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Oaklynn Special School

Specialist School · State · New Lynn, Auckland

232 students on the roll in New Lynn · EQI 453.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 4. Current Equity Index: 453. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 20 Mayville Avenue, New Lynn, Auckland, 0600
  • Roll: 232 (September 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1960
  • Isolation index 0.12, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Phone: 09-8274748
  • Email: admin@oaklynn.school.nz
  • Contact: Pilar Romero (Acting)
  • Website: oaklynn.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 80 · 34%
Māori 29 · 13%
Pacific 87 · 38%
Asian 70 · 30%
MELAA 24 · 10%

Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Other schools near here

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 October 2026.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Oaklynn Special School?

Specialist School · State · Co-Educational, in New Lynn.

How many students does Oaklynn Special School have?

232 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

What is Oaklynn Special School's Equity Index?

EQI 453, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

Where is Oaklynn Special School?

20 Mayville Avenue, New Lynn, Auckland. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.