Western Heights School (Auckland)
Sturges Road, Henderson · Auckland — North
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Composite score
Strong
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #301 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students in Henderson looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.
Is Western Heights School (Auckland) a good school?
Western Heights School (Auckland) scores 82/100 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
- ākonga who live the school's culture and can articulate a strong sense of school belonging and care
- kaiako who authentically know tamariki interests, and what they bring to their learning from day 1 of being at school, who focus on learning engagement for all ākonga
- flexible, connected, collaborative and innovative kaiako and rangatira
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
-1.2% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
86/100 from ERO review 2017-07 · 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): 86/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-11-14 · Shelley Booysen, Auckland
- ākonga who live the school's culture and can articulate a strong sense of school belonging and care
- kaiako who authentically know tamariki interests and focus on learning engagement for all ākonga from day 1
- partnership and relational trust are embedded across the school's learning community
- The school's kaupapa supports a child-centric, child-responsive curriculum which begins with play-based learning
- Each child will achieve at least one year's progress for one year's learning, and target children will make accelerated progress
"high capability in school leadership who encourage staff to live the 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
$5.24M
Per-student funding · 2022
$7,623
2018
$3.6M
2019
$4.0M
2020
$5.4M
2021
$4.6M
2022
$5.2M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 93
- Year 02 110
- Year 03 101
- Year 04 101
- Year 05 127
- Year 06 117
- Year 07 16
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- Asian 56.8%
- European/Pākehā 29.9%
- Pacific 17.9%
- Māori 11.9%
- Other / MELAA 4.7%
Location
Sturges Road, Henderson. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Western Heights School (Auckland).
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Contributing · 0.9km · 641 roll
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Henderson High School
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-23 vs this
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Teen Parent Unit · 1.1km · roll n/a
73
-9 vs this
St Dominic's Catholic College (Henderson)
Secondary (Year 7-15) · 1.6km · 861 roll
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Waitakere S D A School
Full Primary · 1.6km · 74 roll
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Frequently asked
Is Western Heights School (Auckland) a good school?
Western Heights School (Auckland) scores 82/100 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 2023-11 review identified 5 key findings. ākonga who live the school's culture and can articulate a strong sense of school belonging and care
How do I enrol my child at Western Heights School (Auckland)?
Contact the school directly on 09-8361213, email admin@westernheights.school.nz, or visit www.westernheights.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?
Western Heights School (Auckland) is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Western Heights School (Auckland) has 688 students, with an EQI of 395 (lower socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Western Heights School (Auckland) in 2023-11, 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
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz