Collingwood Area School
36 Lewis Street, Collingwood · Nelson, Marlborough & West Coast
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Composite score
Developing
Below median
Rank #1,923 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Collingwood Area School's board attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of February 2024, with board administration and curriculum requirements met. The school had no composite score recorded at the time of this review.
Best suited for
Students all year levels (Year 1-13) in Collingwood looking for a state-funded setting.
Is Collingwood Area School a good school?
Collingwood Area School scores 50/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
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 80% · L2 60% · UE 10% · bottom quartile of band (n=84) · why? ▼ hide
Uni 2% · Te Pūkenga 1% · Industry 1% · bottom 10% of band (n=81) · why? ▼ hide
70% to Y13 · bottom quartile of band (n=86) · why? ▼ hide
standdowns 7.4/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · above band median (n=404) · why? ▼ hide
-7.4% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · below band median (n=403) · why? ▼ hide
80/100 from ERO review 2024-04 · above band median (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): 80/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-04-15 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of February 2024
- Board Administration requirements met
- Curriculum requirements met
- Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements met
- Personnel Management requirements met
"As of February 2024, the Collingwood Area School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements:"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2015–2024. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2022 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$2.58M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$190k
Net assets / equity
$2.18M
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
NCEA Level 1 · 2024
80.0%
8 of 10 leavers
-20.0pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
60.0%
6 of 10 leavers
-40.0pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
10.0%
1 of 10 leavers
-44.5pt 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.
70.0%
2024 cohort · 10 students
-30.0pt 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
7.4
1 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
0.0
· NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
0.0
· NZ avg ~1.5
Vocational Pathway Awards
School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).
- Creative Industries 1
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
$5.00M
Per-student funding · 2022
$32,485
2018
$1.9M
2019
$1.7M
2020
$2.2M
2021
$3.4M
2022
$5.0M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 10
- Year 02 13
- Year 03 12
- Year 04 11
- Year 05 14
- Year 06 12
- Year 07 20
- Year 08 15
- Year 09 8
- Year 10 7
- Year 11 9
- Year 12 10
- Year 13+ 9
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 92.2%
- Māori 20.1%
- Pacific 1.9%
- Asian 1.9%
- Other / MELAA 1.9%
- International 1.9%
Location
36 Lewis Street, Collingwood. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Collingwood Area School a good school?
Collingwood Area School scores 50/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2024-04 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of February 2024
How do I enrol my child at Collingwood Area School?
Contact the school directly on 03-5248125, email admin@collingwood-area.school.nz, or visit www.collingwood-area.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?
Collingwood Area School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Collingwood Area School has 154 students, with an EQI of 461 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Collingwood Area School in 2024-04, 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.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- web.archive.org
- schoolsdata.co.nz