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Kelson School

52 Taieri Crescent, Kelson · Wellington

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Total roll 276
EQI 386
Founded 1978
73

Composite score

Established

B+

Above median

Rank #938 of scored NZ schools

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

Is Kelson School a good school?

Kelson School scores 73/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Above median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

Strengths from the latest ERO report

  • An improvement focused strategic vision that supports learners to meet their full potential
  • Robust assessment that ensures student achievement is well known
  • Leadership that is effectively collaborative, to promote learning across the school

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 20.2/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · below band median (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: below band median (n=536).
80
Trajectory
25%
+0.0% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near 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: near band median (n=534).
50
ERO review
40%
82/100 from ERO review 2019-06 · near 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: near band median (n=539).
82

⚠ 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): 82/100.

Latest ERO review

2019-06-10 · Alan Wynyard, Southern Region

ERO report
  • The school is achieving equitable and excellent outcomes for all students
  • Almost all students achieve at or above the school's expectations in reading; most students achieve at or above expectations in writing and mathematics
  • Māori students achieve better than their peers across all three core learning areas
  • The school effectively responds to students whose learning and achievement need accelerating, with many students including targeted students making accelerated progress
  • The senior leadership team effectively works together to promote learning, achievement and wellbeing with a highly collaborative, reflective and improvement-focused approach
"Achievement information from 2017 and 2018 indicates that almost all students achieve at or above the school's expectations in reading. Most students, with almost all Māori learners, achieve at or above expectations in writing and mathematics."
— ERO, 2019-06-10 (achievement)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2016–2019. Click a point to read that review.

latest 82
0 25 50 75 100 20162019 2016-07-12 · 67/100 2019-06-10 · 82/100

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

20.2

2 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

$2.21M

Per-student funding · 2022

$8,010

2018

$1.4M

2019

$1.7M

2020

$2.9M

2021

$1.9M

2022

$2.2M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    37
  • Year 02
    47
  • Year 03
    45
  • Year 04
    41
  • Year 05
    44
  • Year 06
    41
  • Year 07
    3

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    70.7%
  • Asian
    24.3%
  • Māori
    12.0%
  • Other / MELAA
    8.0%
  • Pacific
    4.7%

Location

52 Taieri Crescent, Kelson. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Kelson School a good school?

Kelson School scores 73/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Above median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2019-06 review identified 6 key findings. The school is achieving equitable and excellent outcomes for all students

How do I enrol my child at Kelson School?

Contact the school directly on 04-5650450, email office@kelson.school.nz, or visit www.kelson.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?

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

What is the roll size?

Kelson School has 276 students, with an EQI of 386 (lower socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Kelson School in 2019-06, signed by Alan Wynyard. 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.

Last updated

10 Jun 2019

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