Silverdale Normal School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 380
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 62 Silverdale Road, Hillcrest, Hamilton
- Territorial authority
- Hamilton City
- Phone
- 07-8567604
- office@silverdale.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Hamilton · schools in Waikato
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.
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
All International students are placed into an age appropriate class of mixed ability students for day to day learning of all subjects.
- Accepted, as stated
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 152
- Māori
- 96
- Pacific
- 11
- Asian
- 134
- MELAA
- 39
- Other
- 4
- International
- 1
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 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 56 |
| Year 02 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 67 |
| Year 03 | 21 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 65 |
| Year 04 | 18 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 56 |
| Year 05 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 74 |
| Year 06 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 53 |
| Year 07 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 15 |
| Total | 109 | 22 | 114 | 36 | 9 | 176 | 2 | 386 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 52 |
| Age 06 | 21 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 63 |
| Age 07 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 64 |
| Age 08 | 21 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 62 |
| Age 09 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 69 |
| Age 10 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 56 |
| Age 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 20 |
| Total | 109 | 22 | 114 | 36 | 9 | 176 | 2 | 386 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
13.2%
| Silverdale Normal School | 13.2% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 53.9% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 25.6% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 27.7% |
| Total | 13.2% |
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%
| Silverdale Normal School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 6.6% |
| 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%
| Silverdale Normal School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 2.4% |
| 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)
- 464
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 24 May 1964
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
- 12 July 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (12 July 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 12 July 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 380 — 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 2018
331
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 2 November 2018
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 12 July 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 six months of the Education Review Office and Silverdale 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
Silverdale Normal School is located in Hamilton and provides education for students in Years 1 to 6. The school roll includes a range of diverse cultures from the local community. The school has a long association with the University of Waikato in supporting initial teacher education. Specialist satellite classes of Patricia Avenue School are located onsite.
Silverdale Normal School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
to ensure that all students are successful and develop their potential
to build a strong school culture of community, belonging and partnership
to implement a rich, responsive, authentic localised curriculum.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Silverdale Normal School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively school processes and practices are contributing to improving equitable outcomes for all learners and raising overall levels of achievement. Strengthening culturally responsive practices and increasing rates of attendance are ongoing priorities for the school.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
the opportunity it provides to respond increasingly effectively to school data, to enable equitable outcomes for identified groups of students and raise achievement particularly in writing
the school’s commitment to improving rates of attendance to minimise barriers to learning
the strategic focus on embedding effective culturally responsive practices consistently across the school.
The school expects to see increased attendance and success for all learners.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to improve equitable outcomes for all learners:
leadership that promotes an inclusive school whānau contributing to a sense of belonging and positive culture for learning
teaching and learning programmes and practices that identify and support the individual and diverse needs of all students
positive relationships and communication with parents and whānau that foster quality partnerships for learning.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
extending the analysis of student achievement data to support evidence-based evaluation and further inform targeted action for continuous improvement
continuing to strengthen collective capability to address the needs of all learners and enable accelerated learning outcomes, with a specific focus in writing
further engaging with parents, whānau and the community to support student learning and implement effective strategies to increase rates of attendance.
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
12 July 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).