Big Rock Primary School
2 Bath Street, Brighton · Otago & Southland
Composite score
Strong
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #333 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Big Rock Primary School is a full primary located in Brighton, Otago, serving 101 students. The school's ERO review in May 2023 found a collaborative staff sharing responsibility and leadership, a strong localised curriculum reflecting the school community, and a positive learning environment with established respectful relationships that encourages learner engagement. The school's strategic priorities focus on developing a high-quality integrated curriculum and programmes to build physical and emotional resilience.
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Brighton looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.
Is Big Rock Primary School a good school?
Big Rock Primary School scores 81/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- A collaborative staff who share responsibility and take leadership opportunities
- A strong localised curriculum that is reflective of the school community
- A positive learning environment with established respectful relationships, that encourages and promotes learner engagement
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=518) · why? ▼ hide
+1.0% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=515) · why? ▼ hide
82/100 from ERO review 2019-09 · above band median (n=520) · 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): 82/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-05-25 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- The school's strategic priorities focus on developing a high quality localised integrated curriculum and programmes to build physical and emotional resilience
- A collaborative staff share responsibility and take leadership opportunities
- Strong localised curriculum reflective of the school community with positive learning environment and established respectful relationships
- Board utilises resourcing appropriately to support learning in identified priority areas
"a high quality localised integrated curriculum that provides for investigation, explanation and presentation"
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
$1.18M
Per-student funding · 2022
$11,668
2018
$0.6M
2019
$1.0M
2020
$1.1M
2021
$1.0M
2022
$1.2M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 9
- Year 02 17
- Year 03 11
- Year 04 23
- Year 05 11
- Year 06 13
- Year 07 8
- Year 08 10
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 91.1%
- Māori 17.8%
- Asian 4.0%
- Pacific 2.0%
Location
2 Bath Street, Brighton. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Big Rock Primary School.
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Frequently asked
Is Big Rock Primary School a good school?
Big Rock Primary School scores 81/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2023-05 review identified 4 key findings. The school's strategic priorities focus on developing a high quality localised integrated curriculum and programmes to build physical and emotional resilience
How do I enrol my child at Big Rock Primary School?
Contact the school directly on 03-4811781, email office@bigrock.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?
Big Rock Primary School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Big Rock Primary School has 101 students, with an EQI of 433 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Big Rock Primary School in 2023-05, 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