Marshall Laing School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 625
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 39 Marshall Laing Avenue, Mount Roskill, Auckland
- Territorial authority
- Puketāpapa Local Board Area
- Phone
- 09-6265103
- office@marshall.school.nz
- 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.
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.
- International students
- Accepted, as stated
Marshall Laing Primary School welcomes international students for periods from 4 weeks to a year or longer.
- Accepted, as stated
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 73
- Māori
- 26
- Pacific
- 52
- Asian
- 478
- MELAA
- 58
- Other
- 2
- 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 | 10 | 75 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 100 |
| Year 02 | 2 | 6 | 69 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 89 |
| Year 03 | 2 | 11 | 79 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 109 |
| Year 04 | 4 | 8 | 62 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 83 |
| Year 05 | 4 | 13 | 75 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 98 |
| Year 06 | 4 | 4 | 74 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 90 |
| Year 07 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| Total | 21 | 56 | 446 | 52 | 8 | 74 | 0 | 587 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 5 | 10 | 63 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 88 |
| Age 06 | 2 | 5 | 79 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 97 |
| Age 07 | 2 | 12 | 78 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 108 |
| Age 08 | 4 | 8 | 62 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 85 |
| Age 09 | 3 | 13 | 76 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 97 |
| Age 10 | 5 | 4 | 74 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 92 |
| Age 11 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 |
| Total | 21 | 56 | 446 | 52 | 8 | 74 | 0 | 587 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
22.2%
| Marshall Laing School | 22.2% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 29.7% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 44.1% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 5.9% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 121.4% |
| Total | 22.2% |
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%
| Marshall Laing 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%
| Marshall Laing 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)
- 378
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 20 May 1962
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
- 5
- Last reviewed
- 3 August 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (3 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 3 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 625 — 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.
June 2018
551
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 7 August 2018
June 2015
536
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 21 August 2015
We draw no line between these. Each was counted for its own report, years apart, by a different review team, and a roll moves between reviews for reasons none of these figures record — so the difference between any two of them measures nothing.
What ERO wrote in its latest report
This is ERO’s report of 3 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 Marshall Laing 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
Marshall Laing School is a contributing primary school located in Lynfield, Auckland. School values are based around four pou - whakawhanaungtanga , manaakitanga , rangitiratanga , mōhiotanga . Marshall Laing School is a member of the Lynfield Kāhui Ako .
Marshall Laing School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
whakawhanaungatanga - to create strong connections with the community based on learning-centred relationships
mōhiotanga - to continue to deliver a local, future-focused curriculum that secures success for everyone
rangatiratanga - students at the centre Improved outcomes for or for all learners based on equity and excellence
mōhiotanga - professional development in the Aotearoa New Zealand Histories curriculum, te reo , and the refreshed curriculum to ensure Marshall Laing School continues to deliver quality programmes based on its local curriculum.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Marshall Laing School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate core curriculum initiatives which support all learners in their engagement, progress and achievement for excellent and equitable outcomes.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
improved outcomes for all learners based on equity and excellence is a strategic priority
the analysis of achievement data enables school leaders to identify priority learners and develop specific targets to accelerate their learning
teachers and leaders are committed to working with parents and whānau to strengthen learning focused partnerships.
The school expects to see:
teachers continuing to make effective use of assessment information to identify learning needs and utilise teaching practices which accelerate learning
strengthening evaluation of initiatives through the analysis of achievement data to inform ongoing refinements to the curriculum, planning and teaching
learning-focused partnerships that promote whānau engagement in the learning journey
improved learner attendance, engagement and achievement.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate core curriculum initiatives which support all learners in their engagement, progress and achievement for excellent and equitable outcomes.
effective teaching practices within a developing local curriculum to promote equitable and excellent learner outcomes
commitment to continuous improvement through professional development, coaching and teacher-led inquiry
established school-wide processes for analysing achievement information and using this evidence-based approach to inform strategic priorities
collaborative leadership and dedicated staff who are committed to improving learner achievement.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
setting high and aspirational achievement targets with a sustained focus on equity of outcomes for all learners including identified priority learners
continuing to use a broad range of evidence to evaluate the effectiveness of initiatives through teacher led inquiry
strengthening learning focussed relationships with whānau
monitoring the success of engagement and attendance initiatives.
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
3 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 5 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).