Mt Carmel School (Meadowbank)
Contributing · State : Integrated
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 202
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 6 Mt Carmel Place, Meadowbank, Auckland
- Territorial authority
- Ōrākei Local Board Area
- Phone
- 09-5215161
- office@mtcarmel.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
This school has an enrolment zone, but Ministry of Education has not published a mapped boundary we could load for it. Contact the school directly to check your address.
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
- Required
Our compulsory school uniform is available from the School Uniform Centre located at 169 Manukau Road, Epsom.
- Required
- Where to buy the uniform
- https://schooluniformcentre.co.nz
To visit the School Uniform Centre website and see the price list for the Mt Carmel uniform click [here](https://schooluniformcentre.co.nz).
- https://schooluniformcentre.co.nz
- Term dates
- Term One, 2026: Start Date To Be Confirmed – Ends Thursday 2nd April
| Term One 2026 | Start Date To Be Confirmed | Ends Thursday 2nd April |
- Term Two, 2026: Starts Monday 20th April – Ends Friday 3rd July
| Term Two 2026 | Starts Monday 20th April | Ends Friday 3rd July |
- Term Three, 2026: Starts Monday 20th July – Ends Friday 25th September
| Term Three 2026 | Starts Monday 20th July | Ends Friday 25th September |
- Term Four, 2026: Starts Monday 12th October – End Date To Be Confirmed
| Term Four 2026 | Starts Monday 12th October | End Date To Be Confirmed |
- Term One, 2026: Start Date To Be Confirmed – Ends Thursday 2nd April
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.
- Voluntary donation
- $17.50 per term ($50.00 per annum) per student
The Catholic Special Character contribution is a voluntary donation of $17.50 per term ($50.00 per annum) per student.
- $17.50 per term ($50.00 per annum) per student
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
- Swimming Lessons
Swimming Lessons In Term 4, all children in the school take part in a series of 8 swimming lessons held at Swimtastic Swim School, Merton Road.
- Mt Carmel Senior Swimming Sports Day
Mt Carmel Senior Swimming Sports Day At the end of our swimming lessons in Term 4 we hold a fun competition in which all our Year 4 – 6 children take part.
- Cricket
Subject to sufficient numbers (and coaches) we offer Cricket, TBall, Touch Rugby, Athletics (and Swimming).
- TBall
Subject to sufficient numbers (and coaches) we offer Cricket, TBall, Touch Rugby, Athletics (and Swimming).
- Touch Rugby
Subject to sufficient numbers (and coaches) we offer Cricket, TBall, Touch Rugby, Athletics (and Swimming).
- Athletics
Subject to sufficient numbers (and coaches) we offer Cricket, TBall, Touch Rugby, Athletics (and Swimming).
- Netball
Subject to sufficient numbers (and coaches) we offer Netball, Hockey, Soccer and Rugby.
- Hockey
Subject to sufficient numbers (and coaches) we offer Netball, Hockey, Soccer and Rugby.
- Soccer
Subject to sufficient numbers (and coaches) we offer Netball, Hockey, Soccer and Rugby.
- Rugby
Subject to sufficient numbers (and coaches) we offer Netball, Hockey, Soccer and Rugby.
- Outdoor Marine Education (MERC)
Outdoor Marine Education (MERC) Every year in Term 1, all of Year 6 students travel to Long Bay to visit the Sir Peter Blake Marine Education and Recreation Centre.
- Mt Carmel Cross Country Competition
Mt Carmel Cross Country Competition All children take part in this event held on our school grounds in Term 3
- Cross Country Competition: Catholic Interschool
Cross Country Competition: Catholic Interschool Year 3 – Year 6 children - Term 3.
- Mt Carmel Athletic Sports Afternoons
Mt Carmel Athletic Sports Afternoons A fun event for all children with running races, hurdles and relays
- Ukulele Group
Our Ukulele Group has a record number of over 50 children!
- Running Club
A parent organised Running Club is held for Y3 – Y6 children, once a week on a Friday at 7.30am.
- Swimming Lessons
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 110
- Māori
- 10
- Pacific
- 25
- Asian
- 59
- MELAA
- 17
- 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 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 36 |
| Year 02 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 27 |
| Year 03 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 32 |
| Year 04 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 32 |
| Year 05 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 43 |
| Year 06 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 45 |
| Year 07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 25 | 68 | 17 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 216 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 32 |
| Age 06 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 25 |
| Age 07 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 34 |
| Age 08 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 33 |
| Age 09 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 43 |
| Age 10 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 43 |
| Age 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 11 | 25 | 68 | 17 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 216 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Mt Carmel School (Meadowbank) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 29.7% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State : Integrated | 16.2% |
| 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%
| Mt Carmel School (Meadowbank) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 3% |
| Contributing | 3.5% |
| State : Integrated | 1.6% |
| 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%
| Mt Carmel School (Meadowbank) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 1.4% |
| Contributing | 1.5% |
| State : Integrated | 0.5% |
| 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)
- 354
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 31 January 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
- 4
- Last reviewed
- 4 April 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (4 April 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 4 April 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 202 — 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.
March 2017
288
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 2 June 2017
May 2014
283
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 26 June 2014
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 4 April 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 ten months of the Education Review Office and Mt Carmel School (Meadowbank) 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
Mt Carmel School in Meadowbank, Auckland is a state integrated school, catering for children in Years 1 to 6. A new principal was appointed to the school at the beginning of 2022.
Mt Carmel School (Meadowbank)’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
all students are provided with opportunities to progress and succeed in the pursuit of our National Curriculum
recruit, develop and retain highest quality personnel
to have in place effective analysis and measurement processes to accurately monitor and report on progress and achievements.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Mt Carmel School (Meadowbank)’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effective the localised curriculum is in meeting the needs of all children.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
increase student agency in student learning
ensure consistent teaching practice across the school
improve the connection between learning progressions and continuity of practice
strengthen the school’s cultural practice
The school expects to see:
children who know what they are learning and their next steps.
a coherent localised curriculum competently implemented across the school
an increase in consultation with the various community groups in the school
the diverse cultures of the school celebrated more frequently.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate how effective the localised curriculum is in meeting the needs of all children.
a safe learning environment is fostered so that students’ benefit from a sense of belonging
students are seen as individuals who make progress and achieve in their learning
the senior leadership team enact the school vision successfully.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
continuing to monitor and respond to the needs of students, especially priority learners
developing processes and documentation to support teachers to plan collaboratively
working with whānau and families from the various ethnicities to begin establishing small cultural groups.
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.
Filivaifale Jason Swann Director Review and Improvement Services (Northern) Northern Region | Te Tai Raki
4 April 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).