Willow Park School
13 Compton Street, Hillcrest · Auckland — North
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Composite score
Developing
Below median
Rank #1,955 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students in Hillcrest looking for a state-funded setting.
Is Willow Park School a good school?
Willow Park School scores 49/100 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.
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 70.5/1k · suspensions 7.8/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · bottom 10% of band (n=536) · why? ▼ hide
-5.3% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · below band median (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
83/100 from ERO review 2023-03 · above band median (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): 83/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-03-28 · Filivaifale Jason Swann, Northern Region | Te Tai Raki
- Board of Trustees has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of August 2022
- Board Administration requirements met
- Curriculum requirements met
- Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements met
- Personnel Management requirements met
"As of August 2022, the Willow Park School Board of Trustees has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2016–2023. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2025 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$6.80M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$164k
Net assets / equity
$0.42M
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
70.5
17 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
7.8
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.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$5.34M
Per-student funding · 2022
$7,981
2018
$3.8M
2019
$4.8M
2020
$4.4M
2021
$4.6M
2022
$5.3M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 86
- Year 02 109
- Year 03 100
- Year 04 108
- Year 05 97
- Year 06 115
- Year 07 28
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- Asian 52.0%
- European/Pākehā 48.4%
- Māori 6.9%
- Other / MELAA 5.2%
- Pacific 4.5%
- International 0.4%
International students
SIEBA member · Day school only
ESOL support
partial
Years accepted
Year 1 to Year 6
Location
13 Compton Street, Hillcrest. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Willow Park School a good school?
Willow Park School scores 49/100 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 2023-03 review identified 6 key findings. Board of Trustees has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of August 2022
How do I enrol my child at Willow Park School?
Contact the school directly on 09-4809236, email office@willowpark.school.nz, or visit www.willowpark.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?
Willow Park School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Willow Park School has 669 students, with an EQI of 365 (lower socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Willow Park School in 2023-03, signed by Filivaifale Jason Swann. 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
- willowpark.school.nz
- sieba.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz