Ashburton Intermediate
144 Cass Street, Netherby · Canterbury
Composite score
Developing
Below median
Rank #1,770 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Ashburton Intermediate's 2023 ERO review identified opportunities to enhance attendance, behaviour and achievement outcomes, and to refine assessment practices and data analysis across teaching teams. The school has established positive behaviour systems and values-based culture, collects student data to support Year 7 transitions, and has implemented distributed leadership structures. Leaders are improvement-focused and working to build consistent teaching practices through refined curriculum and enhanced teacher capability.
Best suited for
Students aged 11-13 in Netherby looking for a state-funded setting.
Is Ashburton Intermediate a good school?
Ashburton Intermediate scores 56/100 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
- Promoting positive behaviours for learning and the school values are an integral part of growing the school's culture and shared expectations for excellence, consideration, innovation and integrity
- Data is collected and collated to provide a picture of student strengths, prior learning, needs, and challenges that includes connecting purposefully with contributing primary schools to support smooth transitions for students into the school at the start of Year 7
- Leaders are improvement focused and reflective and have implemented a revised structure for growing distributed leadership within teaching teams to support consistent teaching practices
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 25.1/1k · suspensions 5.0/1k · exclusions 3.5/1k · below band median (n=404) · why? ▼ hide
+8.6% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above band median (n=403) · why? ▼ hide
61/100 from ERO review 2019-08 · 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): 61/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-06-30 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Attendance, behaviour and achievement data identify opportunities for leaders to enhance outcomes for learners across the school
- Leaders wish to review and refine use of assessment tools and analysis of data, and are building teacher capability to assess and use relevant information to enhance teaching practices
- Leaders are reviewing and refining the school's localised curriculum, ensuring that teaching teams share a common understanding of quality practice expectations
- Strategic and annual planning prioritises building strengthened whānau engagement in the school's learning programmes, including by planning to purposefully incorporate student and whānau perspectives and feedback in decision making
"leaders are improvement focused and reflective and have implemented a revised structure for growing distributed leadership within teaching teams to support consistent teaching practices"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2017–2019. 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
25.1
18 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
5.0
3 this year · NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
3.5
2 this year · 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
$8.00M
Per-student funding · 2022
$17,130
2018
$2.4M
2019
$2.5M
2020
$3.3M
2021
$3.9M
2022
$8.0M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 07 228
- Year 08 238
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 73.0%
- Māori 17.8%
- Pacific 16.3%
- Asian 10.5%
- Other / MELAA 2.6%
Location
144 Cass Street, Netherby. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Ashburton Intermediate.
Ashburton Netherby School
Contributing · 0.8km · 185 roll
47
-9 vs this
St Joseph's School (Ashburton)
Full Primary · 1km · 264 roll
78
+22 vs this
Ashburton College
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 1.2km · 1,330 roll
70
+14 vs this
Hampstead School
Contributing · 1.3km · 329 roll
37
-19 vs this
Ashburton Borough School
Full Primary · 1.3km · 272 roll
65
+9 vs this
Ashburton Christian School
Composite (Year 1-10) · 1.5km · 266 roll
80
+24 vs this
Frequently asked
Is Ashburton Intermediate a good school?
Ashburton Intermediate scores 56/100 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 2023-06 review identified 4 key findings. Attendance, behaviour and achievement data identify opportunities for leaders to enhance outcomes for learners across the school
How do I enrol my child at Ashburton Intermediate?
Contact the school directly on 03-3089563, email office@ashinter.school.nz, or visit www.ashinter.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?
Ashburton Intermediate is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Ashburton Intermediate has 467 students, with an EQI of 474 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Ashburton Intermediate in 2023-06, signed by Shelley Booysen. 4 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