Henderson School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 196
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Montel Avenue, Henderson, Auckland
- Territorial authority
- Henderson-Massey Local Board Area
- Phone
- 09-8389667
- admin@hendersonprimary.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://www.schooluniform.co.nz/
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- https://www.schooluniform.co.nz/
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
- Our Vision Is For Our Tamarki/Students To
- FACE THE FUTURE WITH CONFIDENCE!
- KIA MATAKITE! KIA MĀIA!
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 38
- Māori
- 63
- Pacific
- 51
- Asian
- 58
- MELAA
- 19
- 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 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| Year 02 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 31 |
| Year 03 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| Year 04 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 |
| Year 05 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 |
| Year 06 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 46 |
| Year 07 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| Total | 70 | 47 | 63 | 17 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 207 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| Age 06 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 29 |
| Age 07 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
| Age 08 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 |
| Age 09 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 |
| Age 10 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 46 |
| Age 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Age 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 70 | 47 | 63 | 17 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 207 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Henderson 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%
| Henderson 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%
| Henderson 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)
- 485
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 11 May 1873
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
- 28 August 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (28 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 28 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 196 — 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.
December 2016
232
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 15 February 2017
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 28 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 six months of the Education Review Office and Henderson 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
Henderson School caters for Year 1 to 6 ākonga/ learners and is in Henderson, Auckland City. The school’s vision is for tamariki /students to ‘Face the future with confidence! KIA MATAKITE! KIA MĀIA !’
The school values are to be WARM hearted. A heart image is used to tie the values together:
Work hard
Act safely
Respect ourselves, others and our environment; and
Make good choices.
Henderson School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
be a community of learners who face the future with confidence
embed a culturally relevant localised curriculum across the kura /school
create a strong learner focused partnership with whānau and families
grow kaiako /teachers and kaiarataki /leaders pedagogical knowledge skills and understanding
provide fit for purpose learning environments and ensure financial stability.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Henderson School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well the culturally responsive curriculum provides equitable and quality learning outcomes for all ākonga .
Embedded into the evaluation is a focus on how well:
student agency is woven through learning
whānau engagement supports ākonga to face their future with confidence
kaiako and kaiarataki are adaptive and consistent in their practice.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
the school has theory informed expectations around curriculum delivery, teaching, learning and assessment
student agency is a major focus for the school, aligned to wellbeing, progress and lifting levels of achievement
an expectation that the school and community work together to foster and promote a community of learners
equity and high-quality teaching practices are core expectations for all kaiako and kaiarataki
the curriculum is undergoing a refresh, so it is a priority for the school to ensure it remains culturally responsive and relational.
The school expects to see:
multiple and equitable opportunities provided to ākonga , focused on building agency, achievement and confidence
self-determining ākonga who are confident in their culture, language and identity
ākonga understand what it means to be ‘WARM hearted’
adaptive and consistent practices explicitly focused on positive learner outcomes
genuine whānau engagement with the school
professional learning to build capacity and capability of kaiako and kaiarataki .
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support their goal to evaluate how well the culturally responsive curriculum provides equitable and quality learning outcomes for all ākonga :
improved and tested learning progressions ensure kaiako are tracking ākonga individual progress and achievement
developing ākonga critical thinking communication skills supports building agency
a focus on broadening ākonga horizons through external expertise
an inclusive learning culture focused on ākonga and staff wellbeing
school wide coaching and mentoring processes to support kaiako and kaiarataki in capability building.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
identifying ākonga agency across the broad curriculum
close monitoring of learners below expected levels of attainment and attendance
incorporating the National Education Learning Priorities into strategic planning
the collection of stakeholder voices and experiences to inform the evaluation.
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 School
28 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).