Rangitoto College
564 East Coast Road, Browns Bay · Auckland — North
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Composite score
Strong
Top 10% in NZ
Rank #229 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Rangitoto College's board confirmed compliance with regulatory and legislative requirements for board administration, curriculum, and health and safety in their November 2022 board assurance review. The school is not currently subject to active Ministry of Education intervention.
Best suited for
Students aged 13-18 in Browns Bay looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.
Is Rangitoto College a good school?
Rangitoto College scores 83/100 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.
L1 95% · L2 93% · UE 83% · near band median (n=66) · why? ▼ hide
Uni 57% · Te Pūkenga 2% · Industry 4% · below band median (n=64) · why? ▼ hide
93% to Y13 · near band median (n=66) · why? ▼ hide
standdowns 13.3/1k · suspensions 1.0/1k · exclusions 0.5/1k · below band median (n=536) · why? ▼ hide
+26.0% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top 10% of band (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
83/100 from ERO review 2022-11 · above band median (n=539) · 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): 83/100.
Latest ERO review
2022-11-29 · Filivaifale Jason Swann, Northern Region | Te Tai Raki
- Board has attested to meeting Board Administration regulatory and legislative requirements
- Board has attested to meeting Curriculum regulatory and legislative requirements
- Board has attested to meeting Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements
- Board has attested to meeting Personnel Management requirements
- Board has attested to meeting Finance requirements
"As of November 2022, the Rangitoto College School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements:"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2015–2022. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$48.49M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$1192k
Net assets / equity
$14.99M
2 years of audited data on file · View full history (Pro)
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
NCEA Level 1 · 2024
94.7%
585 of 618 leavers
-1.2pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
92.7%
573 of 618 leavers
+1.4pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
83.3%
515 of 618 leavers
+4.9pt 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.
92.9%
2024 cohort · 618 students
+0.6pt 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
13.3
76 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
1.0
7 this year · NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
0.5
3 this year · NZ avg ~1.5
Vocational Pathway Awards
School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).
- Creative Industries 56
- Service Industries 48
- Social and Community Services 15
- Construction and Infrastructure 4
- Manufacturing and Technology 2
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
$26.25M
Per-student funding · 2022
$6,452
2018
$22.8M
2019
$22.9M
2020
$27.4M
2021
$24.2M
2022
$26.3M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 09 830
- Year 10 819
- Year 11 891
- Year 12 832
- Year 13+ 709
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- Asian 54.1%
- European/Pākehā 42.4%
- Other / MELAA 6.1%
- Māori 5.4%
- International 5.3%
- Pacific 2.2%
Location
564 East Coast Road, Browns Bay. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Rangitoto College a good school?
Rangitoto College scores 83/100 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 2022-11 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting Board Administration regulatory and legislative requirements
How do I enrol my child at Rangitoto College?
Contact the school directly on 09-4770150, email info@rangitoto.school.nz, or visit www.rangitoto.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?
Rangitoto College is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Rangitoto College has 4,069 students, with an EQI of 397 (lower socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Rangitoto College in 2022-11, signed by Filivaifale Jason Swann. 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
- rangitoto.school.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz