Waitakere S D A School
26 Corban Avenue, Henderson · Auckland — North
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Composite score
Strong
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #275 of scored NZ schools
In summary
The school's 2024 Education Review Office visit identified that students enjoy coming to school and learning, senior leadership is dedicated to the school vision, and there is a strong sense of belonging across the school community. No composite score is currently available for this school.
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Henderson looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.
Is Waitakere S D A School a good school?
Waitakere S D A School scores 83/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Students who enjoy coming to school and learning
- Senior leadership's dedication to the school and to achieving the school vision
- The strong sense of belonging that is shared by whole school 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.
standdowns 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=404) · why? ▼ hide
+68.9% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top 10% of band (n=403) · why? ▼ hide
58/100 from ERO review 2022-07 · bottom 10% of band (n=406) · 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): 58/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-04-08 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Students enjoy coming to school and learning
- Senior leadership is dedicated to the school and achieving the school vision
- The school has a strong sense of belonging shared by the whole school community
- A new vision and strategic plan were developed in 2023
- ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively teaching and learning programmes enable all students to make progress
"senior leadership's dedication to the school and to achieving the school vision"
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
$0.50M
Per-student funding · 2022
$6,772
2018
$0.3M
2019
$0.3M
2020
$0.4M
2021
$0.4M
2022
$0.5M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 10
- Year 02 11
- Year 03 6
- Year 04 8
- Year 05 11
- Year 06 12
- Year 07 9
- Year 08 9
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- Pacific 64.9%
- Other / MELAA 20.3%
- Asian 14.9%
- Māori 6.8%
- European/Pākehā 2.7%
Location
26 Corban Avenue, Henderson. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Waitakere S D A School a good school?
Waitakere S D A School scores 83/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ 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 5 key findings. Students enjoy coming to school and learning
How do I enrol my child at Waitakere S D A School?
Contact the school directly on 09-8366330, email admin@waitakeresda.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?
Waitakere S D A School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Waitakere S D A School has 74 students, with an EQI of 471 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Waitakere S D A School in 2024-04, 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
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz