Pt England School

What Pt England School does

Pt England School is a publicly funded state primary school located in the Tamaki suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. The school serves approximately 650 students across Years 1-8 (ages approximately 5-13), with a predominantly Maori and Pasifika student body drawn from the local Tamaki community. The school operates a digitally-enabled learning environment built on the Manaiakalani cluster's 'Learn, Create, Share' pedagogical framework, supported by a 1:1 Chromebook program for Years 4-8 students and integrated with Google Sites and edublogs for class and individual student blogging. Core digital assets include class and student blogs, the PENN (Pt England News Network) student-produced video series, and live-streamed assemblies and cultural events hosted on YouTube.

The school's operational model follows standard New Zealand state school governance under a Board of Trustees structure led by Principal Russell Burt. Tuition is provided free to domestic students through government per-pupil funding; revenue beyond government grants is derived from parental donations and Chromebook sales to families. The school participates in the Manaiakalani educational cluster (a network of schools focused on digital learning that provides shared infrastructure, professional development, and the annual Manaiakalani Film Festival) and maintains a minor corporate engagement with KPMG New Zealand via the Classroom@KPMG program for student workplace exposure. Cultural programming is a core component, with an annual Fiafia cultural showcase celebrating Samoan, Tongan, Cook Islands, Niuean, Fijian, and Maori heritage.

The school's external positioning includes high-profile visitor engagements such as the 2021 visit by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, the 2013 visit by Will.I.Am, and the 2015 M\u0101lama Honua waka landing at Pt England Beach. Financial statements for 2023, 2024, and 2025 are publicly available alongside the Annual Report 2025, though specific revenue figures are not disclosed in the source material. The firmographics list 13 employees at the entity level, though the publicly listed teaching staff indicates a substantially larger operational workforce.

Name

Pt England School

Legal name

Pt England School

Website

https://ptengland.school.nz

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pt England School is a publicly funded Maori and Pasifika primary school in Auckland, New Zealand, serving approximately 650 students (Years 1-8) through a digitally-enabled Learn, Create, Share pedagogical framework integrated with the Manaiakalani cluster.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

Keywords

• Primary education
• Digital learning
• Cultural education
• Manaiakalani cluster
• 1:1 Chromebook program

Headquarters

HQ city

Auckland

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Pt England School provides publicly funded primary education for approximately 650 students in Years 1-8 at its Tamaki, Auckland campus. It delivers the Manaiakalani "Learn, Create, Share" digital learning programme, including a 1:1 Chromebook programme for Years 4-8, supported by class and student blogs, the PENN school news network, and cultural education celebrating Maori and Pasifika heritage.

Product overview

Pt England School is a primary education institution (not a technology product company) that operates a website featuring class blogs, student blogs, video content via YouTube, newsletters, sports updates, and learning resources. The school uses the Manaiakalani digital learning programme framework (Learn, Create, Share) and Google Sites for hosting. The school's digital offerings are educational tools for students, teachers, and parents rather than a commercial technology product portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Primary Education (Years 1-8)

Quantifiable outcome

• Students have a worldwide audience for their work through class and individual blogs

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ManaiakalanicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPt England School is part of the Manaiakalani education cluster, a network of schools focused on digital learning. The partnership provides shared educational resources, professional development, the annual Manaiakalani Film Festival, and integration with the cluster's digital platforms and philosophy.
• KPMG New ZealandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKPMG runs Classroom@KPMG programs where students visit their offices for learning experiences, including trips in Terms 1, 2, 3, and 4 2022-2023, exposing students to professional environments and career opportunities.
• Cluster ManaiakalanicoreTechnology or IntegrationManaiakalani cluster provides the digital infrastructure and educational philosophy for technology-integrated learning, including Chromebooks for students.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Manaiakalani: The education cluster and charitable trust that supplies Pt England's digital learning infrastructure, shared pedagogy, and the annual film festival. Not a competitor, but the central enabling organisation for Pt England's differentiating programme.

Broad incumbents

• Te Kura: New Zealand's state-funded correspondence and online school, providing a much broader portfolio of distance and blended learning across the country. Relevant as a NZ public-sector incumbent operating digital-enabled learning at scale, though at a much wider remit than a single primary campus.

Direct peers

• Ruapotaka School: Manaiakalani cluster primary school in the Auckland area, sharing the same digital learning philosophy, cluster infrastructure, and 1:1 device rollout. Directly comparable in operating model and community context.
• Glen Innes School: Auckland primary school within the Manaiakalani cluster delivering the same digital learning pedagogy and cluster-backed Chromebook programme to a comparable community population. Operates as a near-identical implementation of the same model.
• Panmure Bridge School: Manaiakalani cluster primary school located near Pt England in Auckland, using the same digital learning model, shared cluster resources, and 1:1 device programme. Directly comparable in scale, pedagogy, and student demographic profile.
• Tamaki Primary School: Fellow Auckland Manaiakalani cluster primary school delivering the same Learn, Create, Share framework with shared cluster infrastructure and Chromebook programmes. Operates in the same east-Auckland community context and serves comparable Maori and Pasifika student populations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/clusternz
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pt-england-school

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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