Victoria Avenue School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 400
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 282 Victoria Avenue, Remuera, Auckland
- Territorial authority
- Ōrākei Local Board Area
- Phone
- 09-5200602
- jane@va.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
We request that all students wear their choice of items from the school uniform as listed below.
- Required
- Getting there
- Victoria Avenue School supports the Walking School Bus initiative – a safe, healthy and fun way for children to walk to and from school with other children, supervised by a rostered group of parents.
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
Our school welcomes international students and values the rich social mix overseas students provide in our school community.
- 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
- Netball
- Waterwolves (Flippaball & Minipolo)
Waterwolves (Flippaball & Minipolo) Information
- Shine
Shine - Lunchtime and 3.00pm to 4.00pm
- Musiqhub - Keyboard & drums
Musiqhub - Keyboard & drums - school time
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 144
- Māori
- 5
- Pacific
- 10
- Asian
- 262
- MELAA
- 12
- Other
- 0
- International
- 4
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 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 65 |
| Year 02 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 54 |
| Year 03 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 66 |
| Year 04 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 65 |
| Year 05 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 69 |
| Year 06 | 1 | 3 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 79 |
| Year 07 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Total | 6 | 9 | 276 | 11 | 5 | 128 | 5 | 406 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 50 |
| Age 06 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 60 |
| Age 07 | 1 | 4 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 67 |
| Age 08 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 67 |
| Age 09 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 72 |
| Age 10 | 1 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 78 |
| Age 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| Total | 6 | 9 | 276 | 11 | 5 | 128 | 5 | 406 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
6.1%
| Victoria Avenue School | 6.1% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 29.7% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 12.1% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 9.5% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 6.1% |
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%
| Victoria Avenue 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%
| Victoria Avenue 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)
- 344
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 31 January 1952
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
- 19 May 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (19 May 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 19 May 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 400 — 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.
June 2016
523
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 17 August 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 19 May 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 18 months of the Education Review Office and Victoria Avenue 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
Victoria Avenue School is a contributing school catering for students in years 1 to 6 in Remuera , Auckland.
The school’s mission is to create a caring and inspiring learning environment where students thrive, learning about the past, to understand the present and prepare for the future.
Victoria Avenue School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
Whanaungatanga |Belonging; we connect and share
We are inclusive in celebrating our diverse learning community and collaboratively create a sense of belonging for all
Māramatanga | Understanding; we learn and play
We are responsible, reflective and resilient learners who are self-aware and know how to learn and play together
Mātauranga | Knowledge; We inquire and take action
We are curious and creative when striving for progress and exploring our potential across the curriculum
Kaitiakitanga | Guardianship, we protect and care
We positively engage in and value our place of learning and care for and enhance our environment.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Victoria Avenue School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively teachers support students to take on increasing responsibility and agency in their own learning. The school values a collaborative approach to create an inquiry based local curriculum to develop creative, curious, reflective and resilient learners.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
our capable, high achieving students could take more ownership of their learning
developing our local curriculum provides opportunity for higher order thinking and authentic action
to further develop student’s sense of responsibility for their own learning
Te Mātaiaho provides the opportunity and the framework for review.
The school expects to see:
students actively using a range of context appropriate inquiry models
higher order thinking through visible thinking routines
learning goals that empower students to make decisions about what, how and why they learn.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to ensure students take increasing responsibility for their own learning.
stable and competent staff who have high expectations for student achievement and success
coherent teaching and learning approaches that support student learning
effective teaching strategies with high student achievement in literacy and numeracy
Supportive school community with students who are engaged and eager to learn.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
community and iwi partnership in developing our local curriculum
enacting our local curriculum using student voice.
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
19 May 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).