼ hide
+105.8% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top 10% of band (n=515) · why? ▼ hide
70/100 from ERO review 2021-02 · bottom quartile of band (n=520) · 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
2023-11-30 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of September 2023
- Board Administration requirements met
- Curriculum requirements met
- Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements met
- Personnel Management requirements met
"As of September 2023, the Petone Central School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements:"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2018–2021. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2018 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$0.89M
Surplus / (deficit)
$36k
Net assets / equity
$0.32M
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
$0.94M
Per-student funding · 2022
$4,975
2018
$0.9M
2019
$0.8M
2020
$0.7M
2021
$0.7M
2022
$0.9M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 29
- Year 02 21
- Year 03 25
- Year 04 26
- Year 05 21
- Year 06 24
- Year 07 19
- Year 08 12
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 42.9%
- Asian 36.5%
- Māori 17.5%
- Pacific 16.9%
- Other / MELAA 4.8%
Location
16 Britannia Street, Petone. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Petone Central School.
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Frequently asked
Is Petone Central School a good school?
Petone Central School scores 88/100 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 2023-11 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of September 2023
How do I enrol my child at Petone Central School?
Contact the school directly on 04-5687974, email office@petone-central.school.nz, or visit www.petonecentral.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?
Petone Central School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Petone Central School has 189 students, with an EQI of 447 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Petone Central School in 2023-11, 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
- web.archive.org
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz