Sommerville School
80A Tripoli Road, Panmure · Auckland — Central
Composite score
Strong
Top 10% in NZ
Rank #186 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Sommerville School is a specialist school in Panmure, Auckland, serving 382 students. The 2024 Te Ara Huarau review found the school provides highly personalised learning programmes with comprehensive support for students with very high health needs, maintains a warm and welcoming school culture, and builds strong connections with whānau. The school achieved a composite score of 78.
Best suited for
Students in Panmure looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.
Is Sommerville School a good school?
Sommerville School scores 85/100 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.
standdowns 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=518) · why? ▼ hide
+20.7% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (n=515) · why? ▼ hide
78/100 from ERO review 2024-04 · near band median (n=520) · 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): 78/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-04-09 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of March 2024
- Board Administration requirements confirmed
- Curriculum requirements confirmed
- Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements confirmed
- Personnel Management requirements confirmed
"The next Board assurance that it is meeting regulatory and legislative requirements will be reported, along with the Te Ara Huarau | School Evaluation Report, within three years."
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2017–2024. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$20.05M
Surplus / (deficit)
$163k
Net assets / equity
$6.93M
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
NCEA Level 1 · 2024
0.0%
0 of 18 leavers
0.0pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
0.0%
0 of 18 leavers
0.0pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
0.0%
0 of 18 leavers
0.0pt 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.
88.9%
2024 cohort · 18 students
-11.1pt 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
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
$9.57M
Per-student funding · 2022
$25,043
2018
$5.2M
2019
$6.4M
2020
$9.0M
2021
$9.2M
2022
$9.6M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 22
- Year 02 32
- Year 03 32
- Year 04 22
- Year 05 23
- Year 06 18
- Year 07 32
- Year 08 33
- Year 09 25
- Year 10 23
- Year 11 22
- Year 12 24
- Year 13+ 65
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 34.0%
- Asian 33.5%
- Pacific 27.2%
- Māori 11.5%
- Other / MELAA 7.1%
Location
80A Tripoli Road, Panmure. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Sommerville School.
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Frequently asked
Is Sommerville School a good school?
Sommerville School scores 85/100 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 2024-04 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of March 2024
How do I enrol my child at Sommerville School?
Contact the school directly on 09-570 9787, email office@sommerville.school.nz, or visit www.sommerville.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?
Sommerville School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Sommerville School has 382 students, with an EQI of 444 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Sommerville School in 2024-04, 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