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Vauxhall School

Morrison Avenue, Devonport · Auckland — North

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Total roll 183
EQI 366
Founded 1920
73

Composite score

Established

B+

Above median

Rank #915 of scored NZ schools

Top 25% in Fewer stand-downs

Best suited for

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

Is Vauxhall School a good school?

Vauxhall 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

  • Highly effective, collaborative and courageous leadership
  • School-wide commitment to child-centred, strengths-based and value-focused curriculum providing equitable and excellent learning opportunities
  • Highly skilled and professional teaching team creating authentic learning connections with the community

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%
-33.5% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · bottom 10% of band (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: bottom 10% of band (n=534).
8
ERO review
40%
89/100 from ERO review 2019-01 · top 10% of band (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: 2019. Peer comparison: top 10% of band (n=539).
89

⚠ 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): 89/100.

Latest ERO review

2019-01-25 · Steve Tanner, Te Tai Raki - Northern Region

ERO report
  • The school continues to achieve equitable and excellent outcomes for students with very good achievement patterns consistent over time
  • Māori and other children whose learning needs to be accelerated are individually tracked, monitored, and make accelerated progress over time
  • School processes and practices are highly effective in enabling achievement of equity and excellence through a child-centred, strengths-based curriculum
  • Internal evaluation is rigorous at all levels and supports ongoing transformation and improvement of teaching and learning practices
  • Board is very well informed about all aspects of school operation and scrutinises information carefully to promote equity and excellence
"Almost all children achieve at or above expected levels in reading and mathematics, and most achieve at and above expectations in writing."
— ERO, 2019-01-25 (achievement)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2014–2019. Click a point to read that review.

latest 89
0 25 50 75 100 20142019 2014-06-12 · 86/100 2019-01-25 · 89/100

Audited financials

Year ended 2023 · Audit opinion: unmodified

Annual report

Total revenue

$2.73M

Surplus / (deficit)

$50k

Net assets / equity

$1.16M

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

$1.80M

Per-student funding · 2022

$9,835

2018

$1.7M

2019

$1.9M

2020

$1.9M

2021

$1.9M

2022

$1.8M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    20
  • Year 02
    33
  • Year 03
    18
  • Year 04
    28
  • Year 05
    34
  • Year 06
    34
  • Year 07
    8

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    86.9%
  • Māori
    14.2%
  • Asian
    10.4%
  • Other / MELAA
    7.1%
  • Pacific
    3.3%
  • International
    1.1%

International students

SIEBA member · Day school only

ESOL support

partial

Years accepted

primary

Location

Morrison Avenue, Devonport. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Vauxhall School a good school?

Vauxhall 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 2019-01 review identified 5 key findings. The school continues to achieve equitable and excellent outcomes for students with very good achievement patterns consistent over time

How do I enrol my child at Vauxhall School?

Contact the school directly on 09-4460818, email office@vauxhall.school.nz, or visit www.vauxhall.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?

Vauxhall School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Vauxhall School has 183 students, with an EQI of 366 (lower socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Vauxhall School in 2019-01, signed by Steve Tanner. 2 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

31 Dec 2023

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  • ero.govt.nz
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  • sieba.nz
  • schoolsdata.co.nz
  • vauxhall.school.nz
  • crimestats.co.nz