Riverhills School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 129
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 13 Waikaremoana Place, Pakuranga, Auckland
- Territorial authority
- Howick Local Board Area
- Phone
- 09-5768105
- office@riverhills.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
Riverhills School has a compulsory uniform, which students wear with pride.
- Required
- Where to buy the uniform
- http://riverhills.nzuniforms.com/catalog/school-uniform-1104014.htmx
Uniform can be purchased from NZ Uniforms, either at their shop in Botany (16 Bishop Dunn Place) or [online](http://riverhills.nzuniforms.com/catalog/school-uniform-1104014.htmx).
- http://riverhills.nzuniforms.com/catalog/school-uniform-1104014.htmx
- How to enrol
- https://enrolments.linc-ed.com/apply/NZ/1465
[Use this link to apply to enrol directly online.](https://enrolments.linc-ed.com/apply/NZ/1465)
- https://enrolments.linc-ed.com/apply/NZ/1465
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
Riverhills School welcomes enrolments from International Students.
- Accepted, as stated
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 26
- Māori
- 43
- Pacific
- 54
- Asian
- 36
- MELAA
- 12
- Other
- 0
- 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 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 30 |
| Year 02 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Year 03 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| Year 04 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 |
| Year 05 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| Year 06 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| Year 07 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 44 | 46 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 115 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
| Age 06 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| Age 07 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| Age 08 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 |
| Age 09 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| Age 10 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
| Age 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 44 | 46 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 115 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
88.8%
| Riverhills School | 88.8% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 29.7% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 49.1% |
|---|---|
| Male | 121.5% |
| Māori | 155.2% |
| Pacific | 124% |
| Asian | 130.5% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 227.3% |
| Total | 88.8% |
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
0%
| Riverhills 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%
| Riverhills 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)
- 494
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 31 January 1968
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
- 17 February 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (17 February 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 17 February 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.
What this report states about the school
As stated in ERO’s report of 17 February 2023 — not necessarily the position now. Each line quotes the sentence it came from.
- Also provides
- Two satellite classes from Sommerville Specialist School
This school has two satellite classes from Sommerville Specialist School.
- Two satellite classes from Sommerville Specialist School
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 129 — 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.
September 2016
72
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 21 November 2016
This is one count taken for one report. It says what the roll was on that day, and nothing about how the roll has moved.
What ERO wrote in its latest report
This is ERO’s report of 17 February 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 Riverhills 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
Riverhills School is in Pakuranga , Auckland and provides education for students in Years 1 to 6. School leadership is established and experienced. The school is focused on achieving its vision of Care ( Manaaki ), Inspire ( Whakaawe ) and Grow ( Whakatipu ).
Riverhills School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
Care | Manaaki – to provide a learning environment that puts people and relationships first
Inspire | Whakaawe – to ensure that all ākonga are excited about their learning and have a broad range of opportunities
Grow | Whakatipu – to maximise the academic, social and emotional growth of every learner.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Riverhills School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well the school conditions facilitate student achievement through developing learner agency across the curriculum for all students.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
continue to raise and accelerate student achievement
engage and empower students to be active participants in the learning process
build continuity of formative assessment practices across the school.
The school expects to see:
students involved in decisions around their learning
students working collaboratively with peers and teachers to provide effective feedback and feed forward
classroom programmes consistently supporting and encouraging students to know what they are learning and why
students able to articulate their achievement, progress, and next steps to enable excellent and equitable outcomes for all learners.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to facilitate the development of learner agency across the curriculum:
students experience a school learning climate that provides a safe space for them to be supported to take risks in their learning
professional relationships and effective teaching are focused on the learning and wellbeing of each student
school leadership collaboratively sustains a culture of relational trust and a focus on continuous improvement to deliver on the school’s strategic priorities.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
developing shared understanding and expectations of learner agency among students, staff and whānau to support active engagement in the learning process
continuing to provide professional learning opportunities that promote effective implementation of formative assessment practices and strengthen consistency across classroom programmes
using evaluation, collaborative inquiry and knowledge-building approaches to continue to raise and accelerate student achievement.
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
17 February 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 two satellite classes from Sommerville Specialist School.
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).