Mairangi Bay School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 446
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 13 Agathis Avenue, Mairangi Bay, Auckland
- Territorial authority
- Hibiscus and Bays Local Board Area
- Phone
- 09-4788424
- office@mairangibay.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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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
- Our Graduate Profile – Te Ara o te Kuaka – reflects the strength and resilience of the kuaka (godwit), a bird known for its epic migratory journey. It symbolises the journey of our ākonga as they navigate learning and life with the values of Kia Hikaka, Kia Māia, Kia Pono te Ngākau (Be inspired, Be brave, Have integrity).
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 166
- Māori
- 12
- Pacific
- 6
- Asian
- 279
- MELAA
- 19
- Other
- 3
- International
- 25
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 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 50 |
| Year 02 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 49 |
| Year 03 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 66 |
| Year 04 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 85 |
| Year 05 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 71 |
| Year 06 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 91 |
| Year 07 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| Year 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 17 | 8 | 232 | 17 | 5 | 172 | 24 | 430 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 45 |
| Age 06 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 47 |
| Age 07 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 64 |
| Age 08 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 85 |
| Age 09 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 76 |
| Age 10 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 8 | 95 |
| Age 11 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
| Age 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 17 | 8 | 232 | 17 | 5 | 172 | 24 | 430 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
5.7%
| Mairangi Bay School | 5.7% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 29.7% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 10.8% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 14% |
| Total | 5.7% |
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%
| Mairangi Bay 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%
| Mairangi Bay 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)
- 358
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 31 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
- 4
- Last reviewed
- 12 December 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (12 December 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 12 December 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 446 — 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 2015
444
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 31 July 2015
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 12 December 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 18 months of the Education Review Office and Mairangi Bay 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
Mairangi Bay School is in Mairangi Bay, North Shore, Auckland. The school provides education for students from Year 0 to Year 6. A new principal was appointed in May 2022. In 2023, a new leadership team was established.
The school’s mission is: Ako tahi mō āpōpō kia pai ake : Learning together to create a better tomorrow.
The overarching priority of the school has been to reflect an authentic bicultural partnership. A cultural flow was created as you enter the school to celebrate diversity of a multi-cultural community.
Mairangi Bay School ’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for ākonga are:
Whakatupu Mātauranga - Encourage academic growth so that all ākonga achieve their potential.
Whakawhanaungatanga - Foster productive relationships within our school and the wider Mairangi Bay Community.
Wairua - Promote the wellbeing of ākonga and kaimahi .
Whāia te iti Kahurangi - Promote excellent opportunities for ākonga to become well rounded individuals.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Mairangi Bay School ’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well Mairangi Bay School is capturing and implementing the aspirations of ākonga, whānau, iwi, kaiako, kaimahi and leadership to inform all schoolwide decisions. The school has recently developed an authentic relationship with mana whenua , through the Te Kawerau ā Maki education team.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
develop a shared understanding with the school community of what it means to embrace a strengths-based approach to ensure effective, coherent learning pathways for all ākonga
authentically co-construct the most effective and sustainable conditions to foster a culture of learning with all ākonga .
The school expects to see:
Continuing the strong relationship that is being established with mana whenua Te Kawerau ā Maki .
Kaiako and kaimahi using effective, culturally responsive teaching and learning practices that promote equitable and excellent learning outcomes for all ākonga .
Ākonga and their whānau demonstrating a strong sense of identity, culture and language and their connection to the school.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate how well Mairangi Bay School is capturing and implementing the aspirations of ākonga, whānau, iwi, kaiako, kaimahi and leadership to inform all schoolwide decisions.
An ongoing schoolwide commitment that ensures genuine, authentic relationships with mana whenua, Te Kawerau ā Maki.
Ākonga experiencing a caring, safe, and inclusive environment where they are encouraged to take risks in their learning and to the be the best they can be.
Kaiako and kaimahi collaboratively focusing on improving equitable and excellent outcomes for all ākonga .
Leadership collaboratively promoting relational trust and enacting the school vision and values.
Whānau continuing to be empowered through meaningful, interpersonal conversations that shape educational outcomes for their tamariki .
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will continue to prioritise providing relevant professional development supported by leadership and external personnel to enact culturally responsive pedagogy by:
Developing a shared understanding with kaiako and kaimahi to use effective, culturally responsive teaching and learning practices that promote equitable and excellent learning outcomes for all ākonga .
Continuing to explore ways to listen and respond to aspirations of the school community.
Authentically co-constructing at all levels of the school the most effective and sustainable conditions that foster a culture of learning with all ākonga and wider community.
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
12 December 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 4 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).