Wiri Central School
Inverell Avenue, Manukau City · Auckland — South
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Composite score
Established
Below median
Rank #1,614 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Manukau City looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Wiri Central School a good school?
Wiri Central School scores 60/100 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
- Board has demonstrated compliance across all six regulatory and legislative requirement categories
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 30.4/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (n=539) · why? ▼ hide
-5.1% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=524) · why? ▼ hide
61/100 from ERO review 2025-02 · bottom quartile of band (n=544) · 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): 61/100.
Latest ERO review
2025-02-04 · Sharon Kelly, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all key areas as of July 2024
- Board Administration requirements confirmed
- Curriculum requirements confirmed
- Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements confirmed
- Personnel Management and Finance requirements confirmed
"As of July 2024, the Wiri Central School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2019–2025. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$5.28M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$238k
Net assets / equity
$3.16M
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
30.4
7 this year · 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
$3.61M
Per-student funding · 2022
$10,515
2018
$2.9M
2019
$2.8M
2020
$3.6M
2021
$3.6M
2022
$3.6M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 40
- Year 02 60
- Year 03 36
- Year 04 39
- Year 05 38
- Year 06 42
- Year 07 46
- Year 08 37
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- Pacific 66.2%
- Māori 36.7%
- Asian 12.2%
- European/Pākehā 7.9%
- Other / MELAA 0.3%
Location
Inverell Avenue, Manukau City. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Wiri Central School a good school?
Wiri Central School scores 60/100 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 2025-02 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all key areas as of July 2024
How do I enrol my child at Wiri Central School?
Contact the school directly on 09-2620594, email office@wiricentral.school.nz, or visit www.wiricentral.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?
Wiri Central School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Wiri Central School has 343 students, with an EQI of 528 (higher socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Wiri Central School in 2025-02, signed by Sharon Kelly. 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.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- web.archive.org
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz