Amberley School
2 Lawcocks Road, Amberley · Canterbury
Composite score
Established
Below median
Rank #1,629 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Amberley School is a full primary school in Amberley, Chatham Islands, with a roll of 233 students. The December 2024 board assurance review found the board attested to compliance across most regulatory areas, but identified three areas of non-compliance: missing evidence of referee checks and incomplete police vetting processes for staff. No active Ministry of Education intervention is currently in place.
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Amberley looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Amberley School a good school?
Amberley School scores 60/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Leaders provide professional learning and coaching to improve teaching practice
- Teachers have positive and mutually respectful relationships with learners
- Leaders build educationally focused relationships with community providers to support learner transitions
Summary derived from ERO reports + audited financials + MoE records. Every claim links to its source — see data transparency at the bottom of this page.
Score breakdown
6 axes, each scored 0–100 on a national absolute scale. As at 2025.
standdowns 6.6/1k · suspensions 9.4/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (n=404) · why? ▼ hide
-3.0% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=403) · why? ▼ hide
56/100 from ERO review 2024-12 · bottom 10% of band (n=406) · why? ▼ hide
⚠ Insufficient EQI-band peers (n<10) to compute per-axis percentile context. The score above is absolute; treat it as a single-school read rather than a peer comparison.
Real ERO composite (from the latest review): 56/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-12-13 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Most learners are achieving at expected curriculum level in mathematics and a majority in reading and writing
- Māori learners and boys are not achieving as well as their peers in reading and writing
- Most learners report teachers believe they can succeed and treat them fairly
- Majority of learners attend school regularly but school has yet to meet Ministry of Education attendance targets
- Leaders increasingly foster a culture committed to quality teaching and equity in learner outcomes
"Most learners are achieving at expected curriculum level in mathematics and a majority of learners are achieving at the expected curriculum level in reading and writing."
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2019–2024. Click a point to read that review.
Discipline (age-standardised, per 1,000 students)
Stand-down = sent home temporarily. Suspension = formal investigation. Exclusion = removed from school. National averages shown for comparison.
Stand-downs · 2024
6.6
1 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
9.4
1 this year · NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
0.0
· NZ avg ~1.5
Government funding
Crown funding only (school operations + teacher salaries + property). Excludes locally-raised funds, international fees and trading income — those are in the audited financial report above.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$1.69M
Per-student funding · 2022
$7,237
2018
$2.0M
2019
$1.5M
2020
$1.9M
2021
$1.7M
2022
$1.7M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 33
- Year 02 37
- Year 03 30
- Year 04 28
- Year 05 19
- Year 06 25
- Year 07 30
- Year 08 27
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 84.1%
- Māori 18.5%
- Asian 6.0%
- Pacific 2.6%
- Other / MELAA 1.3%
Location
2 Lawcocks Road, Amberley. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Amberley School a good school?
Amberley School scores 60/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2024-12 review identified 6 key findings. Most learners are achieving at expected curriculum level in mathematics and a majority in reading and writing
How do I enrol my child at Amberley School?
Contact the school directly on 03-3148309, email office@amberley.school.nz, or visit www.amberley.school.nz. For state schools, check your home address against the school's enrolment zone — some schools are in-zone-only.
What are the fees?
Amberley School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Amberley School has 233 students, with an EQI of 463 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Amberley School in 2024-12, signed by Shelley Booysen. 3 ERO reports are on file in our archive.
Data transparency
Every fact on this page links to its source. We never publish a claim without provenance — read our methodology for the full rules.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz