Carew Peel Forest School
1051 Ealing Montalto Road, Carew · Canterbury
Composite score
Established
Above median
Rank #731 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Carew Peel Forest School is a contributing school serving 84 students in the Chatham Islands. A Board Assurance Review in July 2024 found the Board had attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all six domains as of February 2024. Non-compliance was identified regarding identity document checks for workforce safety vetting, which the Board has since addressed. The Board has attested compliance with Board Administration, Curriculum, and Health, Safety and Welfare requirements.
Best suited for
Students in Carew looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Carew Peel Forest School a good school?
Carew Peel Forest School scores 76/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Above median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Board has attested compliance with Board Administration requirements
- Board has attested compliance with Curriculum requirements
- Board has attested compliance with Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements
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=536) · why? ▼ hide
-7.2% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · below band median (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
76/100 from ERO review 2024-07 · below band median (n=539) · 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): 76/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-07-01 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all six domains as of February 2024
- Non-compliance identified: school needs to check a primary identity document and a secondary identity document for safety checking of workforce
- Board has since addressed the areas of non-compliance identified
"The next School Board assurance that it is meeting regulatory and legislative requirements will be reported, along with the Te Ara Huarau | School Evaluation Report, within three years."
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2018–2024. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2023 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$1.39M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$9k
Net assets / equity
$1.12M
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
$0.69M
Per-student funding · 2022
$8,261
2018
$0.6M
2019
$0.6M
2020
$0.8M
2021
$0.8M
2022
$0.7M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 12
- Year 02 10
- Year 03 9
- Year 04 13
- Year 05 15
- Year 06 13
- Year 07 5
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 84.5%
- Asian 14.3%
- Other / MELAA 2.4%
- Māori 1.2%
Location
1051 Ealing Montalto Road, Carew. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Carew Peel Forest School a good school?
Carew Peel Forest School scores 76/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Above median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2024-07 review identified 3 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all six domains as of February 2024
How do I enrol my child at Carew Peel Forest School?
Contact the school directly on 03-6963556, email carew@carewpeelforest.school.nz, or visit www.carewpeelforest.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?
Carew Peel Forest School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Carew Peel Forest School has 84 students, with an EQI of 417 (lower socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Carew Peel Forest School in 2024-07, 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
- web.archive.org
- schoolsdata.co.nz