Rise UP Academy
6C Court Town Close, Mangere · Auckland — South
Composite score
Established
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #596 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Mangere looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Rise UP Academy a good school?
Rise UP Academy scores 77/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Board Administration attested as compliant
- Curriculum attested as compliant
- Management of Health, Safety and Welfare attested as compliant
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
+26.8% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (n=469) · why? ▼ hide
54/100 from ERO review 2024-12 · 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): 54/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-12-11 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements in most areas as of June 2024
- Non-compliance identified: safety checks not completed and documented before staff appointments
- Board has taken steps to address the identified area of non-compliance
- Next school board assurance will be reported within three years, along with Te Ara Huarau | School Evaluation Report
"As of June 2024, the Rise Up Academy Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements:"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2021–2024. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2023 · Audit opinion: n/a
Total revenue
$1.49M
Surplus / (deficit)
$114k
Net assets / equity
$0.30M
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
$0.16M
Per-student funding · 2022
$1,668
2018
$0.1M
2019
$2.0M
2020
$3.5M
2021
$1.0M
2022
$0.2M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 19
- Year 02 8
- Year 03 16
- Year 04 15
- Year 05 9
- Year 06 9
- Year 07 8
- Year 08 6
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- Pacific 93.8%
- Māori 26.0%
- European/Pākehā 17.7%
- Asian 7.3%
- Other / MELAA 1.0%
Location
6C Court Town Close, Mangere. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Rise UP Academy.
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Frequently asked
Is Rise UP Academy a good school?
Rise UP Academy scores 77/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2024-12 review identified 4 key findings. Board attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements in most areas as of June 2024
How do I enrol my child at Rise UP Academy?
Contact the school directly on 09-2768727, or visit www.riseupacademy.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?
Rise UP Academy is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Rise UP Academy has 96 students, with an EQI of 485 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Rise UP Academy in 2024-12, 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
- crimestats.co.nz