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Pinehaven School

Forest Road, Pinehaven · Wellington

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Total roll 191
EQI 398
Founded 1954
67

Composite score

Established

B

Below median

Rank #1,299 of scored NZ schools

In summary

Pinehaven School (composite score 69) demonstrates collaborative leadership and a school culture of genuine care and respect for all ākonga, whānau and the environment. The school has established tracking systems and processes to deepen leaders' and teachers' knowledge of learners' wellbeing, progress and achievement. Te Ara Huarau review conducted 24 January 2024.

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Students in Pinehaven looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.

Is Pinehaven School a good school?

Pinehaven School scores 67/100 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

  • Collaborative leadership and staff who enact the school's vision and values
  • A school culture of genuine care and respect for all ākonga, their whānau and the environment
  • Established tracking systems and processes used to deepen leaders and teachers' knowledge of learners' wellbeing, progress and achievement

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
Wellbeing
35%
standdowns 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=536) · 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: top 10% of band (n=536).
100
Trajectory
25%
-24.6% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · bottom 10% of band (n=534) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: bottom 10% of band (n=534).
19
ERO review
40%
69/100 from ERO review 2024-01 · bottom 10% of band (n=539) · 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: 2024. Peer comparison: bottom 10% of band (n=539).
69

⚠ 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): 69/100.

Latest ERO review

2024-01-24 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • Collaborative leadership and staff enact the school's vision and values
  • School culture of genuine care and respect for all ākonga, whānau and the environment
  • Established tracking systems and processes used to deepen leaders and teachers' knowledge of learners' wellbeing, progress and achievement
"collaborative leadership and staff who enact the school's vision and values"
— ERO, 2024-01-24 (leadership)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2015–2024. Click a point to read that review.

latest 69
0 25 50 75 100 20152024 2015-12-15 · 79/100 2024-01-24 · 69/100

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

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.

Education Counts

Total Crown funding · 2022

$1.47M

Per-student funding · 2022

$7,673

2018

$1.5M

2019

$1.7M

2020

$2.4M

2021

$1.8M

2022

$1.5M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    26
  • Year 02
    34
  • Year 03
    27
  • Year 04
    30
  • Year 05
    31
  • Year 06
    32
  • Year 07
    4

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    89.0%
  • Māori
    9.9%
  • Asian
    7.9%
  • Pacific
    4.7%
  • Other / MELAA
    4.2%

Location

Forest Road, Pinehaven. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Pinehaven School a good school?

Pinehaven School scores 67/100 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 2024-01 review identified 3 key findings. Collaborative leadership and staff enact the school's vision and values

How do I enrol my child at Pinehaven School?

Contact the school directly on 04-5284365, email office@pinehaven.school.nz, or visit www.pinehaven.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?

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

What is the roll size?

Pinehaven School has 191 students, with an EQI of 398 (lower socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Pinehaven School in 2024-01, 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.

Last updated

24 Jan 2024

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  • crimestats.co.nz