Lytton High School
347 Nelson Road, Gisborne · Hawke's Bay & Gisborne
Composite score
Developing
Below median
Rank #2,090 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Lytton High School's 2024 ERO Board Assurance review found the board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets. Non-compliance was identified regarding police vetting not being obtained on or about every third anniversary as required; the board has taken steps to address this.
Best suited for
Students aged 13-18 in Gisborne looking for a state-funded setting.
Is Lytton High School a good school?
Lytton High School scores 44/100 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
- Board attested to compliance across six key regulatory and legislative requirement areas
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.
L1 60% · L2 48% · UE 24% · below band median (n=142) · why? ▼ hide
Uni 8% · Te Pūkenga 3% · Industry 9% · top quartile of band (n=123) · why? ▼ hide
59% to Y13 · below band median (n=166) · why? ▼ hide
standdowns 27.5/1k · suspensions 4.2/1k · exclusions 1.0/1k · near band median (n=539) · why? ▼ hide
-3.1% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=524) · why? ▼ hide
51/100 from ERO review 2024-08 · bottom 10% of band (n=544) · 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): 51/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-08-13 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements in Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
- Non-compliance identified: Police vetting not obtained on or about every third anniversary as required by Schedule 4(12) Education and Training Act 2020
- Board has taken steps to address the identified area of non-compliance
"Police vetting must be obtained on or about every third anniversary of any Police vet that has been previously conducted on the person."
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2018–2024. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$13.38M
Surplus / (deficit)
$86k
Net assets / equity
$1.58M
3 years of audited data on file · View full history (Pro)
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
NCEA Level 1 · 2024
60.3%
79 of 131 leavers
-3.6pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
48.1%
63 of 131 leavers
-1.3pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
23.7%
31 of 131 leavers
-8.5pt vs prior year
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.
58.8%
2024 cohort · 131 students
-1.8pt vs 2023
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
27.5
27 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
4.2
5 this year · NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
1.0
1 this year · NZ avg ~1.5
Vocational Pathway Awards
School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).
- Service Industries 9
- Creative Industries 1
- Construction and Infrastructure 1
- Primary Industries 1
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
$8.23M
Per-student funding · 2022
$14,418
2018
$6.4M
2019
$7.8M
2020
$7.3M
2021
$7.5M
2022
$8.2M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 09 139
- Year 10 159
- Year 11 114
- Year 12 90
- Year 13+ 100
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- Māori 76.5%
- European/Pākehā 37.1%
- Pacific 8.1%
- Other / MELAA 4.0%
- Asian 3.9%
Location
347 Nelson Road, Gisborne. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Lytton High School a good school?
Lytton High School scores 44/100 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 2024-08 review identified 3 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements in Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
How do I enrol my child at Lytton High School?
Contact the school directly on 06-8685193, email info@lyttonhigh.net, or visit www.lyttonhigh.com. For state schools, check your home address against the school's enrolment zone — some schools are in-zone-only.
What are the fees?
Lytton High School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Lytton High School has 571 students, with an EQI of 526 (higher socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Lytton High School in 2024-08, signed by Shelley Booysen. 3 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
- drive.google.com
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz