Key facts
- School number6932
- School typeContributing · Years 1–6
- AuthorityState
- GenderCo-Educational
- BoardingNo
- Language of instructionEnglish medium / other settings
- Established28 January 1997
About Pinehill School (Browns Bay)
Pinehill School is a state primary school located in Browns Bay, on Auckland's North Shore. It opened in January 1997 with a roll of 117 students and has since grown to approximately 500 students. The school operates with around 40 teachers and support staff.
The school's stated approach to behaviour and community expectations is framed under the name "The Pinehill Way", which sets out the school's social values.
The school site includes up to 23 teaching classrooms, specialist music and art rooms, withdrawal teaching spaces, and a hall with sound and lighting facilities.
Pinehill offers sporting and cultural activities alongside its academic programme. Regular competitive sports include netball, basketball, and splash polo, with other sports covered through field days. Cultural groups include choirs, kapa haka, and musical ensembles. On alternating years, the school holds either a production or music festival, and an art exhibition.
School donations
The Ministry of Education profile states that: "Donations may be requested".
With an Equity Index of 359, Pinehill School (Browns Bay) is below the 432 threshold newly required to opt into the donations scheme, though a school already receiving this funding from an earlier year may continue to do so. Outside the scheme, a school can still ask families for donations, but cannot compel or enforce payment.
Check directly with the school for current charges, contributions or other costs. Learn more on the donations scheme or fees and charges at school, both on education.govt.nz.
Equity Index
The Ministry publishes this figure as a bare number — KuraData shows it against the directory-wide average, so you can see where Pinehill School (Browns Bay) actually sits, not just the number on its own.
The Equity Index estimates the socio-economic barriers students face, on average, and is used to inform government funding and support. It is not a measure of school quality or academic performance.
Higher values indicate a higher level of estimated socio-economic barriers; lower values indicate fewer. Learn how the Equity Index is calculated →
Student ethnicity
The Ministry publishes this as a raw table — here it's visualised directly against Pinehill School (Browns Bay)'s own roll, so the shape of it is clear at a glance.
- European — 53 students (13%)
- Asian — 333 students (81.6%)
- Pacific — 5 students (1.2%)
- Māori — 11 students (2.7%)
- MELAA — 17 students (4.2%)
- Other — 3 students (0.7%)
- International — 4 students (1%)
Percentages may sum to more than 100% because students can identify with more than one ethnic group.
Education pathway
Nearby schools serving the next or previous year levels are shown as potential pathway options. They do not indicate formal enrolment pathways or actual student transfers.
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Wentworth College Secondary · Years 7–15 · 14.2 km
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Albany Senior High School Secondary · Years 11–15 · 2 km
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Hobsonville Point Secondary School Secondary · Years 9–15 · 9.3 km
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Te Kapehu Whetu - Tamaki Secondary · Years 9–15 · 15 km
Location
- Street addressCnr Hugh Green Drive & Spencer Road
- SuburbPinehill
- CityAuckland
- Local authorityUpper Harbour Local Board Area
Official contact details
- ContactCarla Veldman
- Phone+64 9 478 0301
- Emailinfo@pinehill.school.nz
- Websitewww.pinehill.school.nz/
Nearby schools
Schools physically closest to Pinehill School (Browns Bay), regardless of year level.
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City Impact Church School Composite · Years 1–15 · 725 m
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Pinehurst School Composite · Years 1–15 · 1.8 km
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Albany Senior High School Secondary · Years 11–15 · 2 km
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Albany Junior High School Secondary · Years 7–10 · 3.3 km
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Westminster Christian School Full Primary · Years 1–8 · 3.9 km
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Enrolment
Pinehill School operates an enrolment scheme governed by the Education Act 2020. The school has a defined in-zone area, and out-of-zone enrolments are not currently being accepted.
Enrolment zone
The zone boundary runs broadly as follows:
- East along Oteha Valley Road from its intersection with State Highway 17 to the Northern Motorway
- South along the motorway to McClymonts Road overbridge, then east along McClymonts Road and north into Medallion Drive (numbers 79, 82 and above), including specified numbers on Masons Road and Lavender Garden Lane
- East into Fernhill Way (numbers 67, 86 and below) as far as Crimson Park (excluded), then along Ponderosa Drive to East Coast Road (numbers 489–721, 586–812)
- North to St Clair Place (included) and south to Rosedale Road, including all no-exit roads on the eastern side of East Coast Road between those points
- Oaktree Avenue (numbers 101, 102 and above), Arran Road (numbers 99, 98 and above), Weetman Drive and associated no-exit roads
- West along Rosedale Road to Tawa Drive, then north along State Highway 17 back to the starting point, including Bushlands Park Drive and all roads accessed via it
Required documents
Applications are submitted by emailing supporting documents to enrolments@pinehill.school.nz. The required documents are:
- Proof of the child's eligibility — a New Zealand birth certificate or passport (NZ citizen), Australian passport (Australian citizen), or for non-citizens: a NZ Residency Permit, or a NZ Student Visa and Passport plus Parental Work Permit
- Parent's passport with visa and date of entry into New Zealand (if applicable)
- Two proofs of address: a tenancy or purchase agreement, plus a utilities bill or bond receipt
- Immunisation certificate
- The child's most recent school report
- Documentation supporting any medical conditions or learning difficulties (if applicable)
- Any Court Order documents (if applicable)
School tours are available for prospective families and are led by a member of the Senior Leadership team. Tours can be registered for via the school website.
Curriculum
Pinehill School follows the New Zealand Curriculum, covering Years 0–8. The school organises its curriculum around dedicated literacy and numeracy sessions alongside integrated inquiry learning.
The school has developed a Local Curriculum and Aotearoa NZ Histories curriculum in conjunction with the Ministry of Education. Social Sciences at the school incorporates Aotearoa NZ Histories as a focus area. The school also observes Matariki and holds termly pōwhiri and whakatau as part of its programme.
The school structures student learning around its own Pinehill Way values and Pinehill Learner competencies, which are integrated into curriculum planning and delivery.
As part of the NZ Curriculum Refresh (Te Mātaiaho), the school has received draft Mathematics and Statistics and English curricula, with staff professional learning underway to prepare for implementation. The refreshed curriculum organises learning into phases rather than levels, with the school's Years 0–8 span covering the first three phases.
Frequently asked
These aren't generic answers — each one is built directly from Pinehill School (Browns Bay)'s own official Ministry of Education data already shown on this page, so what you read here always matches the figures above.
Sources & methodology
Every fact on this page traces back to one of the rows below — official Ministry of Education data, or Pinehill School (Browns Bay)'s own published information, reviewed before publication. Nothing here is inferred or estimated beyond what its source actually states.
| Data | Source | Data period | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| School characteristics | Ministry of Education | — | 15 October 2026 |
| Student roll | Ministry of Education / Education Counts | September 2026 | 15 October 2026 |
| Equity Index | Education Counts | — | 15 October 2026 |
| Address & coordinates | Ministry of Education | — | 15 October 2026 |
| Contact details | NZ Schools Directory | Current | 15 October 2026 |
| School information (AI-curated, human-reviewed) | Pinehill School (Browns Bay)'s official website | Current | 14 October 2026 |