Nayland College
166 Nayland Road, Stoke · Nelson, Marlborough & West Coast
Composite score
Established
Below median
Rank #1,594 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Nayland College's board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements in board administration, curriculum, and management of health, safety and welfare, according to the March 2024 ERO board assurance review. No composite score is currently available for this school.
Best suited for
Students aged 13-18 in Stoke looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Nayland College a good school?
Nayland College scores 60/100 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 84% · L2 77% · UE 50% · near band median (n=84) · why? ▼ hide
Uni 18% · Te Pūkenga 16% · Industry 8% · near band median (n=81) · why? ▼ hide
74% to Y13 · below band median (n=86) · why? ▼ hide
standdowns 49.4/1k · suspensions 3.4/1k · exclusions 2.4/1k · below band median (n=404) · why? ▼ hide
+9.2% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above band median (n=403) · why? ▼ hide
81/100 from ERO review 2020-06 · above band median (n=406) · 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): 81/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-03-28 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements in Board Administration
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements in Curriculum
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements in Management of Health, Safety and Welfare
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements in Personnel Management
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements in Finance
"As of March 2024, the Nayland College Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2016–2020. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$22.33M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$511k
Net assets / equity
$3.75M
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
83.5%
263 of 315 leavers
+3.0pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
76.5%
241 of 315 leavers
+7.8pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
49.5%
156 of 315 leavers
+5.1pt 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.
73.7%
2024 cohort · 315 students
+8.0pt 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
49.4
106 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
3.4
9 this year · NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
2.4
5 this year · NZ avg ~1.5
Vocational Pathway Awards
School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).
- Service Industries 35
- Creative Industries 14
- Manufacturing and Technology 4
- Construction and Infrastructure 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
$18.20M
Per-student funding · 2022
$13,263
2018
$9.2M
2019
$8.5M
2020
$11.8M
2021
$14.9M
2022
$18.2M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 09 308
- Year 10 290
- Year 11 315
- Year 12 249
- Year 13+ 260
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 83.7%
- Māori 16.0%
- Asian 8.4%
- International 5.0%
- Other / MELAA 4.8%
- Pacific 4.2%
International students
SIEBA member · Day school only
ESOL support
partial
Years accepted
9-13
Location
166 Nayland Road, Stoke. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Nayland College.
Broadgreen Intermediate
Intermediate · 0.1km · 489 roll
38
-22 vs this
Nayland Primary School
Contributing · 0.2km · 390 roll
63
+3 vs this
Birchwood School
Contributing · 0.7km · 256 roll
66
+6 vs this
Stoke School
Contributing · 1.3km · 209 roll
33
-27 vs this
Nelson Christian Academy
Full Primary · 1.6km · 312 roll
62
+2 vs this
Enner Glynn School
Contributing · 1.8km · 333 roll
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+1 vs this
Frequently asked
Is Nayland College a good school?
Nayland College scores 60/100 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 2024-03 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements in Board Administration
How do I enrol my child at Nayland College?
Contact the school directly on 03-5479769, email xtend@nayland.school.nz, or visit www.nayland.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?
Nayland College is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Nayland College has 1,372 students, with an EQI of 462 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Nayland College in 2024-03, 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
- nayland.school.nz
- sieba.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz