Stanley Avenue School
Stanley Avenue, Te Aroha · Waikato
Composite score
Established
Above median
Rank #627 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Te Aroha looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Stanley Avenue School a good school?
Stanley Avenue School scores 77/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Above median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Board attested to compliance with curriculum requirements
- Board attested to compliance with management of health, safety and welfare
- Board attested to compliance with finance and assets management
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 22.1/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · above band median (n=468) · why? ▼ hide
+11.9% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above band median (n=469) · why? ▼ hide
84/100 from ERO review 2024-09 · top quartile 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): 84/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-09-25 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all key areas: Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel, Finance, and Assets
- One area of non-compliance identified: Board authorisation of non-teacher employee trained in Rule 12 to use physical restraint under section 99 of the Education (Physical Restraint) Rules 2023
- The board has since addressed the identified non-compliance
"As of August 2024, the Stanley Avenue School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements:"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2022–2024. Click a point to read that review.
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
22.1
4 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
$1.97M
Per-student funding · 2022
$6,794
2018
$1.8M
2019
$1.5M
2020
$1.8M
2021
$2.3M
2022
$2.0M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 25
- Year 02 35
- Year 03 35
- Year 04 37
- Year 05 29
- Year 06 33
- Year 07 41
- Year 08 47
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 71.0%
- Māori 31.4%
- Asian 12.4%
- Pacific 6.6%
- Other / MELAA 3.8%
Location
Stanley Avenue, Te Aroha. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Stanley Avenue School.
Te Aroha College
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 0.7km · 373 roll
52
-25 vs this
St Joseph's Catholic School (Te Aroha)
Full Primary · 1.4km · 59 roll
69
-8 vs this
Te Aroha Primary School
Full Primary · 1.5km · 237 roll
53
-24 vs this
Elstow-Waihou Combined School
Full Primary · 5.9km · 170 roll
82
+5 vs this
Manawaru School
Full Primary · 11.2km · 84 roll
81
+4 vs this
Springdale School
Full Primary · 11.6km · 34 roll
66
-11 vs this
Frequently asked
Is Stanley Avenue School a good school?
Stanley Avenue School scores 77/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Above median 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 3 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all key areas: Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel, Finance, and Assets
How do I enrol my child at Stanley Avenue School?
Contact the school directly on 07-8848479, email office@stanleyave.school.nz, or visit www.stanleyave.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?
Stanley Avenue School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Stanley Avenue School has 290 students, with an EQI of 477 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Stanley Avenue School 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.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz