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Waiheke Primary School

26 Sea View Road, Ostend · Auckland — Central

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Total roll 291
EQI 411
Founded 2005
57

Composite score

Developing

C+

Below median

Rank #1,727 of scored NZ schools

In summary

Waiheke Primary School had no international students enrolled at the time of the ERO review in December 2022. The school has attested compliance with the Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International Students and completed an annual self-review of its implementation.

Best suited for

Students aged 5-11 in Ostend looking for a state-funded setting.

Is Waiheke Primary School a good school?

Waiheke Primary School scores 57/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

Strengths from the latest ERO report

  • A school culture where the staff, students and community believe wellbeing and inclusivity contribute to, and are implicit to learner success
  • Leaders, teachers and community have collectively developed a learning framework to provide authentic, agentic, inquiry-based learning opportunities, with an explicit focus on kaitiakitanga
  • Whanaungatanga underpins the school ethos of a nurturing, connected community where belonging and positive relationships are intertwined in the fabric of the school

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 9.0/1k · exclusions 9.1/1k · bottom 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: bottom 10% of band (n=536).
37
Trajectory
25%
+2.6% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above band median (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: above band median (n=534).
53
ERO review
40%
77/100 from ERO review 2022-12 · below band median (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: 2022. Peer comparison: below band median (n=539).
77

⚠ 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): 77/100.

Latest ERO review

2022-12-08 · Filivaifale Jason Swann, Northern Region | Te Tai Raki

ERO report
  • School moved from International Baccalaureate to implementing its own local curriculum based on New Zealand Curriculum competencies and learning expectations
  • School culture where staff, students and community believe wellbeing and inclusivity contribute to learner success
  • Leaders, teachers and community have collectively developed a learning framework with explicit focus on kaitiakitanga
  • Whanaungatanga underpins school ethos of nurturing, connected community where belonging and positive relationships are intertwined
  • School-wide commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi through the curriculum
"in 2022, the school moved from being an International Baccalaureate school to implementing its own local curriculum, based on the competencies and learning expectations of the New Zealand Curriculum"
— ERO, 2022-12-08 (curriculum)

Composite score across reviews

3 ERO reviews on file, 2014–2022. Click a point to read that review.

latest 77
0 25 50 75 100 201420172022 2014-04-11 · 83/100 2017-03-01 · 86/100 2022-12-08 · 77/100

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

9.0

1 this year · NZ avg ~5

Exclusions · 2024

9.1

1 this year · 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

$2.53M

Per-student funding · 2022

$8,699

2018

$1.9M

2019

$1.8M

2020

$2.2M

2021

$2.3M

2022

$2.5M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    45
  • Year 02
    33
  • Year 03
    42
  • Year 04
    26
  • Year 05
    29
  • Year 06
    44
  • Year 07
    31
  • Year 08
    29

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    87.6%
  • Māori
    12.0%
  • Other / MELAA
    8.6%
  • Pacific
    6.9%
  • Asian
    4.5%

Location

26 Sea View Road, Ostend. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Waiheke Primary School a good school?

Waiheke Primary School scores 57/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2022-12 review identified 5 key findings. School moved from International Baccalaureate to implementing its own local curriculum based on New Zealand Curriculum competencies and learning expectations

How do I enrol my child at Waiheke Primary School?

Contact the school directly on 09-3722006, email office@waiheke.school.nz, or visit www.waiheke.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?

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

What is the roll size?

Waiheke Primary School has 291 students, with an EQI of 411 (lower socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Waiheke Primary School in 2022-12, signed by Filivaifale Jason Swann. 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.

Last updated

8 Dec 2022

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