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Kimihia Parents' College

521 Ferry Road, Woolston · Canterbury

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Total roll 0
EQI 569
Founded 2004
69

Composite score

Established

B

Above median

Rank #1,188 of scored NZ schools

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State school Co-educational EQI 569 (high need)

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

Is Kimihia Parents' College a good school?

Kimihia Parents' College scores 69/100 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

  • Strong culture of respect and high expectations for learning and achieving in an inclusive learning community
  • Effective governance by the host school principal and board with well-established relationships between KPC and Linwood College staff
  • Caring and responsive teachers with complementary skills who develop positive, affirming relationships with students

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
Academic
35%
no NCEA data
no NCEA data · why?
Mean of latest NCEA Level 1 + Level 2 + UE achievement percentage from Education Counts.
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Outcomes
25%
no positive destinations reported
no positive destinations reported · why?
Share of leavers going to a New Zealand university + Te Pūkenga + Industry Training (capped at 100%). Counts are normalised when EC publishes raw cohort sizes instead of percentages. Source: Education Counts post-school destinations. Year: 2025.
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Retention
15%
78% to Y13 · above band median (n=166) · why?
Percentage of the Y9 cohort still enrolled in Y13 (all students). Source: Education Counts retention table. Year: 2023. Peer comparison: above band median (n=166).
78
Wellbeing
12%
standdowns 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=539) · 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=539).
100
Trajectory
8%
-76.5% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · bottom 10% of band (n=524) · 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=524).
0
ERO review
5%
80/100 from ERO review 2017-05 · top quartile of band (n=544) · 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: top quartile of band (n=544).
80

⚠ 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

2017-05-30 · Patricia Davey, ERO

ERO report
  • KPC is well governed and managed to effectively promote and support positive outcomes for learners
  • Most students achieve well in NCEA literacy, numeracy and national qualifications
  • Students are self-motivated and monitor their own learning progress; 2016 data shows improved retention and attendance
  • Learning opportunities are based on students' wellbeing and their individual strengths, needs and career aspirations
  • Strengthening internal evaluation to identify effectiveness and impact of programmes and practices is a key next step
"Kimihia Parents' College is well governed and managed to effectively promote and support positive outcomes for learners."
— ERO, 2017-05-30 (leadership)

Composite score across reviews

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

latest 80
0 25 50 75 100 20132017 2013-11-08 · 78/100 2017-05-30 · 80/100

NCEA achievement

School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).

Education Counts

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.

Education Counts

77.8%

2023 cohort · 9 students

-22.2pt vs 2022

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

$4.63M

Per-student funding · 2022

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2018

$0.1M

2019

$0.1M

2020

$0.1M

2021

$0.1M

2022

$4.6M

Location

521 Ferry Road, Woolston. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Kimihia Parents' College a good school?

Kimihia Parents' College scores 69/100 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 2017-05 review identified 6 key findings. KPC is well governed and managed to effectively promote and support positive outcomes for learners

How do I enrol my child at Kimihia Parents' College?

Contact the school directly on 03-9820100 Ext 701, email diane.atkins@klc.school.nz, or visit www.linwoodcollege.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?

Kimihia Parents' College is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Kimihia Parents' College has 0 students, with an EQI of 569 (higher socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Kimihia Parents' College in 2017-05, signed by Patricia Davey. 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

30 May 2017

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