Elm Park School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 479
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 46 Gossamer Drive, Pakuranga Heights, Auckland
- Territorial authority
- Howick Local Board Area
- Phone
- 09-5770070
- secretary@elmpark.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.elmpark.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
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 161
- Māori
- 68
- Pacific
- 86
- Asian
- 234
- MELAA
- 34
- Other
- 2
- 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 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 65 |
| Year 02 | 12 | 11 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 78 |
| Year 03 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 75 |
| Year 04 | 9 | 13 | 56 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 97 |
| Year 05 | 11 | 13 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 87 |
| Year 06 | 7 | 16 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 87 |
| Year 07 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Total | 61 | 84 | 242 | 39 | 1 | 155 | 1 | 501 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 67 |
| Age 06 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 76 |
| Age 07 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 75 |
| Age 08 | 9 | 14 | 55 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 97 |
| Age 09 | 11 | 12 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 84 |
| Age 10 | 7 | 15 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 88 |
| Age 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| Total | 61 | 84 | 242 | 39 | 1 | 155 | 1 | 501 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
21.3%
| Elm Park School | 21.3% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 29.7% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 42% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 85.5% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 34.5% |
| Total | 21.3% |
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%
| Elm Park 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%
| Elm Park 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)
- 407
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 25 January 1967
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
- 2 April 2024
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (2 April 2024)
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 2 April 2024 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 479 — 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 2018
621
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 28 June 2018
November 2013
545
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 23 December 2013
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 2 April 2024 — “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 11 months of the Education Review Office and Elm Park 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
Elm Park school in Pakuranga , Auckland is a culturally diverse school, catering for students in years 1 to 6. A new Principal was appointed in 2022.
Elm Park School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
curriculum development – deliver a responsive curriculum that ensures all students can achieve and develop capabilities
cultural capability and responsiveness – ensuring equity frames our learning
leadership building – leadership capabilities to increase capacity
wellbeing – hauora – develop lifelong skills and strategies to manage and have an awareness of self
continuous improvement – embedding a culture of continuous improvement with robust self-review and critical evaluative thinking.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Elm Park School ’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well the school responds to students needs and lifts writing progress and achievement of all students.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
enable equitable and excellent outcomes for all students in writing
ensure priority learners achieve equitable outcomes in writing
support teachers to use data effectively to plan writing programmes
accelerate the progress and achievement of those students who are not at the expected level in writing.
The school expects to see:
teachers responding to students’ interests, strengths and needs so that students develop positive attitudes to writing
teachers effectively using formative assessment practices and engaging in professional growth cycles to lift student achievement in writing
consistency of school wide teacher practise, and subsequent impacts on student progress and achievement
school wide lifts in writing achievement and greater equity for priority learners
accelerated progress for students working towards curriculum expectation in writing.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to meet learning needs and lift writing progress and achievement of all students.
leadership actions that reflect commitment to the school’s strategic direction and focussed on improving equity and excellence for all students
clear and succinct guidance from a well-developed strategic plan
leaders effectively monitor and analyse student achievement information
leaders use coaching conversations to shift classroom practice.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
effectively implementing and evaluating learning programmes that lift student achievement
embedding and sustaining collective capacity, capability and practice of staff through ongoing and relevant professional learning and development programmes
further developing and strengthening learning focused partnerships with parents and whānau to strengthen the local curriculum.
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
2 April 2024
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).