Papatoetoe West School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 670
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Hillcrest Road, Papatoetoe, Auckland
- Territorial authority
- Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board Area
- Phone
- 09-2786274
- office@pap-west.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
- Required
Papatoetoe West School has a uniform which is compulsory. This must be worn every day.
- Required
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 59
- Māori
- 85
- Pacific
- 308
- Asian
- 246
- MELAA
- 14
- 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 | 17 | 54 | 53 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 114 |
| Year 02 | 16 | 56 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 126 |
| Year 03 | 18 | 61 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 121 |
| Year 04 | 21 | 52 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 110 |
| Year 05 | 16 | 47 | 56 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 115 |
| Year 06 | 16 | 37 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 103 |
| Year 07 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Total | 106 | 312 | 321 | 15 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 706 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 17 | 56 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 117 |
| Age 06 | 16 | 56 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 125 |
| Age 07 | 18 | 59 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 113 |
| Age 08 | 22 | 51 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 114 |
| Age 09 | 15 | 48 | 57 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 117 |
| Age 10 | 16 | 38 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 105 |
| Age 11 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Total | 106 | 312 | 321 | 15 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 706 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
37.2%
| Papatoetoe West School | 37.2% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 29.7% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 38% |
|---|---|
| Male | 36.4% |
| Māori | 169.4% |
| Pacific | 7.8% |
| Asian | 8.8% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 75% |
| Total | 37.2% |
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%
| Papatoetoe West 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%
| Papatoetoe West 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)
- 468
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 31 January 1949
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
- 26 February 2024
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (26 February 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 board assurance report of 26 February 2024 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 670 — 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.
August 2017
769
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 25 September 2017
September 2014
808
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 5 November 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 26 February 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 within 12 months of the Education Review Office and Papatoetoe West 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
Papatoetoe West School is located in Papatoetoe , Auckland and caters for learners in Years 1-6. The school’s vision is ‘Together we strive for growth through learning – E Tū Kahikatea ’. The board appointed a new Principal in Term 1 2023. Papatoetoe West School is an Enviro School and is a member of the West Papatoetoe Kāhui Ako .
Papatoetoe West School ’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
Be innovative
Be sustainable
Be inclusive.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Papatoetoe West School ’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well review and evaluation informs and develops a responsive and inclusive local curriculum, for improved outcomes for all ākonga .
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
the school has a strategic goal to be inclusive and demonstrate culturally responsive teaching practices
the opportunity it provides to further strengthen learning-centred relationships with parents, families and whānau
to sustain evaluation processes that inform equity and excellence for all ākonga .
The school expects to see:
ākonga experiencing a responsive and inclusive localised curriculum which continues to improve, and respond to their cultures, languages and identities
meaningful, respectful and purposeful learning relationships between home and school that contribute to the learning, wellbeing and self-efficacy of all ākonga
leaders and teachers continuing to monitor, inquire, build knowledge and evaluate to inform equitable and excellent outcomes for all ākonga .
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate how well monitoring, review and evaluation informs and develops a responsive and inclusive local curriculum design, for improved outcomes for all ākonga :
the wellbeing of ākonga is well promoted within an inclusive learning climate
professional development is focused on culturally responsive teaching practice and ākonga relationships that support their language culture and identity
leaders and teachers collectively use evaluation and inquiry for improved equitable and excellent ākonga outcomes.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
continued tracking and monitoring of the engagement, progress and achievement of all ākonga
sustained school wide evaluation, inquiry and knowledge building processes that inform a responsive and inclusive curriculum design
strategies that build on and sustain meaningful, respectful and purposeful learning relationships between home and school.
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
26 February 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 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).