In the latest issue of Metro Magazine they have published their own ranking of Auckland schools for 2010, and it comes with a few surprises. The rankings look at NCEA results from the past three years, retention rates, and also 'added value'. I can't give away too much, for fear of breaching copyright, but here are some of the highlights:
- Half of the top 20 schools have religious character
- Six of the top five schools were girls schools
- Best NCEA schools included Marist College, Mt Roskill Grammar, Epsom Girls Grammar, Carmel College, McAuley High School
- Worst schools included Mangere College, Henderson High School, Tangaroa College, James Cook High School, Al-Madinah School.
The Top 10 ranked schools are:
1. Marist College
2= Epsom Girls Grammar
2= Mt Roskill Grammar
4. Carmel College
5. McAuley High School
6. St Cuthbert's College
7. Waitakere College
8. Western Springs College
9. Marcellin College
10= Auckland Girls Grammar
10= Dilworth School
Because West Auckland is of interest to me since I attended a West Auckland school (Rutherford College), here's how they fared:
7 Waitakere College
13= Kelston Girls College
29= Massey High School
44 St Dominic's College
45 Rutherford College
68 Green Bay High School
69 Kelston Boys High School
74= Henderson High School
So unfortunately Rutherford hovers around the middle of the table!
To read the full article, check out the latest Metro Magazine, or for all you University of Auckland students just find it through Voyager!
also Remuera primary
ReplyDeleteHi Calum you must consider that religious and private schools select their pupils whereas state schools take all students that apply from within the school zone.
ReplyDeleteIts easy to do well in NCEA results when you turn away less academic students and most pupils come from well off highly educated families. A better measure would measure the improvement or decline in performance of pupils from the start of year nine through to completion of year 13.