Linden School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 113
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Ranui Terrace, Tawa, Wellington
- Territorial authority
- Wellington City
- Phone
- 04-2325329
- office@linden.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.linden.school.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.
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 ends
- 3pm
Home time is at 3pm.
- 3pm
- Office hours
- 9am - 2:30pm
The school office is staffed from 9am - 2:30pm.
- 9am - 2:30pm
- Term dates
- Term 1, 2026: 2 February (Monday) - 2 April (Thursday)
Term 1: 2 February (Monday) - 2 April (Thursday)
Year stated as2026 Term Dates
- Term 2, 2026: 20 April (Monday) - 3 July (Friday)
Term 2: 20 April (Monday) - 3 July (Friday)
Year stated as2026 Term Dates
- Term 3, 2026: 20 July (Monday) - 24 September (Thursday)
Term 3: 20 July (Monday) - 24 September (Thursday)
Year stated as2026 Term Dates
- Term 4, 2026: 12 October (Monday) - 15 December (Tuesday)
Term 4: 12 October (Monday) - 15 December (Tuesday)
Year stated as2026 Term Dates
- Term 1, 2026: 2 February (Monday) - 2 April (Thursday)
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
- Mission
- Quality Education in a safe, caring environment that promotes self-discipline, self-motivation, and a love of learning.
- A place where diversity is celebrated, and parents and caregivers are seen as valued partners in laying the foundation of life-long learners.
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 22
- Māori
- 27
- Pacific
- 44
- Asian
- 42
- MELAA
- 1
- 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 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Year 02 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Year 03 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| Year 04 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| Year 05 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27 |
| Year 06 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Year 07 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 36 | 44 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 119 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Age 06 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| Age 07 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
| Age 08 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| Age 09 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 |
| Age 10 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| Age 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 36 | 44 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 119 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
42.2%
| Linden School | 42.2% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 24.7% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 95.1% |
| Māori | 68.8% |
| Pacific | 113.4% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 42.2% |
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%
| Linden School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 2.6% |
| 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%
| Linden School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 0.9% |
| 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)
- 500
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 7 September 1952
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
- 6 June 2024
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (6 June 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 same report — the board assurance report of 6 June 2024 — also sets out actions for compliance: the non-compliance ERO identified during that process. This is that section of the report in full, in ERO’s words.
ERO and the board have identified the following area of non-compliance during the board assurance process:
must ensure that the school gives effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi by consulting with the community. [s127(d) Education and Training Act]
The board has since addressed the areas of non-compliance identified.
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 113 — 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
92
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 21 June 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 6 June 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 by the Education Review Office and Linden 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
Linden School is situated in Wellington’s northern suburbs and provides education for students in Years 0 to 6.
Linden School ’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
raise attendance levels
experience strong connections with whānau and community
participate in local events, especially those with environmental or cultural lenses.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plans on Linden School ’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively the Linden School local curriculum engages students and supports progress and achievement.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is a need to:
raise the attendance, achievement and wellbeing of students
increase communication with, and involvement of whānau in the learning of their tamariki
implement a local curriculum that places and values tikanga at its heart.
The school expects to see students who are actively engaged in their learning, progressing and achieving academically and contributing to the school and wider community.
It also expects to see whānau increasingly involved in their child’s learning.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support in its goal to evaluate how effectively the local curriculum engages students and supports their progress and achievement:
teachers provide classroom environments that promote a positive attitude to learning
strong relationships between staff and students that leads to improvements to learner outcomes.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
improving student attendance
ongoing provision of programmes that promote wellbeing of all
strengthening whānau understanding of learning processes so they can support the learning of their tamariki
continued provision of learning for staff to support the delivery of a culturally responsive 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
6 June 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 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).