Pirinoa School
2782 Lake Ferry Road, Pirinoa · Wellington
Composite score
Established
Above median
Rank #1,136 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Pirinoa looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Pirinoa School a good school?
Pirinoa School scores 70/100 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
- Board has attested to compliance with Board Administration requirements
- Board has attested to compliance with Curriculum requirements
- Board has attested to compliance with Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements
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
+14.6% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above band median (n=469) · why? ▼ hide
44/100 from ERO review 2024-03 · bottom 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): 44/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-03-06 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- School needs to provide career education and guidance for all students in Year 7 and above
- School needs to provide students opportunities for learning second or subsequent languages in Years 7 and 8
- School must adopt a statement on the delivery of the health curriculum, at least once every two years, after consultation with the school community
- School must ensure that physical restraint policies, procedures and guidelines are known and implemented
- School must ensure that child protection policies, procedures and guidelines are known and implemented
"the school needs to provide career education and guidance for all students in Year 7 and above"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2019–2024. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2019 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$0.59M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$14k
Net assets / equity
$0.28M
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
$0.59M
Per-student funding · 2022
$13,513
2018
$0.4M
2019
$0.4M
2020
$0.5M
2021
$0.4M
2022
$0.6M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 7
- Year 02 11
- Year 03 4
- Year 04 7
- Year 05 5
- Year 06 7
- Year 07 3
- Year 08 3
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 77.3%
- Māori 36.4%
Location
2782 Lake Ferry Road, Pirinoa. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Pirinoa School a good school?
Pirinoa School scores 70/100 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 2024-03 review identified 6 key findings. School needs to provide career education and guidance for all students in Year 7 and above
How do I enrol my child at Pirinoa School?
Contact the school directly on 06-3077829, email office@pirinoa.school.nz, or visit www.pirinoa.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?
Pirinoa School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Pirinoa School has 44 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 Pirinoa School in 2024-03, 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
- web.archive.org
- schoolsdata.co.nz