Fossil Bay School
Full Primary · Private : Fully Registered
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 16
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 58 Korora Road, Oneroa, Waiheke Island
- Territorial authority
- Waiheke Local Board Area
- Phone
- 09-3722152
- management@fossilbay.co.nz
- Website
- https://www.fossilbay.co.nz/
- Directions
- Get directions
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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.
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.
- In their words
- We believe in order for a child to develop into a resilient and rounded individual all aspects of the child need to be developed in a gentle and non-competitive way. We teach in small classes, ensuring the needs of each individual student can be met.
- International students
- Accepted, as stated
We welcome enquiries from international students from around the world. We believe having international students in our school will be culturally enriching for our students, teachers and families.
- Accepted, as stated
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 14
- Māori
- 0
- Pacific
- 2
- Asian
- 0
- MELAA
- 2
- Other
- 1
- International
- 0
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Year 02 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Year 03 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Year 04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Year 05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Year 06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 15 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Age 06 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Age 07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Age 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Age 09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Age 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 15 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- not applicable
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Small urban area
- Date opened
- 31 December 2016
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
- 2
- Last reviewed
- 8 November 2022
- Latest report
- Private School Review November 2022
- Report type
- not reported
- Board assurance
- not reported
What this report states about the school
As stated in ERO’s report of 8 November 2022 — not necessarily the position now. Each line quotes the sentence it came from.
- International students
- true
The school is a signatory provider to the Education (Pastoral Care for International Students) Code of Practice 2016
- true
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 16 — 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.
March 2018
29
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 4 May 2018
This is one count taken for one report. It says what the roll was on that day, and nothing about how the roll has moved.
Read the full report on ero.govt.nz →
All 2 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).