Waitakere S D A School
Full Primary · State : Integrated
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 68
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 26 Corban Avenue, Henderson, Auckland
- Territorial authority
- Henderson-Massey Local Board Area
- Phone
- 09-8366330
- admin@waitakeresda.school.nz
- Website
- not reported
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Auckland
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 2
- Māori
- 2
- Pacific
- 41
- Asian
- 10
- 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 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Year 02 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Year 03 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Year 04 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Year 05 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Year 06 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Year 07 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Year 08 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Total | 4 | 50 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Age 06 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Age 07 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Age 08 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Age 09 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Age 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Age 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Age 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Age 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 4 | 50 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Waitakere S D A School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 29.7% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State : Integrated | 16.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
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 stand-down rates data (2024)
Age-standardised suspension rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Waitakere S D A School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 3% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| State : Integrated | 1.6% |
| 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%
| Waitakere S D A School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 1.4% |
| Full Primary | 1.7% |
| State : Integrated | 0.5% |
| 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)
- 471
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 16 November 1858
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
- 3
- Last reviewed
- 8 April 2024
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (8 April 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 8 April 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.
What ERO wrote in its latest report
This is ERO’s report of 8 April 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 eight months of the Education Review Office and Waitakere S D A 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
Waitakere S D A School is a small, state integrated school with a growing roll. It caters for local students from years 1 to 8. During 2023 a new vision; ‘ nurturing successful leaders empowered to serve in preparation for eternity’ and strategic plan were developed.
Waitakere S D A School ’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
Develop students understanding of God’s love to foster a culture of inclusiveness.
Students and staff will work collaboratively with others to achieve teaching and learning goals.
All students will be motivated and engaged to reach their fullest academic potential.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Waitakere S D A School ’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively teaching and learning programmes enable all students to make progress and achieve their best.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
support teachers to collaborate and develop plans that identify student needs and show student progress and achievement over time
strengthen teacher practice in literacy and numeracy.
The school expects to see learners who are engaged and motivated, confident, and independent problem solvers who all experience success.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate how effectively teaching and learning programmes enable all students to make progress and achieve their best:
students who enjoy coming to school and learning
senior leadership’s dedication to the school and to achieving the school vision
the strong sense of belonging that is shared by whole school community.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
sharing the new strategic plan with the community
further developing the induction programme to enable new staff to successfully support all students to make progress and achieve their best
establishing a collaborative curriculum planning system that encompasses the school vision and strategic goals.
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
8 April 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 3 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).