Mt Eden Normal School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 565
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Valley Road, Mount Eden, Auckland
- Territorial authority
- Albert-Eden Local Board Area
- Phone
- 09-6300009
- admin@mteden.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.mteden.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.
- Term dates
- Term 1, 2026: Monday 2 February – Thursday 2 April
TERM 1: Monday 2 February – Thursday 2 April
Year stated as2026 term dates
- Term 2, 2026: Monday 20 April – Friday 3 July
TERM 2: Monday 20 April – Friday 3 July
Year stated as2026 term dates
- Term 3, 2026: Monday 20 July – Friday 25 September
TERM 3: Monday 20 July – Friday 25 September
Year stated as2026 term dates
- Term 4, 2026: Monday 12 October – Tuesday 15 December
TERM 4: Monday 12 October – Tuesday 15 December
Year stated as2026 term dates
- Term 1, 2027: Tuesday 2 February – Friday 9 April
TERM 1: Tuesday 2 February – Friday 9 April
Year stated as2027 term dates
- Term 2, 2027: Tuesday 27 April – Friday 2 July
TERM 2: Tuesday 27 April – Friday 2 July
Year stated as2027 term dates
- Term 3, 2027: Monday 19 July – Friday 24 September
TERM 3: Monday 19 July – Friday 24 September
Year stated as2027 term dates
- Term 4, 2027: Monday 11 October – Thursday 16 December
TERM 4: Monday 11 October – Thursday 16 December
Year stated as2027 term dates
- Term 1, 2026: Monday 2 February – Thursday 2 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.
- International students
- Accepted, as stated
We accept only a small number of international students with a minimum 20 week enrolment requirement.
- Accepted, as stated
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
- MENPS Year 5-6 Swimming Sports
MENPS Year 5-6 Swimming Sports: 24th February (DIO Pool)
- Zone Touch
Zone Touch: 10th March (Carlton Juniors Rugby Football Club, Mt Roskill)
- Zone Cricket
Zone Cricket: 17th March (Cornwall Cricket Club)
- Ki o Rahi Festival Day (Year 5/6)
Ki o Rahi Festival Day (Year 5/6): 5th May (Keith Hay Park)
- MENPS Years 1- 4 Cross Country
MENPS Years 1- 4 Cross Country: 7th May (MENPS)
- Zone Football
Zone Football: 26th May (Keith Hay Park)
- Zone Rugby/Rippa
Zone Rugby/Rippa: 4th August (May Road)
- Zone Netball
Zone Netball: 25th August (Windmill Rd)
- Zone Softball
Zone Softball: 3rd November (Keith Hay Park)
- MENPS Year 3 Athletics Day
MENPS Year 3 Athletics Day: 9th November (MENPS)
- Table Tennis Tournament
Table Tennis Tournament: 12th November (Auckland Table Tennis)
- MENPS Year 5-6 Swimming Sports
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 232
- Māori
- 18
- Pacific
- 14
- Asian
- 344
- MELAA
- 19
- Other
- 5
- International
- 9
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 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 75 |
| Year 02 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 84 |
| Year 03 | 6 | 3 | 67 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 4 | 107 |
| Year 04 | 4 | 2 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 95 |
| Year 05 | 6 | 0 | 52 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 94 |
| Year 06 | 7 | 10 | 74 | 5 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 132 |
| Year 07 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| Total | 33 | 22 | 351 | 22 | 3 | 240 | 10 | 601 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 75 |
| Age 06 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 87 |
| Age 07 | 6 | 3 | 65 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 104 |
| Age 08 | 4 | 2 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 95 |
| Age 09 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 96 |
| Age 10 | 7 | 10 | 75 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 131 |
| Age 11 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| Total | 33 | 22 | 351 | 22 | 3 | 240 | 10 | 601 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
8.7%
| Mt Eden Normal School | 8.7% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 29.7% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 17.3% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 7.5% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 10.6% |
| Total | 8.7% |
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
8.2%
| Mt Eden Normal School | 8.2% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 3% |
| Contributing | 3.5% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 16.3% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 14.2% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 8.2% |
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 Eden Normal 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)
- 346
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 31 March 1877
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
- 2 August 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (2 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 2 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 565 — 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
615
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 26 June 2015
September 2010
624
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 11 November 2010
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 2 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 24 months of the Education Review Office and Mt Eden Normal 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
Mt Eden Normal School, in Auckland City, provides education for students in Years 1 to 6.
Post Covid the school’s strategic priorities were reconnecting, reengaging, and restoring. Mt Eden Normal School are in the process of consulting their school community, parents and whānau to inform their future direction and strategic planning.
Mt Eden Normal School continues to work with the University of Auckland and its initial teacher education programme.
Mt Eden Normal School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
curriculum development : building staff capacity through specialist curriculum teams and professional development
heritage and identity: embedding local and bicultural identity through curriculum development
outdoor space and environment: developing the school environment to promote creative play and learning.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Mt Eden Normal School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well the school’s implementation of specialist curriculum teaching teams is supporting the learning, engagement, and equitable achievement for all learners.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
support teachers to design and deliver an engaging and differentiated programme that is well informed through subject expertise
evaluate the implementation of the Aotearoa Histories and the NZ Curriculum refresh and build internal evaluation capacity
inform the continued development of the school localised responsive curriculum.
The school expects see a planned delivery of a local knowledge rich curriculum, including the Aotearoa Histories Curriculum. The school want to ensure their curriculum is engaging and responsive to the local community and context. The school is committed to delivering a consistent and coherent curriculum that includes a richness of experiences, high levels of engagement and enjoyment.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to:
positive learner outcomes are well-promoted through highly effective teaching and learning strategies
a professional staff culture with high capability and expectations for themselves and learners
learners experience an inclusive and caring school culture that supports a sense of belonging and engagement in learning.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
the establishment of curriculum specialist teams
the appointment of a Curriculum Lead Teacher role to work alongside the senior leadership team
a continued focus on teacher pedagogy through targeted professional development and resourcing and the induction of new staff.
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
2 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
This school has links with Faculty of Education of the University of Auckland and provides student teachers with practical components of pre-service training.
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).