Little River School
46 Western Valley Road, Little River · Canterbury
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Composite score
Established
Below median
Rank #1,393 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Little River School's Board of Trustees attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of July 2024, with Board Administration and Curriculum requirements confirmed met in the December 2024 ERO board assurance review. No composite score is currently available.
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Little River looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Little River School a good school?
Little River School scores 65/100 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.
standdowns 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=518) · why? ▼ hide
-58.6% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · bottom 10% of band (n=515) · why? ▼ hide
74/100 from ERO review 2024-12 · bottom quartile of band (n=520) · 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): 74/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-12-03 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of July 2024
- Board Administration requirements met
- Curriculum requirements met
- Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements met
- Personnel Management requirements met
"As of July 2024, the Little River School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Audited financials
Year ended 2018 · Audit opinion: n/a
Total revenue
$1.04M
Surplus / (deficit)
$60k
Net assets / equity
$0.51M
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
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.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$0.70M
Per-student funding · 2022
$18,067
2018
$0.9M
2019
$0.7M
2020
$0.8M
2021
$0.8M
2022
$0.7M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 2
- Year 02 1
- Year 03 4
- Year 04 5
- Year 05 5
- Year 06 10
- Year 07 9
- Year 08 5
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 92.3%
- Māori 20.5%
- Pacific 7.7%
- Asian 5.1%
- Other / MELAA 5.1%
Location
46 Western Valley Road, Little River. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Little River School a good school?
Little River School scores 65/100 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 2024-12 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of July 2024
How do I enrol my child at Little River School?
Contact the school directly on 03-3251004, email office@littleriver.school.nz, or visit www.littleriver.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?
Little River School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Little River School has 39 students, with an EQI of 423 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Little River School in 2024-12, 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
- crimestats.co.nz