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St Mark's School (Pakuranga)

334 Pakuranga Road, Pakuranga · Auckland — Central

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Total roll 218
EQI 379
Founded 1979
79

Composite score

Established

B+

Top 25% in NZ

Rank #460 of scored NZ schools

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State-integrated school State-integrated Catholic Co-educational Contributing Primary (Years 1-6) EQI 379 (low need)

In summary

St Mark's School is a contributing primary school in Pakuranga, Auckland, with a roll of 218 students. The Board Assurance Review in September 2024 confirmed the Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across Board Administration, Curriculum, and Management of Health, Safety and Welfare. No composite score was assigned under this review type.

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Students in Pakuranga looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.

Is St Mark's School (Pakuranga) a good school?

St Mark's School (Pakuranga) scores 79/100 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

  • Most learners are engaged, make good progress and achieve very well
  • Clear, cohesive strategic and annual planning with achievement targets developed and monitored
  • Professional development for teachers aligned with strategic priorities and learner needs

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 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (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: top 10% of band (n=536).
100
Trajectory
25%
+2.9% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above 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: above band median (n=534).
54
ERO review
40%
76/100 from ERO review 2024-09 · below band median (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: 2024. Peer comparison: below band median (n=539).
76

⚠ 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): 76/100.

Latest ERO review

2024-09-16 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • Most learners are working at or above the expected curriculum levels in mathematics and reading; the large majority are working at or above the expected curriculum levels in writing.
  • Māori students' achievement levels are almost to the same high levels as other learners; the school has yet to address some disparity for Pacific learners.
  • Strategic and effective leadership drives the vision and values to be part of everyday school life.
  • The classroom learning culture is well-established and consistently characterised by respect, inclusion, and empathy to support engagement.
  • The school is very close to meeting the Ministry of Education's target for regular attendance.
"Strategic and effective leadership drives the vision and values to be part of everyday school life."
— ERO, 2024-09-16 (leadership)

Composite score across reviews

3 ERO reviews on file, 2014–2024. Click a point to read that review.

latest 76
0 25 50 75 100 201420182024 2014-06-27 · 84/100 2018-12-14 · 86/100 2024-09-16 · 76/100

Audited financials

Year ended 2023 · Audit opinion: unmodified

Annual report

Total revenue

$2.88M

Surplus / (deficit)

+$97k

Net assets / equity

$0.61M

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

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.

Education Counts

Total Crown funding · 2022

$1.43M

Per-student funding · 2022

$6,569

2018

$1.2M

2019

$1.3M

2020

$1.4M

2021

$1.5M

2022

$1.4M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    42
  • Year 02
    32
  • Year 03
    33
  • Year 04
    35
  • Year 05
    34
  • Year 06
    25
  • Year 07
    9

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • Asian
    64.7%
  • European/Pākehā
    28.9%
  • Pacific
    19.7%
  • Māori
    6.9%
  • Other / MELAA
    6.4%

Location

334 Pakuranga Road, Pakuranga. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is St Mark's School (Pakuranga) a good school?

St Mark's School (Pakuranga) scores 79/100 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 2024-09 review identified 5 key findings. Most learners are working at or above the expected curriculum levels in mathematics and reading; the large majority are working at or above the expected curriculum levels in writing.

How do I enrol my child at St Mark's School (Pakuranga)?

Contact the school directly on 09-5765296, email admin@stmarks.school.nz, or visit www.stmarks.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 Mark's School (Pakuranga) is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

St Mark's School (Pakuranga) has 218 students, with an EQI of 379 (lower socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed St Mark's School (Pakuranga) in 2024-09, 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.

Last updated

16 Sept 2024

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