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Clarkville Te Kura ki Waimātao

10 Heywards Road, Clarkville · Canterbury

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Total roll 207
EQI 429
Founded 1874
80

Composite score

Strong

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Top 25% in NZ

Rank #416 of scored NZ schools

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State school Co-educational Full Primary (Years 1-8) Kura kaupapa Māori (name-based indicator)

In summary

Clarkville Te Kura ki Waimātao's 2019 ERO review found the school achieving equitable and excellent outcomes in literacy, mathematics and key competencies, with Māori students performing at similar or better levels than their peers. Strengths include reflective governance, a broad curriculum offering rich learning experiences, and explicit development of student leadership. The school's composite score is 88.

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Students aged 5-11 in Clarkville looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.

Is Clarkville Te Kura ki Waimātao a good school?

Clarkville Te Kura ki Waimātao scores 80/100 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

  • Strong reflective, professional governance and leadership that continues to build collective capacity for inquiry, evaluation and innovation
  • A broad, future-focused curriculum that offers students rich, authentic learning experiences within and beyond the school
  • Specific approaches to teaching and learning, and the explicit development of student leadership, promote effective student agency and confident life-long learners

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.

How this is computed
Wellbeing
35%
standdowns 8.3/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (n=518) · why?
Composite of stand-downs, suspensions, and exclusions per 1,000 students (lower is better). Formula: standdowns/1k + 2× suspensions/1k + 5× exclusions/1k. Small primary schools with no rows score top of band ("no incidents reported"). Source: Education Counts student engagement. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: near band median (n=518).
92
Trajectory
25%
-1.0% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=515) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: near band median (n=515).
49
ERO review
40%
88/100 from ERO review 2019-01 · top 10% of band (n=520) · why?
Composite score from the most recent Education Review Office report (Haiku-extracted 0–100 from the published review text). For primary schools this is the heaviest axis (40%) because NCEA-style outcomes data isn't applicable. Source: ERO via Wayback archive. Year: 2019. Peer comparison: top 10% of band (n=520).
88

⚠ 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): 88/100.

Latest ERO review

2019-01-24 · Alan Wynyard, Te Waipounamu - Southern Region

ERO report
  • The school is very effectively achieving equitable and excellent outcomes for most children in literacy, mathematics and the New Zealand Curriculum key competencies
  • Māori students achieve at similar or better levels than their peers; school is highly effective in accelerating learning for those Māori and most other students who need this
  • Students learn in a highly collaborative, inclusive and caring learning environment with leaders building relational trust and effective collaboration at every level
  • Strong professional leadership is effectively building collective capacity for inquiry, evaluation and innovation with a relentless focus on continuous improvement
  • The board provides strong governance and trustees work effectively with leaders and teachers to develop the school's vision, values, and equity and excellence goals
"The school is very effectively achieving equitable and excellent outcomes for most children in literacy, mathematics and the New Zealand Curriculum key competencies."
— ERO, 2019-01-24 (achievement)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2014–2019. Click a point to read that review.

latest 88
0 25 50 75 100 20142019 2014-10-06 · 83/100 2019-01-24 · 88/100

Discipline (age-standardised, per 1,000 students)

Stand-down = sent home temporarily. Suspension = formal investigation. Exclusion = removed from school. National averages shown for comparison.

Education Counts

Stand-downs · 2024

8.3

1 this year · 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.

Education Counts

Total Crown funding · 2022

$1.86M

Per-student funding · 2022

$8,975

2018

$1.2M

2019

$1.4M

2020

$1.6M

2021

$1.4M

2022

$1.9M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    23
  • Year 02
    24
  • Year 03
    28
  • Year 04
    22
  • Year 05
    20
  • Year 06
    25
  • Year 07
    27
  • Year 08
    22

Roll by ethnicity

Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    84.1%
  • Māori
    12.6%
  • Asian
    7.2%
  • Pacific
    3.4%
  • Other / MELAA
    3.4%

Location

10 Heywards Road, Clarkville. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Clarkville Te Kura ki Waimātao a good school?

Clarkville Te Kura ki Waimātao scores 80/100 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 2019-01 review identified 5 key findings. The school is very effectively achieving equitable and excellent outcomes for most children in literacy, mathematics and the New Zealand Curriculum key competencies

How do I enrol my child at Clarkville Te Kura ki Waimātao?

Contact the school directly on 03-3278218, email admin@clarkville.school.nz, or visit www.clarkville.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?

Clarkville Te Kura ki Waimātao is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Clarkville Te Kura ki Waimātao has 207 students, with an EQI of 429 (mid-range socio-economic context).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Clarkville Te Kura ki Waimātao in 2019-01, signed by Alan Wynyard. 2 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.

Last updated

24 Jan 2019

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