Wadestown School
Rose Street, Wadestown
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Composite score
Established
Above median
Rank #788 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Wadestown School's board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of March 2024, with board administration and curriculum requirements confirmed in the April 2024 board assurance review. No composite score data is currently available for this school.
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Wadestown looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Wadestown School a good school?
Wadestown School scores 75/100 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.
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 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=536) · why? ▼ hide
-25.1% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · bottom 10% of band (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
87/100 from ERO review 2016-05 · top 10% 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): 87/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-04-29 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of March 2024
- Board Administration requirements met
- Curriculum requirements met
- Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements met
- Personnel Management requirements met
"The next School Board assurance that it is meeting regulatory and legislative requirements will be reported, along with the Te Ara Huarau | School Evaluation Report, within three years."
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2013–2016. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2020 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$2.90M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$58k
Net assets / equity
$1.06M
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
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.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$2.03M
Per-student funding · 2022
$7,976
2018
$3.2M
2019
$2.7M
2020
$2.2M
2021
$2.3M
2022
$2.0M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 24
- Year 02 28
- Year 03 25
- Year 04 29
- Year 05 31
- Year 06 30
- Year 07 39
- Year 08 39
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 93.3%
- Asian 13.3%
- Māori 4.7%
- Other / MELAA 4.7%
- Pacific 1.2%
Location
Rose Street, Wadestown. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Wadestown School.
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+2 vs this
Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu
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-1 vs this
Queen Margaret College
Composite · 1.5km · 756 roll
77
+2 vs this
St Mary's College (Wellington)
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 1.6km · 550 roll
84
+9 vs this
Sacred Heart Cathedral School
Full Primary · 1.6km · 228 roll
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Frequently asked
Is Wadestown School a good school?
Wadestown School scores 75/100 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 2024-04 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of March 2024
How do I enrol my child at Wadestown School?
Contact the school directly on 04-4724779, email office@wadestown.school.nz, or visit www.wadestown.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?
Wadestown School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Wadestown School has 255 students, with an EQI of 349 (lower socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Wadestown School in 2024-04, 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
- web.archive.org
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz