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St Heliers School

126 St Heliers Bay Road, St Heliers · Auckland — Central

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Total roll 622
EQI 366
Founded 1877
80

Composite score

Strong

A

Top 25% in NZ

Rank #392 of scored NZ schools

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Accepts international students (SIEBA member) SIEBA member State school Co-educational Full Primary (Years 1-8) EQI 366 (low need)

In summary

St Heliers School's 2024 ERO review found that culturally responsive teaching supports student progress and wellbeing, with teachers and leaders collaborating to design a curriculum responsive to learner and whānau aspirations. The school maintains an inclusive learning environment through respectful relationships and well-embedded values.

Best suited for

Students aged 5-11 in St Heliers looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.

Is St Heliers School a good school?

St Heliers School scores 80/100 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

  • School has attested compliance with all aspects of the Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021
  • Internal evaluation processes provide reliable information annually about student welfare, academic success and participation in school community

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.

How this is computed
Wellbeing
35%
standdowns 2.7/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (n=536) · why?
Composite of stand-downs, suspensions, and exclusions per 1,000 students (lower is better). Formula: standdowns/1k + 2× suspensions/1k + 5× exclusions/1k. Small primary schools with no rows score top of band ("no incidents reported"). Source: Education Counts student engagement. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: near band median (n=536).
97
Trajectory
25%
-5.1% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=534) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: near band median (n=534).
44
ERO review
40%
88/100 from ERO review 2017-09 · top 10% of band (n=539) · why?
Composite score from the most recent Education Review Office report (Haiku-extracted 0–100 from the published review text). For primary schools this is the heaviest axis (40%) because NCEA-style outcomes data isn't applicable. Source: ERO via Wayback archive. Year: 2017. Peer comparison: top 10% of band (n=539).
88

⚠ 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): 88/100.

Latest ERO review

2024-04-17 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • The school is a signatory to the Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021
  • The school has attested that it complies with all aspects of the Code
  • The school has completed an annual self-review of its implementation of the Code
  • At the time of review there were 22 international students attending the school, and no exchange students
  • The school's provision for international students includes internal evaluation processes that provide reliable information at least annually, about student welfare, their academic success and their participation in the school community
"The school has attested that it complies with all aspects of the Code and has completed an annual self-review of its implementation of the Code."
— ERO, 2024-04-17 (safety)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2014–2017. Click a point to read that review.

latest 88
0 25 50 75 100 20142017 2014-05-21 · 85/100 2017-09-14 · 88/100

Audited financials

Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified

Annual report

Total revenue

$7.13M

Surplus / (deficit)

+$13k

Net assets / equity

$2.65M

3 years of audited data on file · View full history (Pro)

Discipline (age-standardised, per 1,000 students)

Stand-down = sent home temporarily. Suspension = formal investigation. Exclusion = removed from school. National averages shown for comparison.

Education Counts

Stand-downs · 2024

2.7

1 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.

Education Counts

Total Crown funding · 2022

$3.70M

Per-student funding · 2022

$5,942

2018

$3.9M

2019

$3.9M

2020

$3.9M

2021

$5.0M

2022

$3.7M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    66
  • Year 02
    82
  • Year 03
    74
  • Year 04
    67
  • Year 05
    85
  • Year 06
    79
  • Year 07
    86
  • Year 08
    53

Roll by ethnicity

Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    68.5%
  • Asian
    31.8%
  • Other / MELAA
    8.0%
  • Māori
    3.9%
  • International
    3.5%
  • Pacific
    2.7%

International students

SIEBA member · Day school only

Years accepted

Years 1 to 8 (aged 5 to 13 years)

Location

126 St Heliers Bay Road, St Heliers. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is St Heliers School a good school?

St Heliers School scores 80/100 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 2024-04 review identified 5 key findings. The school is a signatory to the Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021

How do I enrol my child at St Heliers School?

Contact the school directly on 09-5758311, email secretary@stheliers.school.nz, or visit www.stheliers.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?

St Heliers School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

St Heliers School has 622 students, with an EQI of 366 (lower socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed St Heliers School in 2024-04, signed by Shelley Booysen. 5 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.

Last updated

31 Dec 2024

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  • sieba.nz
  • schoolsdata.co.nz
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