Awahono School - Grey Valley
20 Napoleon Street, Ahaura · Nelson, Marlborough & West Coast
Composite score
Strong
Top 5% in NZ
Rank #90 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Ahaura looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.
Is Awahono School - Grey Valley a good school?
Awahono School - Grey Valley scores 89/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 5% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Strong leadership for learning across the school
- All staff committed to new initiatives through research, targeted professional development focused on improving engagement and learning opportunities for all tamariki and informed through robust evaluation
- Community support and staff that know the community well and have built educationally powerful relationships
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 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=404) · why? ▼ hide
+27.2% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (n=403) · why? ▼ hide
83/100 from ERO review 2023-09 · top quartile 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): 83/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-09-28 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Strong leadership for learning across the school
- All staff committed to new initiatives through research and targeted professional development
- Community support and staff that know the community well with educationally powerful relationships
- School evaluating effectiveness of play-based curriculum and local curriculum on learning outcomes
- Focus on embedding learning style approaches to increase opportunities for all tamariki
"strong leadership for learning across the school."
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2017–2023. 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
0.0
· NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
0.0
· 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
$0.89M
Per-student funding · 2022
$8,517
2018
$0.8M
2019
$0.8M
2020
$0.9M
2021
$0.8M
2022
$0.9M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 16
- Year 02 9
- Year 03 16
- Year 04 15
- Year 05 11
- Year 06 6
- Year 07 20
- Year 08 10
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 83.8%
- Māori 16.2%
- Asian 5.7%
- Other / MELAA 3.8%
- Pacific 1.9%
Location
20 Napoleon Street, Ahaura. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Awahono School - Grey Valley a good school?
Awahono School - Grey Valley scores 89/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 5% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2023-09 review identified 5 key findings. Strong leadership for learning across the school
How do I enrol my child at Awahono School - Grey Valley?
Contact the school directly on 03-7323713, email vanessawallace@awahono.school.nz, or visit www.awahono.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?
Awahono School - Grey Valley is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Awahono School - Grey Valley has 105 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 Awahono School - Grey Valley in 2023-09, 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