Mount Hutt College
44 Main Street, Methven · Canterbury
Composite score
Established
Above median
Rank #1,034 of scored NZ schools
Active MoE intervention — limited statutory manager
A limited statutory manager has been appointed to Mount Hutt College as of 2016-12-22. NZ Gazette notice
In summary
Mount Hutt College's 2023 board assurance review found the board had attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across six key areas: Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets. One area of non-compliance was identified regarding Police vetting information for children's workers; the board has since addressed this. The school is currently under limited statutory manager intervention from the Ministry of Education.
Best suited for
Students aged 13-18 in Methven looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Mount Hutt College a good school?
Mount Hutt College is currently under MoE intervention — a limited statutory manager has been appointed. The school's day-to-day teaching continues; the intervention addresses governance or operational concerns identified by the Ministry. Read the NZ Gazette notice for details.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Board attested to compliance across all six 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 94% · L2 89% · UE 65% · above band median (n=81) · why? ▼ hide
Uni 13% · Te Pūkenga 10% · Industry 13% · bottom quartile of band (n=77) · why? ▼ hide
91% to Y13 · top quartile of band (n=84) · why? ▼ hide
standdowns 28.7/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · below band median (n=518) · why? ▼ hide
+13.5% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (n=515) · why? ▼ hide
85/100 from ERO review 2023-09 · top 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): 85/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-09-22 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across six key areas: Board Administration, Curriculum, Management of Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
- One area of non-compliance was identified: Board needed to regularly obtain and consider information from New Zealand Police vets for all persons employed or engaged as paid children's workers
- The board has since addressed the identified area of non-compliance
"As of March 2023, the Mount Hutt College Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2017–2023. Click a point to read that review.
Trajectory across review cycles
Year-over-year change per dimension based on consecutive ERO reviews.
Audited financials
Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: n/a
Total revenue
$9.40M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$255k
Net assets / equity
$2.04M
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
NCEA Level 1 · 2024
93.8%
75 of 80 leavers
+2.4pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
88.8%
71 of 80 leavers
+7.4pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
65.0%
52 of 80 leavers
+10.7pt 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.
91.3%
2024 cohort · 80 students
+9.9pt 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
28.7
25 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
0.0
· NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
0.0
· NZ avg ~1.5
Vocational Pathway Awards
School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).
- Service Industries 13
- Primary Industries 9
- Construction and Infrastructure 6
- Social and Community Services 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
$5.43M
Per-student funding · 2022
$9,985
2018
$4.8M
2019
$4.2M
2020
$4.9M
2021
$4.8M
2022
$5.4M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 07 71
- Year 08 75
- Year 09 82
- Year 10 95
- Year 11 95
- Year 12 72
- Year 13+ 56
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 76.3%
- Asian 16.4%
- Māori 13.4%
- Other / MELAA 3.1%
- Pacific 2.8%
- International 2.2%
Location
44 Main Street, Methven. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Mount Hutt College a good school?
Mount Hutt College is currently under MoE intervention — a limited statutory manager has been appointed. The school's day-to-day teaching continues; the intervention addresses governance or operational concerns identified by the Ministry. Read the NZ Gazette notice for details.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2023-09 review identified 3 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across six key areas: Board Administration, Curriculum, Management of Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
How do I enrol my child at Mount Hutt College?
Contact the school directly on 03-3028437, email college@mthutt.school.nz, or visit mounthuttcollege.co.nz. For state schools, check your home address against the school's enrolment zone — some schools are in-zone-only.
What are the fees?
Mount Hutt College is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Mount Hutt College has 544 students, with an EQI of 438 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Mount Hutt College in 2023-09, 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
- drive.google.com
- gazette.govt.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz