Wilson School
1A St Leonards Road, Hauraki · Auckland — North
Composite score
Developing
Below median
Rank #1,981 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Wilson School is a specialist school serving students aged 5-21 with diverse learning needs through the Ongoing Resourcing Scheme, operating from a base school and five satellite classes in host schools. The school employs a specialist therapy team and maintains a positive, inclusive culture where students develop strong relationships with staff and make progress toward individual learning goals. The school achieved a composite score of 81 in its 2024 ERO review.
Best suited for
Students in Hauraki looking for a state-funded setting.
Is Wilson School a good school?
Wilson School scores 48/100 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
- Students display a strong sense of belonging and form positive learning focused relationships with staff that support progress with their individual learning goals
- An inclusive, positive and welcoming school culture that fosters the wellbeing, engagement and learning for students
- Adaptive school curriculum providing individualised learning pathways and opportunities
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 9.5/1k · suspensions 18.8/1k · exclusions 11.4/1k · bottom 10% of band (n=518) · why? ▼ hide
+9.6% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above band median (n=515) · why? ▼ hide
81/100 from ERO review 2024-04 · above band median (n=520) · 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): 81/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-04-17 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Wilson School serves students aged 5-21 with diverse learning needs funded through the Ongoing Resourcing Scheme (ORS), with teaching across a base school and five satellite classes in host schools
- The school employs a specialist therapy team including speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and behaviour specialists
- Students display a strong sense of belonging and form positive learning focused relationships with staff that support progress with their individual learning goals
- The school continues to navigate and manage roll growth pressures along with the employment and property demands associated with this
- Leadership has developed and implemented new systems and processes to support learning outcomes for students over the last three years
"Effective school leadership that actively responds to and creates conditions to improve equitable and excellent learning outcomes for students"
Composite score across reviews
3 ERO reviews on file, 2015–2024. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2021 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$6.28M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$481k
Net assets / equity
$2.05M
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
NCEA Level 1 · 2024
0.0%
0 of 7 leavers
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
0.0%
0 of 7 leavers
University Entrance · 2024
0.0%
0 of 7 leavers
Data: Ministry of Education / Education Counts, CC-BY-4.0
Stay-on rate
Percentage of students who stay at school until at least their 17th birthday — the standard NZ proxy for Year-9-to-Year-13 retention.
100.0%
2024 cohort · 7 students
0.0pt vs 2022
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
9.5
1 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
18.8
2 this year · NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
11.4
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.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$3.86M
Per-student funding · 2022
$30,182
2018
$2.4M
2019
$2.7M
2020
$4.1M
2021
$3.7M
2022
$3.9M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 6
- Year 02 6
- Year 03 7
- Year 04 8
- Year 05 7
- Year 06 14
- Year 07 10
- Year 08 12
- Year 09 3
- Year 10 8
- Year 11 9
- Year 12 10
- Year 13+ 25
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 52.3%
- Asian 35.9%
- Māori 11.7%
- Other / MELAA 9.4%
- Pacific 7.8%
Location
1A St Leonards Road, Hauraki. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Wilson School.
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Frequently asked
Is Wilson School a good school?
Wilson School scores 48/100 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 2024-04 review identified 5 key findings. Wilson School serves students aged 5-21 with diverse learning needs funded through the Ongoing Resourcing Scheme (ORS), with teaching across a base school and five satellite classes in host schools
How do I enrol my child at Wilson School?
Contact the school directly on 09-4895648, email admin@wilson.school.nz, or visit www.wilson.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?
Wilson School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Wilson School has 128 students, with an EQI of 440 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Wilson School in 2024-04, 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
- web.archive.org
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz