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Wilson School

1A St Leonards Road, Hauraki · Auckland — North

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Total roll 128
EQI 440
Founded 1939
48

Composite score

Developing

C

Below median

Rank #1,981 of scored NZ schools

Top 5% in Stay-on rate

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.

How this is computed
Wellbeing
35%
standdowns 9.5/1k · suspensions 18.8/1k · exclusions 11.4/1k · bottom 10% of band (n=518) · 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 10% of band (n=518).
0
Trajectory
25%
+9.6% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above band median (n=515) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: above band median (n=515).
62
ERO review
40%
81/100 from ERO review 2024-04 · above band median (n=520) · 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: 2024. Peer comparison: above band median (n=520).
81

⚠ 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

ERO report
  • 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"
— ERO, 2024-04-17 (leadership)

Composite score across reviews

3 ERO reviews on file, 2015–2024. Click a point to read that review.

latest 81
0 25 50 75 100 201520182024 2015-07-06 · 74/100 2018-10-04 · 80/100 2024-04-17 · 81/100

Audited financials

Year ended 2021 · Audit opinion: unmodified

Annual report

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).

Education Counts

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.

Education Counts

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.

Education Counts

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.

Education Counts

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.

Education Counts
  • 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.

Education Counts
  • 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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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.

Last updated

17 Apr 2024

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