Stella Maris Primary School
50 Silverdale Street, Silverdale · Auckland — North
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Composite score
Established
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #464 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students in Silverdale looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Stella Maris Primary School a good school?
Stella Maris Primary School 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.
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 7.6/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (n=536) · why? ▼ hide
+17.2% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
72/100 from ERO review 2023-07 · bottom quartile of band (n=539) · 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): 72/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-07-27 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements in Board Administration
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements in Curriculum
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements in Management of Health, Safety and Welfare
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements in Personnel Management
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements in Finance
"As of June 2023, the Stella Maris Primary School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
3 ERO reviews on file, 2013–2023. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2023 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$3.47M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$24k
Net assets / equity
$1.05M
2 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.
Stand-downs · 2024
7.6
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.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$2.31M
Per-student funding · 2022
$6,284
2018
$1.6M
2019
$1.7M
2020
$2.0M
2021
$2.1M
2022
$2.3M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 45
- Year 02 49
- Year 03 49
- Year 04 60
- Year 05 59
- Year 06 55
- Year 07 23
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 75.7%
- Asian 20.4%
- Other / MELAA 9.0%
- Māori 6.5%
- Pacific 1.4%
Location
50 Silverdale Street, Silverdale. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
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Frequently asked
Is Stella Maris Primary School a good school?
Stella Maris Primary School 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 2023-07 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements in Board Administration
How do I enrol my child at Stella Maris Primary School?
Contact the school directly on 09-4279189, email achieve@stellamaris.school.nz, or visit www.stellamaris.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?
Stella Maris Primary School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Stella Maris Primary School has 367 students, with an EQI of 380 (lower socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Stella Maris Primary School in 2023-07, 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.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- stellamaris.school.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz