Te Uho O Te Nikau Primary School
221 Flat Bush School Road, Flat Bush · Auckland — South
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Composite score
Strong
Top 5% in NZ
Rank #28 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Te Uho O Te Nikau Primary School underwent a Board Assurance review in May 2023. The Board of Trustees attested to meeting requirements in Board Administration, Curriculum, and Management of Health, Safety and Welfare. No composite score is available for this school.
Best suited for
Students in Flat Bush looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.
Is Te Uho O Te Nikau Primary School a good school?
Te Uho O Te Nikau Primary School scores 92/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 5% 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 5.1/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (n=536) · why? ▼ hide
+414.7% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top 10% of band (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
85/100 from ERO review 2023-05 · top 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): 85/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-05-05 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board of Trustees has attested to Board Administration requirements
- Board of Trustees has attested to Curriculum requirements
- Board of Trustees has attested to Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements
- Board of Trustees has attested to Personnel Management requirements
- Board of Trustees has attested to Finance requirements
"As of August 2022, the Te Uho o Te Nikau Primary School Board of Trustees has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2020–2023. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$7.45M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$306k
Net assets / equity
$0.91M
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
5.1
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
$2.06M
Per-student funding · 2022
$3,205
2018
$0.5M
2019
$2.5M
2020
$1.2M
2021
$1.5M
2022
$2.1M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 120
- Year 02 132
- Year 03 70
- Year 04 89
- Year 05 86
- Year 06 96
- Year 07 4
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- Asian 78.4%
- Pacific 16.5%
- Other / MELAA 6.5%
- European/Pākehā 6.2%
- Māori 5.7%
Location
221 Flat Bush School Road, Flat Bush. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Te Uho O Te Nikau Primary School a good school?
Te Uho O Te Nikau Primary School scores 92/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 5% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2023-05 review identified 6 key findings. Board of Trustees has attested to Board Administration requirements
How do I enrol my child at Te Uho O Te Nikau Primary School?
Contact the school directly on 09-557 5503, email admin@tenikau.school.nz, or visit www.tenikau.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?
Te Uho O Te Nikau Primary School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Te Uho O Te Nikau Primary School has 644 students, with an EQI of 393 (lower socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Te Uho O Te Nikau Primary School in 2023-05, signed by Shelley Booysen. 3 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
- tenikau.school.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz