Silverdale Normal School
62 Silverdale Road, Hillcrest · Waikato
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Composite score
Strong
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #310 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students in Hillcrest looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.
Is Silverdale Normal School a good school?
Silverdale Normal School scores 82/100 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.
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 13.2/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · above band median (n=404) · why? ▼ hide
+17.0% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (n=403) · why? ▼ hide
85/100 from ERO review 2023-07 · top 10% of band (n=406) · 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): 85/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-07-12 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting Board Administration regulatory requirements
- Board has attested to meeting Curriculum regulatory requirements
- Board has attested to meeting Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements
- Board has attested to meeting Personnel Management regulatory requirements
- Board has attested to meeting Finance regulatory requirements
"As of May 2023, the Silverdale Normal School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
3 ERO reviews on file, 2018–2023. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2020 · Audit opinion: n/a
Total revenue
$3.71M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$120k
Net assets / equity
$0.72M
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
13.2
2 this year · 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
$3.37M
Per-student funding · 2022
$8,374
2018
$2.1M
2019
$2.6M
2020
$4.2M
2021
$3.4M
2022
$3.4M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 56
- Year 02 67
- Year 03 65
- Year 04 56
- Year 05 74
- Year 06 53
- Year 07 15
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 40.3%
- Asian 31.8%
- Māori 27.9%
- Other / MELAA 11.4%
- Pacific 5.5%
- International 0.5%
International students
SIEBA member · Day school only
ESOL support
partial
Years accepted
Years 1-6
Location
62 Silverdale Road, Hillcrest. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Silverdale Normal School.
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Frequently asked
Is Silverdale Normal School a good school?
Silverdale Normal School scores 82/100 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 2023-07 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting Board Administration regulatory requirements
How do I enrol my child at Silverdale Normal School?
Contact the school directly on 07-8567604, email office@silverdale.school.nz, or visit www.silverdale.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?
Silverdale Normal School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Silverdale Normal School has 402 students, with an EQI of 464 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Silverdale Normal School in 2023-07, 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
- sieba.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- silverdale.school.nz
- crimestats.co.nz