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Westmere School (Auckland)

81 Garnet Road, Westmere · Auckland — Central

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Total roll 397
EQI 378
Founded 1914
63

Composite score

Established

B

Below median

Rank #1,466 of scored NZ schools

Top 25% in Fewer stand-downs

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

Is Westmere School (Auckland) a good school?

Westmere School (Auckland) scores 63/100 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

  • Collaborative staff culture of professional learning, high expectations and commitment to ongoing improvement to their practice
  • Inclusive school that values, and promotes learner's language, culture, and identity, where learners are engaged, aspire to be successful and are well supported to achieve and thrive
  • Highly engaged parent and whānau community who actively work with the school to create the best outcomes for all tamariki

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 12.8/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · bottom quartile 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 quartile of band (n=536).
74
Trajectory
25%
-26.0% 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).
18
ERO review
40%
82/100 from ERO review 2016-06 · near 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: 2016. Peer comparison: near band median (n=539).
82

⚠ 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): 82/100.

Latest ERO review

2024-02-07 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • School has collaborative staff culture of professional learning, high expectations and commitment to ongoing improvement
  • Inclusive school that values and promotes learners' language, culture, and identity with engaged, aspirational learners
  • Highly engaged parent and whānau community actively working with school for best outcomes for tamariki
  • School has collective capacity to do and use evaluation, inquiry and knowledge building for improvement with focus on equity and excellence
  • Te Ara Huarau evaluation focuses on impact of Assessment for Learning professional development programme on equitable and excellent outcomes
"a collaborative staff culture of professional learning, high expectations and commitment to ongoing improvement to their practice"
— ERO, 2024-02-07 (leadership)

Audited financials

Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified

Annual report

Total revenue

$4.89M

Surplus / (deficit)

+$15k

Net assets / equity

$2.29M

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

12.8

1 this year · 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

$3.01M

Per-student funding · 2022

$7,580

2018

$3.6M

2019

$3.4M

2020

$3.4M

2021

$3.5M

2022

$3.0M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    62
  • Year 02
    61
  • Year 03
    59
  • Year 04
    59
  • Year 05
    53
  • Year 06
    67
  • Year 07
    15

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    80.9%
  • Māori
    23.9%
  • Pacific
    12.1%
  • Asian
    9.8%
  • Other / MELAA
    1.0%

International students

SIEBA member · Day school only

Location

81 Garnet Road, Westmere. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Westmere School (Auckland) a good school?

Westmere School (Auckland) scores 63/100 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 2024-02 review identified 5 key findings. School has collaborative staff culture of professional learning, high expectations and commitment to ongoing improvement

How do I enrol my child at Westmere School (Auckland)?

Contact the school directly on 09-3610014, email office@westmere.school.nz, or visit www.westmere.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?

Westmere School (Auckland) is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Westmere School (Auckland) has 397 students, with an EQI of 378 (lower socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Westmere School (Auckland) in 2024-02, 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.

Last updated

31 Dec 2024

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