Mountainview High School
Pages Road, Timaru · Canterbury
Composite score
Developing
Below median
Rank #1,925 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Mountainview High School's Board of Trustees confirmed meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of November 2022, with board administration and curriculum requirements verified in the May 2023 ERO board assurance review. No active Ministry of Education intervention is in place.
Best suited for
Students aged 13-18 in Timaru looking for a state-funded setting.
Is Mountainview High School a good school?
Mountainview High School scores 50/100 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.
L1 78% · L2 61% · UE 32% · bottom quartile of band (n=109) · why? ▼ hide
Uni 11% · Te Pūkenga 14% · Industry 11% · top quartile of band (n=102) · why? ▼ hide
63% to Y13 · bottom quartile of band (n=115) · why? ▼ hide
standdowns 45.9/1k · suspensions 6.0/1k · exclusions 4.9/1k · below band median (n=468) · why? ▼ hide
+2.6% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=469) · why? ▼ hide
75/100 from ERO review 2023-05 · near band median (n=471) · 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): 75/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-05-12 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board of Trustees has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of November 2022
- Board Administration requirements confirmed
- Curriculum requirements confirmed
- Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements confirmed
- Personnel Management requirements confirmed
"As of November 2022, the Mountainview High School Board of Trustees has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
3 ERO reviews on file, 2013–2023. Click a point to read that review.
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
NCEA Level 1 · 2024
77.5%
100 of 129 leavers
+2.9pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
60.5%
78 of 129 leavers
+8.0pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
31.8%
41 of 129 leavers
+3.1pt 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.
62.8%
2024 cohort · 129 students
+3.8pt 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
45.9
37 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
6.0
6 this year · NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
4.9
4 this year · NZ avg ~1.5
Vocational Pathway Awards
School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).
- Service Industries 4
- Creative Industries 3
- Construction and Infrastructure 2
- Manufacturing and Technology 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
$5.68M
Per-student funding · 2022
$12,771
2018
$4.2M
2019
$5.2M
2020
$5.3M
2021
$6.3M
2022
$5.7M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 09 103
- Year 10 78
- Year 11 113
- Year 12 96
- Year 13+ 85
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 78.0%
- Māori 13.9%
- Asian 9.0%
- Other / MELAA 6.5%
- Pacific 2.9%
- International 1.6%
International students
SIEBA member · Day school only
Years accepted
Year 9 to Year 13
Location
Pages Road, Timaru. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Mountainview High School.
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Frequently asked
Is Mountainview High School a good school?
Mountainview High School scores 50/100 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 2023-05 review identified 6 key findings. Board of Trustees has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of November 2022
How do I enrol my child at Mountainview High School?
Contact the school directly on 03-6847039, email admin@mountainview.school.nz, or visit www.mountainview.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?
Mountainview High School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Mountainview High School has 445 students, with an EQI of 494 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Mountainview High School in 2023-05, signed by Shelley Booysen. 5 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
- sieba.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- mountainview.school.nz
- crimestats.co.nz