Chanel College
26 Herbert Street, Masterton · Wellington
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Composite score
Established
Below median
Rank #1,545 of scored NZ schools
Active MoE intervention — limited statutory manager
A limited statutory manager has been appointed to Chanel College as of 2023-03-30. NZ Gazette notice
In summary
Chanel College's September 2023 board assurance review found the board attested to compliance across regulatory and administrative areas including finance, assets, and personnel management. Non-compliance was identified regarding teaching and learning programmes not fully meeting curriculum policy requirements, and the school not offering second or subsequent language learning in Years 7-10. The school is currently subject to limited statutory manager intervention by the Ministry of Education.
Best suited for
Students aged 13-18 in Masterton looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Chanel College a good school?
Chanel College is currently under MoE intervention — a limited statutory manager has been appointed. The school's day-to-day teaching continues; the intervention addresses governance or operational concerns identified by the Ministry. Read the NZ Gazette notice for details.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Board has attested to compliance across all major administrative areas including Finance, Assets, and Personnel Management
- Board demonstrated willingness to address identified non-compliance areas
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.
L1 93% · L2 84% · UE 66% · top 10% of band (n=84) · why? ▼ hide
Uni 7% · Te Pūkenga 5% · Industry 3% · bottom quartile of band (n=81) · why? ▼ hide
86% to Y13 · top quartile of band (n=86) · why? ▼ hide
standdowns 32.4/1k · suspensions 11.1/1k · exclusions 2.1/1k · below band median (n=404) · why? ▼ hide
+39.6% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top 10% of band (n=403) · why? ▼ hide
56/100 from ERO review 2023-09 · 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
2023-09-12 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board attested to compliance with regulatory and legislative requirements across Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
- Non-compliance identified: teaching and learning programmes do not fully give effect to required curriculum policy statements and national curriculum statements
- School not offering students opportunities for learning second or subsequent languages in Years 7 to 10
- Health Curriculum statement not adopted in accordance with required two-year consultation cycle
- Board requires awareness of work experience conditions and health and safety responsibilities
"Evidence that the school's principal and staff have developed and implemented teaching and learning programmes that give effect to required curriculum policy statements and national curriculum statements."
Composite score across reviews
3 ERO reviews on file, 2018–2023. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$5.03M
Surplus / (deficit)
$29k
Net assets / equity
$0.90M
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
NCEA Level 1 · 2024
93.2%
41 of 44 leavers
-3.1pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
84.1%
37 of 44 leavers
-4.8pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
65.9%
29 of 44 leavers
+2.9pt vs prior year
Data: Ministry of Education / Education Counts, CC-BY-4.0
Stay-on rate
Percentage of students who stay at school until at least their 17th birthday — the standard NZ proxy for Year-9-to-Year-13 retention.
86.4%
2024 cohort · 44 students
-6.2pt vs 2023
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
32.4
16 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
11.1
6 this year · NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
2.1
1 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
$3.15M
Per-student funding · 2022
$9,900
2018
$2.7M
2019
$2.6M
2020
$2.8M
2021
$3.0M
2022
$3.1M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 07 42
- Year 08 48
- Year 09 56
- Year 10 60
- Year 11 43
- Year 12 46
- Year 13+ 19
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 62.3%
- Māori 22.3%
- Asian 22.0%
- Pacific 8.5%
- Other / MELAA 3.1%
- International 0.6%
Location
26 Herbert Street, Masterton. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Chanel College.
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Contributing · 0.9km · 261 roll
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0 vs this
Mākoura College
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 1km · 313 roll
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-10 vs this
Puawānanga Wairarapa Young Parents
Teen Parent Unit · 1km · roll n/a
62
+1 vs this
TKKM o Wairarapa
Composite · 1.1km · 164 roll
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+23 vs this
Hadlow Preparatory School
Full Primary · 1.2km · 196 roll
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Frequently asked
Is Chanel College a good school?
Chanel College is currently under MoE intervention — a limited statutory manager has been appointed. The school's day-to-day teaching continues; the intervention addresses governance or operational concerns identified by the Ministry. Read the NZ Gazette notice for details.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2023-09 review identified 6 key findings. Board attested to compliance with regulatory and legislative requirements across Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
How do I enrol my child at Chanel College?
Contact the school directly on 06-3700612, email admin@chanelcollege.school.nz, or visit www.chanelcollege.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?
Chanel College is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Chanel College has 318 students, with an EQI of 472 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Chanel College in 2023-09, signed by Shelley Booysen. 5 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
- gazette.govt.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz