Green Island School
3 Howden Street, Green Island · Otago & Southland
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Composite score
Developing
Below median
Rank #2,085 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Green Island School's 2022 ERO review identified pastoral care and positive relationships as embedded strengths throughout the school community. The school demonstrates consistent approaches to literacy and numeracy teaching, with strategies supporting students' social and emotional growth celebrated across classrooms and playgrounds. The school has a composite score of 85.
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Green Island looking for a state-funded setting.
Is Green Island School a good school?
Green Island School scores 45/100 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.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Pastoral care of students and the school community is a priority and is valued and embedded throughout the culture of the school
- Positive relationships between children and teachers, and the wider school community
- Strategies to support students' social and emotional growth are embedded and celebrated in the culture of the classrooms and playground
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.
standdowns 212.8/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 14.4/1k · bottom 10% of band (n=468) · why? ▼ hide
-6.2% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · below band median (n=469) · why? ▼ hide
85/100 from ERO review 2022-07 · top 10% of band (n=471) · 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): 85/100.
Latest ERO review
2022-07-14 · Dr Lesley Patterson, Southern Region | Te Tai Tini
- Pastoral care of students and the school community is a priority and is valued and embedded throughout the culture of the school
- There are positive relationships between children and teachers, and the wider school community
- There is a consistent approach to the teaching of literacy and numeracy across the school
- All students have equitable opportunities to access within-school and extra-curricular learning activities
- School is addressing concerns in the junior school about children arriving with lower-than-expected levels of oral literacy and in the senior school about student achievement in mathematics
"Pastoral care of students and the school community is a priority and is valued and embedded throughout the culture of the school."
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
212.8
23 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
—
· NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
14.4
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
$1.45M
Per-student funding · 2022
$8,972
2018
$1.1M
2019
$2.7M
2020
$1.3M
2021
$1.3M
2022
$1.5M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 19
- Year 02 21
- Year 03 20
- Year 04 23
- Year 05 19
- Year 06 24
- Year 07 20
- Year 08 20
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 74.1%
- Māori 23.5%
- Pacific 10.5%
- Asian 9.9%
- Other / MELAA 3.1%
Location
3 Howden Street, Green Island. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Green Island School a good school?
Green Island School scores 45/100 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 2022-07 review identified 5 key findings. Pastoral care of students and the school community is a priority and is valued and embedded throughout the culture of the school
How do I enrol my child at Green Island School?
Contact the school directly on 03-4882314, email secretary@greenisland.school.nz, or visit www.greenisland.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?
Green Island School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Green Island School has 162 students, with an EQI of 490 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Green Island School in 2022-07, signed by Dr Lesley Patterson. 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.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz