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Clutha Valley School

2155 Clutha Valley Road, Greenfield · Otago & Southland

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Total roll 102
EQI 445
Founded 1939
63

Composite score

Established

B

Below median

Rank #1,490 of scored NZ schools

Active MoE intervention — limited statutory manager

A limited statutory manager has been appointed to Clutha Valley School . NZ Gazette notice

In summary

Clutha Valley School's board attested in August 2024 to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements, with board administration and curriculum requirements confirmed met in the November 2024 board assurance review. The school is currently operating under active limited statutory manager intervention from the Ministry of Education.

Best suited for

Students aged 5-11 in Greenfield looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.

Is Clutha Valley School a good school?

Clutha Valley School 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.

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 12.2/1k · 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).
88
Trajectory
25%
-28.8% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · bottom 10% of band (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: bottom 10% of band (n=515).
14
ERO review
40%
71/100 from ERO review 2024-11 · bottom quartile 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: 2024. Peer comparison: bottom quartile of band (n=520).
71

⚠ 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): 71/100.

Latest ERO review

2024-11-01 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of August 2024
  • Board Administration requirements met
  • Curriculum requirements met
  • Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements met
  • Personnel Management requirements met
"As of August 2024, the Clutha Valley School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
— ERO, 2024-11-01 (governance)

Audited financials

Year ended 2017 · Audit opinion: unmodified

Annual report

Total revenue

$1.27M

Surplus / (deficit)

$53k

Net assets / equity

$0.38M

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

12.2

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

$2.81M

Per-student funding · 2022

$27,559

2018

$1.0M

2019

$1.1M

2020

$1.4M

2021

$1.4M

2022

$2.8M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    7
  • Year 02
    4
  • Year 03
    11
  • Year 04
    15
  • Year 05
    14
  • Year 06
    16
  • Year 07
    16
  • Year 08
    11

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    60.8%
  • Asian
    18.6%
  • Pacific
    17.6%
  • Māori
    14.7%
  • Other / MELAA
    5.9%

Location

2155 Clutha Valley Road, Greenfield. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Clutha Valley School a good school?

Clutha Valley School 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 2024-11 review identified 7 key findings. Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of August 2024

How do I enrol my child at Clutha Valley School?

Contact the school directly on 03-415 9105, email office@cluthavalley.school.nz, or visit cluthavalley.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?

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

What is the roll size?

Clutha Valley School has 102 students, with an EQI of 445 (mid-range socio-economic context).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Clutha Valley School in 2024-11, signed by Shelley Booysen. 4 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

1 Nov 2024

Source documents

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  • ero.govt.nz
  • web.archive.org
  • gazette.govt.nz
  • schoolsdata.co.nz
  • crimestats.co.nz