Grey Lynn School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 248
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 44 Surrey Crescent, Grey Lynn, Auckland
- Territorial authority
- Waitematā Local Board Area
- Phone
- 09-3763255
- info@greylynn.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.
- School day starts
- 8.55am
8.55 - 10.15am Learning Block 1 (with a 10 min Brain Break)
- 8.55am
- School day ends
- 3.00pm
3.00pm - End of School Day - pick up
- 3.00pm
- How to enrol
- https://enrolments.linc-ed.com/apply/NZ/1301
we ask that you complete the [online in zone pre-enrolment form](https://enrolments.linc-ed.com/apply/NZ/1301)
- https://enrolments.linc-ed.com/apply/NZ/1301
What is on offer beyond the classroom?
The sports, arts, clubs and groups this school names on its own website. Not a complete list of what any school offers, and not a count — a school that names more here has written more down, which is not the same as doing more.
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.
- On offer
- Skills of Soccer with Billy Harris
Skills of Soccer with Billy Harris Billy has been running his soccer skills programme in the school one day a week for nearly twenty years.
- Skill Samurai
Skill Samurai is bringing fun, hands-on coding classes to Grey Lynn Primary.
- Skills of Soccer with Billy Harris
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 177
- Māori
- 37
- Pacific
- 42
- Asian
- 51
- MELAA
- 9
- Other
- 0
- 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 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 34 |
| Year 02 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 48 |
| Year 03 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 37 |
| Year 04 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 42 |
| Year 05 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 46 |
| Year 06 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 39 |
| Year 07 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Total | 38 | 43 | 51 | 7 | 1 | 184 | 0 | 255 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 34 |
| Age 06 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 50 |
| Age 07 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 35 |
| Age 08 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 38 |
| Age 09 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 48 |
| Age 10 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 40 |
| Age 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| Total | 38 | 43 | 51 | 7 | 1 | 184 | 0 | 255 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Grey Lynn School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 29.7% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
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 stand-down rates data (2024)
Age-standardised suspension rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Grey Lynn 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%
| Grey Lynn 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)
- 379
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 10 February 1911
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
- 3
- Last reviewed
- 29 August 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (29 August 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 29 August 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 248 — 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
349
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 28 June 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.
What ERO wrote in its latest report
This is ERO’s report of 29 August 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 8 months of the Education Review Office and Grey Lynn 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
Grey Lynn School caters for ākonga in Years 1 to 6. The community believes that Grey Lynn students will be inspired to have a curiosity of learning for life, and have the mindset, knowledge and values to thrive and contribute with heart to their future world. Mō tōu mā, mō tōu kainga, mō tōu Āo – For yourself, for your whānau , for your world.
Grey Lynn School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
Ako - Learning: Growing Potential - Dreaming Big
Mahi Tahi - Collaboration: Together we go further
Te Āo Huri Huri - Future Focused: Creating my place in the world.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Grey Lynn School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively it grows and enacts its commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, te āo Māori and mana whenua focused on positive learner outcomes.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
belonging is a vital part in the condition required for learning
knowing and respecting ākonga bicultural heritage connects them to their past, present and future.
The school expects to see powerful learning connections, communications and relationships to support and enrich ākonga through:
a focus on embedding te āo Māori principles into the school
developing a mana whenua focus into the local curriculum
establishing evaluative tools to determine the school’s commitment to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support the goal of evaluating how effectively it grows and enacts its commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, te āo Māori and mana whenua .
The school is continuing to strengthen inclusive practices including a specific focus on Māori and Pacific ākonga .
The school is continuing to strengthen school-wide leadership and is improving and strengthening teaching capability and capacity to deliver equitable outcomes.
Community collaboration is strengthening to enrich opportunities for ākonga to become confident, connected, actively involved learners.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
continuing to grow practice and pedagogical excellence through a culturally responsive curriculum
celebrating the community’s rich and diverse cultures to strengthen engagement and ākonga outcomes
continuing to build ākonga understanding of the importance of the protecting the world they live in.
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
29 August 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 3 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).