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Southern Cross Campus

Composite · State · Mangere, Auckland

1,671 students on the roll in Mangere · EQI 515 · an enrolment scheme in place.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 1. Current Equity Index: 515. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 237 Buckland Road, Mangere, Auckland, 2153
  • Roll: 1,671 (September 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1998
  • An enrolment scheme is in place.
  • Isolation index 0.15, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Phone: 09-2550404
  • Email: admin@southerncross.school.nz
  • Contact: Samantha Smith
  • Website: southerncross.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 59 · 4%
Māori 222 · 13%
Pacific 1,417 · 85%
Asian 180 · 11%
MELAA 22 · 1%
Other 2 · 0%

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

Enrolment zone

  • Southern Cross Campus (Yrs 7-8), in force from 2009-07-16 · 4 km²
  • Southern Cross Campus (Yrs 9-15), in force from 2009-07-16 · 6 km²
  • Southern Cross Campus (Yrs 1-6), in force from 2009-07-16 · 1 km²

Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary. Confirm with the school before relying on it.

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 Southern Cross Campus?

Composite · State · Co-Educational, in Mangere.

How many students does Southern Cross Campus have?

1,671 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

What is Southern Cross Campus's Equity Index?

EQI 515, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 1.

Does Southern Cross Campus have an enrolment zone?

3 zone polygons on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.