Sunnynook School
Lyford Crescent, Takapuna North · Auckland — North
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Composite score
Established
Above median
Rank #914 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Sunnynook School's board has demonstrated compliance across all six key regulatory and legislative requirement areas, with board administration and curriculum requirements confirmed as meeting standards. The school's board assurance review from July 2023 attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of August 2022, with no active Ministry of Education intervention.
Best suited for
Students in Takapuna North looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Sunnynook School a good school?
Sunnynook School scores 73/100 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
- Committed school leaders with expertise who effectively develop, promote and enact the school's vision and values
- The board actively representing and serving the school and education community through its diverse representation including whānau Māori, Pasifika and MELA ethnicities
- Teachers who are reflective and effective practitioners whose learning culture is well-established and consistently characterised with respect, inclusion and safety
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 26.8/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · bottom quartile of band (n=536) · why? ▼ hide
+6.4% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
82/100 from ERO review 2023-07 · near band median (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): 82/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-07-27 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Committed school leaders with expertise who effectively develop, promote and enact the school's vision and values
- The board actively representing and serving the school and education community through its diverse representation including whānau Māori, Pasifika and MELA ethnicities
- Teachers who are reflective and effective practitioners whose learning culture is well-established and consistently characterised with respect, inclusion and safety
"committed school leaders with expertise who effectively develop, promote and enact the school's vision and values"
Composite score across reviews
3 ERO reviews on file, 2013–2023. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$5.12M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$58k
Net assets / equity
$1.42M
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
26.8
5 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
$3.12M
Per-student funding · 2022
$5,698
2018
$2.9M
2019
$3.0M
2020
$4.1M
2021
$3.2M
2022
$3.1M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 72
- Year 02 80
- Year 03 82
- Year 04 79
- Year 05 87
- Year 06 85
- Year 07 15
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- Asian 58.4%
- European/Pākehā 30.3%
- Māori 11.5%
- Other / MELAA 9.7%
- Pacific 7.3%
Location
Lyford Crescent, Takapuna North. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
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Frequently asked
Is Sunnynook School a good school?
Sunnynook School scores 73/100 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 2023-07 review identified 3 key findings. Committed school leaders with expertise who effectively develop, promote and enact the school's vision and values
How do I enrol my child at Sunnynook School?
Contact the school directly on 09-4106534, email secretary@sunnynookschool.nz, or visit www.sunnynook.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?
Sunnynook School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Sunnynook School has 548 students, with an EQI of 392 (lower socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Sunnynook 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
- web.archive.org
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz