Birkenhead School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 457
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 77 Mokoia Road, Birkenhead, Auckland
- Territorial authority
- Kaipātiki Local Board Area
- Phone
- 09-4807365
- office@bps.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
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Can my child go here?
This school has an enrolment scheme, so a place is not open to every address. How enrolment zones work
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Zone boundaries shown here are approximate. Ministry of Education data warns these boundaries do not have high spatial precision and can place neighbouring addresses on different sides of a line. This is not a confirmation of enrolment eligibility — always confirm directly with the school. Zone geometry also does not reflect enrolment priority rules (siblings, special character categories, ballots) — it shows the mapped boundary only.
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Source: Ministry of Education, CC BY 3.0 NZ
What would the day look like?
The practical things this school states on its own website — the hours, the uniform, the term dates, and how children get there. These are the school’s own words, not the Ministry’s record and not ERO’s.
Quoted from this school’s own website, as we read it on 13 August 2026. A web page carries no date of its own, so that is the day we read it — not a statement that any of this is still the case. Each line quotes the words it came from.
- Uniform
Not stated on the school’s website.
- Where to buy the uniform
- https://birkenheadprimary.nzuniforms.com/catalog/browse-by-catagory-1105933.htmx
All our uniform items are available through NZ Uniforms. Their [Webshop](https://birkenheadprimary.nzuniforms.com/catalog/browse-by-catagory-1105933.htmx) offers internet banking, credit card and Zip/AfterPay purchase options, and also WINZ subsidy options to make it easier for every family.
- https://birkenheadprimary.nzuniforms.com/catalog/browse-by-catagory-1105933.htmx
- Term dates
- Term 1, 2026: Monday 9 February – Thursday 2 April
TERM ONE Monday 9 February to Thursday 2 April
Year stated asTerm Dates 2026
- Term 2, 2026: Monday 20 April – Friday 3 July
TERM TWO Monday 20 April to Friday 3 July
Year stated asTerm Dates 2026
- Term 3, 2026: Monday 20 July – Friday 25 September
TERM THREE Monday 20 July to Friday 25 September
Year stated asTerm Dates 2026
- Term 4, 2026: Monday 12 October – Thursday 17 December
TERM FOUR Monday 12 October to Thursday 17 December
Year stated asTerm Dates 2026
- Term 1, 2026: Monday 9 February – Thursday 2 April
- Getting there
- Hinemoa Hikers - departs from corner of Rugby Road and Hinemoa Street at 8.20am. It runs all the way up Hinemoa to the school. In the afternoon it returns, leaving school at 3.05pm from the front of the school hall. It arrives at the Hinemoa Street dairy at 3.30pm. This bus runs EVERY morning and afternoon.
What does the school say about itself?
Quoted, not summarised. Every school describes itself well, so this is here to be read as the school’s own case rather than as a finding — and a school that states nothing simply has no row.
Quoted from this school’s own website, as we read it on 13 August 2026. A web page carries no date of its own, so that is the day we read it — not a statement that any of this is still the case. Each line quotes the words it came from.
- International students
- Accepted, as stated
BPS does not accept short term visits; however, if you wish to enquire about a long term International Student enrolment (two continuous school terms or more), please get in touch with us for more information
- Accepted, as stated
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 338
- Māori
- 24
- Pacific
- 12
- Asian
- 115
- MELAA
- 18
- Other
- 5
- International
- 1
Roll by year level and age
Shown as context, not ranked, not compared to any average. As at 30 June 2026, from the same annual return as the roll count above.
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 01 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 92 |
| Year 02 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 72 |
| Year 03 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 68 |
| Year 04 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 65 |
| Year 05 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 69 |
| Year 06 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 1 | 65 |
| Year 07 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 21 |
| Total | 33 | 14 | 123 | 20 | 4 | 330 | 1 | 452 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 72 |
| Age 06 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 79 |
| Age 07 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 74 |
| Age 08 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 68 |
| Age 09 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 69 |
| Age 10 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 1 | 66 |
| Age 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 24 |
| Total | 33 | 14 | 123 | 20 | 4 | 330 | 1 | 452 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
11.4%
| Birkenhead School | 11.4% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 29.7% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 24.2% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 26.5% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 7.5% |
| Total | 11.4% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison stand-down rates data (2024)
Age-standardised suspension rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Birkenhead School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 3% |
| Contributing | 3.5% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 0% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison suspension rates data (2024)
Age-standardised exclusion rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Birkenhead School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 1.4% |
| Contributing | 1.5% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 0% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison exclusion data (2024)
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- 366
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 31 January 1919
The Equity Index is used by the Ministry to allocate equity funding. It describes the socio-economic barriers a school’s students face, not how good the school is. How the Equity Index works
What did ERO find?
