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Hororata School

Q: Is Hororata School a good school?

Hororata School scores 83/100 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.

Q: What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2023-05 review identified 5 key findings. Strong focus on school's values, promoting student wellbeing and inclusion

Q: How do I enrol my child at Hororata School?

Contact the school directly on 03-3180803, or visit hororata.ultranet.school.nz. For state schools, check your home address against the school's enrolment zone — some schools are in-zone-only.

Q: What are the fees?

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

Q: What is the roll size?

Hororata School has 95 students, with an EQI of 432 (mid-range socio-economic context).

Q: When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Hororata School in 2023-05, signed by Shelley Booysen. 4 ERO reports are on file in our archive.

2548 Bealey Road, Hororata · Canterbury

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Total roll 95

EQI 432

Founded 1870

Composite score

Strong

Top 25% in NZ

Rank #269 of scored NZ schools

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

In summary

Hororata School's Board of Trustees attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements across six areas as of March 2022, with Board Administration and Curriculum compliance confirmed. The school operates without active Ministry of Education intervention.

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Students in Hororata looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.

Is Hororata School a good school?

Hororata School scores 83/100 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

A strong focus on the school's values, promoting student wellbeing and inclusion
Thorough analysis of data to inform evidence-based strategic planning
Strong community connections, and collaborative partnerships with other schools

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=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: top 10% of band (n=518).

100

Trajectory

25%

+18.2% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile 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: top quartile of band (n=515).

ERO review

40%

75/100 from ERO review 2017-08 · below band median (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: 2017. Peer comparison: below band median (n=520).

⚠ 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): 75/100.

Latest ERO review

2023-05-15 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report

Strong focus on school's values, promoting student wellbeing and inclusion
Thorough analysis of data to inform evidence-based strategic planning
Strong community connections and collaborative partnerships with other schools
School replacing reading recovery with professional development in structured literacy to strengthen in-class teaching practices
Focus on evaluating leadership for sustainability of coherent learning pathway of effective reading practices from Years 0 to 6

"ERO and the school are working together to evaluate leadership for sustainability of a coherent learning pathway of effective reading practices, from Years 0 to 6."
— ERO, 2023-05-15 (curriculum)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2013–2017. Click a point to read that review.

latest 75

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

$0.94M

Per-student funding · 2022

$9,852

2018

$0.5M

2019

$0.7M

2020

$1.9M

2021

$1.0M

2022

$0.9M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts

Year 01

13
Year 02

11
Year 03

21
Year 04

16
Year 05

9
Year 06

12
Year 07

8
Year 08

1

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts

European/Pākehā

56.8%
Asian

34.7%
Pacific

6.3%
Other / MELAA

3.2%
Māori

1.1%

Location

2548 Bealey Road, Hororata. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Hororata School a good school?

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2023-05 review identified 5 key findings. Strong focus on school's values, promoting student wellbeing and inclusion

How do I enrol my child at Hororata School?

Contact the school directly on 03-3180803, or visit hororata.ultranet.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?

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

What is the roll size?

Hororata School has 95 students, with an EQI of 432 (mid-range socio-economic context).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Hororata School in 2023-05, 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

15 May 2023

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