Ponsonby Intermediate
Intermediate · State
- Year levels
- 7–8
- Total roll
- 591
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 50 Clarence Street, Ponsonby, Auckland
- Territorial authority
- Waitematā Local Board Area
- Phone
- 09-3760096
- office@ponsint.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.
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.
- How to enrol
- https://www.ponsonbyintermediate.school.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Ponsonby-Intermediate-Interactive-PDF-Enrolment-Form-2024.pdf
Enrolment Application Form [Download File](https://www.ponsonbyintermediate.school.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Ponsonby-Intermediate-Interactive-PDF-Enrolment-Form-2024.pdf)
- https://www.ponsonbyintermediate.school.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Ponsonby-Intermediate-Interactive-PDF-Enrolment-Form-2024.pdf
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
Ponsonby Intermediate offers limited places to students from overseas each year.
- Accepted, as stated
- Voluntary donation
- $150.00 per year, 2026
| School Donation | $150.00 | | Total Per Year | $650.00 |
- $150.00 per year, 2026
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 293
- Māori
- 41
- Pacific
- 24
- Asian
- 231
- MELAA
- 25
- Other
- 2
- International
- 13
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 07 | 17 | 13 | 96 | 16 | 1 | 154 | 4 | 290 |
| Year 08 | 24 | 16 | 80 | 4 | 0 | 131 | 5 | 252 |
| Total | 41 | 29 | 176 | 20 | 1 | 285 | 9 | 542 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Age 11 | 15 | 10 | 83 | 12 | 1 | 125 | 1 | 239 |
| Age 12 | 23 | 16 | 81 | 7 | 0 | 133 | 6 | 255 |
| Age 13 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 47 |
| Total | 41 | 29 | 176 | 20 | 1 | 285 | 9 | 542 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
2.8%
| Ponsonby Intermediate | 2.8% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 29.7% |
| Intermediate | 43.3% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 4.7% |
| Māori | 25% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 2.8% |
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
1.7%
| Ponsonby Intermediate | 1.7% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 3% |
| Intermediate | 4.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 2.9% |
| Māori | 15.1% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 1.7% |
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
1.8%
| Ponsonby Intermediate | 1.8% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 1.4% |
| Intermediate | 1.9% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 3% |
| Māori | 15.8% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 1.8% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison exclusion data (2024)
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- 380
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 15 April 1977
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
- 13 June 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (13 June 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 13 June 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 591 — 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
576
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 3 May 2017
October 2011
552
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 17 November 2011
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 13 June 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 12 months of the Education Review Office and Ponsonby Intermediate 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
Ponsonby Intermediate provides education for students in years 7 and 8. The school’s values (GEMS) are ‘Growth Through Learning, Expressing Ourselves, Making Connections, and Showing Respect for Other People’ underpin the culture of the school.
Ponsonby Intermediate’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
to increase the number of students achieving at or above the expected curriculum level in reading, writing and mathematics
through a range of experiences and opportunities students will develop a holistic understanding of themselves and their place in the ‘Ponsonby Experience’
to grow and develop the presence of the school values across the school curriculum
students will demonstrate respect, responsibility and resilience to create a supportive learning environment
improve staff wide Te reo and tikanga Maori and whakamahi
strengthen the schoolwide wellbeing approach through the whole of the ‘Ponsonby Experience’.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Ponsonby Intermediate’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively culturally responsive conditions and practices are embedded in the school’s day to day operations.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
promote a sense of belonging and identity for Māori ākonga , with the strengths and needs of every learner prioritised
promote culturally responsive teaching practices throughout the specialist teaching model
further increase the capability and capacity of staff to ensure culturally responsive practices are understood and are applied school wide, with an explicit focus on classroom practices.
The school expects to embed and celebrate te reo and tikanga Māori in all facets of the Ponsonby Experience. This will include further actions to give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi impacting positively on ākonga .
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to evaluate how effectively culturally responsive conditions and practices are embedded in the school’s day to day operations.
values are embedded in learning, and school life and create a sense of connectedness and belonging for students, staff and the wider community
the ‘Ponsonby Experience’ supports a positive culture for learning and high levels of student engagement and academic success
passionate and experienced kaiako , with specialised expertise supported by a strong senior leadership team who are centred around enhancing equity and excellence for all ākonga
a rich and varied curriculum with scope to offer a wide range of opportunities and ākonga choice driven by student agency and passions.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
using strategic planning priorities to align with the school’s commitment to embedding culturally responsive conditions in the school’s daily practices
continuing to strengthen kaiako capabilities to provide rich meaningful learning opportunities that enable success for all ākonga
further developing a culturally inclusive and responsive local curriculum.
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
13 June 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).