The Education Review Office reviews every school and publishes what it finds in full. We quote ERO’s report here, section by section, in ERO’s own words and order, and link to it. We do not summarise a report, pick a line out of one, or turn one into a score. How ERO reviews schools
- Reports ERO holds
- 5
- Last reviewed
- 8 June 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (8 June 2023)
A board assurance statement is the board’s own account of whether it took all reasonable steps to meet its legal obligations, on the date shown. It is not ERO’s finding. ERO reports separately, in the same report, on any non-compliance it identified during that process.
The board assurance report of 8 June 2023 carries no actions-for-compliance section — the section ERO uses when it names non-compliance it identified. That is what this report contains; it is not ERO saying it found none. Other reports ERO holds for this school may say something different.
The roll ERO recorded, and when
ERO writes a roll into each report it publishes: a count taken for that report, on the day shown, by the review team that was there. The Ministry of Education’s current roll for this school is 457 — the figure at the top of this page, and the one to use for how big the school is now. These are a different measurement by a different body, so they will rarely agree, and a difference between them is not a change in the school.
May 2017
430
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 24 July 2017
September 2013
389
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 29 January 2014
We draw no line between these. Each was counted for its own report, years apart, by a different review team, and a roll moves between reviews for reasons none of these figures record — so the difference between any two of them measures nothing.
What ERO wrote in its latest report
This is ERO’s report of 8 June 2023 — “Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report” — section by section, under ERO’s own headings, in ERO’s own order. Nothing is summarised, shortened or reordered.
Background
This Profile Report was written within 12 months of the Education Review Office and Birkenhead School working in Te Ara Huarau , an improvement evaluation approach used in most English Medium State and State Integrated Schools. For more information about Te Ara Huarau see ERO’s website. www.ero.govt.nz
Context
Birkenhead School, Te Kura Matarae o Onewa , is situated in Birkenhead’s Highbury Village and caters for children in year 1 to 6. The school’s kaupapa are Mahi Tahi, Kia Manawanui, Kia Manawaroa and Manaakitanga .
Birkenhead School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
In order to grow active learners who make a positive difference ( Whaia te matauranga hei oranga mo koutou, mo te iwi, mo te ao ) we will:
continue to shape teachers and leaders understanding of effective collaborative practice and student agency
live our school wide vision and Kaupapa
provide a progression of multicultural experiences while acknowledging our responsibility to Te Tiriti o Waitangi
ensure the wellbeing of staff, students and community.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on the Birkenhead School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the effectiveness of teachers and leaders understanding of the impact of collaborative practice and student agency has on student outcomes.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
monitor, evaluate and improve new ways of teaching that are effective in the modern school build
strengthen and support expected collaborative practices in flexible learning spaces
reinstate a broad curriculum post the disruption to learning, caused by a Global Pandemic.
The school expects to see improved collaborative teaching practice that maximises learning time, and improved student agency.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support it in its goal to evaluate the effectiveness of teachers and leaders understanding of the impact of collaborative practice and student agency has on student outcomes.
learners demonstrate a strong sense of belonging and connection to the school and show confidence in their identities, languages and cultures
continued Board resourcing and support for professional development to enhance effective pedagogy and reflective practice linked to improving outcomes for all learners
leaders’ clear school vision and localised strategic direction well supported by engaged whānau and reciprocal home-school partnerships
the school kaupapa are well embedded in school life, and reflected by individuality and inclusion, and the school’s responsiveness to children’s wellbeing and learning.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
continue to build leadership capabilities with senior and middle leaders, staff and children
continue to foster the reciprocal links with local iwi, hapū , and whānau and kāhui ako to embed the local histories curriculum
facilitate a wider range of educational and other opportunities that challenge and are linked to personal motivations.
ERO’s role will be to support the school in its evaluation for improvement cycle to improve outcomes for all learners. ERO will support the school in reporting their progress to the community. The next public report on ERO’s website will be a Te Ara Huarau | School Evaluation Report and is due within three years.
Shelley Booysen Director of Schools
8 June 2023
About the School
The Education Counts website provides further information about the school’s student population, student engagement and student achievement. educationcounts.govt.nz/home
Read the full report on ero.govt.nz →
All 5 reports ERO holds for this school
ERO reviews a school every few years — around four years between reviews is the usual cycle — so an older date here reflects where a school sits in that cycle, not how it is doing.
Source: Education Review Office, CC BY 4.0.
Roll date: 30 June 2026 (2026).