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Clifton Terrace School

888 Atawhai Drive, Nelson · Nelson, Marlborough & West Coast

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Total roll 297
EQI 406
Founded 1858
79

Composite score

Established

B+

Top 25% in NZ

Rank #491 of scored NZ schools

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State school Co-educational Contributing Primary (Years 1-6)

In summary

Clifton Terrace School is a contributing primary school in Nelson with 297 students. An ERO review in July 2023 found effective pedagogical knowledge across teaching teams and a reflective, improvement-focused school culture based on research and best practice. The school has strong leadership providing clear vision for mathematics teaching, and is working with ERO to evaluate how effectively mathematics initiatives are improving learning outcomes for all learners.

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Students in Nelson looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.

Is Clifton Terrace School a good school?

Clifton Terrace School scores 79/100 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

  • Effective pedagogical knowledge across the teaching teams
  • A highly reflective school culture that is improvement focused, based on current research and best practice
  • Strong leadership with a clear vision for supporting and building a consistent understanding of and approach to teaching of mathematics, leading to higher achievement

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 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=536) · 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: top 10% of band (n=536).
100
Trajectory
25%
-5.3% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · below band median (n=534) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: below band median (n=534).
43
ERO review
40%
84/100 from ERO review 2019-05 · above band median (n=539) · 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: above band median (n=539).
84

⚠ 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): 84/100.

Latest ERO review

2023-07-26 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • The school is working with ERO to evaluate how effectively mathematics teaching initiatives are improving learning outcomes for all learners, particularly those who need extending
  • Effective pedagogical knowledge exists across teaching teams with a highly reflective, improvement-focused school culture based on current research and best practice
  • Strong leadership provides clear vision for supporting consistent understanding and approach to mathematics teaching to achieve higher outcomes
  • Strategic priorities include embedding 6 principles of Culturally Responsive Practice, Mauri Ora student engagement and transition, and Manaakitanga relationships
"Strong leadership with a clear vision for supporting and building a consistent understanding of and approach to teaching of mathematics, leading to higher achievement."
— ERO, 2023-07-26 (leadership)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2015–2019. Click a point to read that review.

latest 84
0 25 50 75 100 20152019 2015-07-23 · 78/100 2019-05-22 · 84/100

Audited financials

Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified

Annual report

Total revenue

$2.91M

Surplus / (deficit)

$79k

Net assets / equity

$0.25M

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

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.

Education Counts

Total Crown funding · 2022

$2.54M

Per-student funding · 2022

$8,553

2018

$1.8M

2019

$1.9M

2020

$2.6M

2021

$2.8M

2022

$2.5M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    34
  • Year 02
    50
  • Year 03
    35
  • Year 04
    41
  • Year 05
    60
  • Year 06
    53
  • Year 07
    13

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    88.9%
  • Asian
    8.1%
  • Māori
    7.7%
  • Other / MELAA
    4.0%
  • Pacific
    0.7%

Location

888 Atawhai Drive, Nelson. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Clifton Terrace School a good school?

Clifton Terrace School scores 79/100 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 2023-07 review identified 4 key findings. The school is working with ERO to evaluate how effectively mathematics teaching initiatives are improving learning outcomes for all learners, particularly those who need extending

How do I enrol my child at Clifton Terrace School?

Contact the school directly on 03-5450532, email office@cliftontce.school.nz, or visit www.cliftontce.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?

Clifton Terrace School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Clifton Terrace School has 297 students, with an EQI of 406 (lower socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Clifton Terrace School in 2023-07, 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.

Last updated

31 Dec 2024

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