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Ngatimoti School

4 Greenhill Road, Motueka · Nelson, Marlborough & West Coast

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Total roll 68
EQI 437
Founded 1873
66

Composite score

Established

B

Below median

Rank #1,348 of scored NZ schools

In summary

Ngatimoti School's board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of May 2024, with confirmation across all six regulatory domains: Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets. No composite score is currently available for this school.

Best suited for

Students aged 5-11 in Motueka looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.

Is Ngatimoti School a good school?

Ngatimoti School scores 66/100 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.

How this is computed
Wellbeing
35%
standdowns 16.4/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (n=518) · why?
Composite of stand-downs, suspensions, and exclusions per 1,000 students (lower is better). Formula: standdowns/1k + 2× suspensions/1k + 5× exclusions/1k. Small primary schools with no rows score top of band ("no incidents reported"). Source: Education Counts student engagement. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: near band median (n=518).
84
Trajectory
25%
-30.3% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · bottom 10% of band (n=515) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: bottom 10% of band (n=515).
12
ERO review
40%
84/100 from ERO review 2024-11 · top quartile of band (n=520) · why?
Composite score from the most recent Education Review Office report (Haiku-extracted 0–100 from the published review text). For primary schools this is the heaviest axis (40%) because NCEA-style outcomes data isn't applicable. Source: ERO via Wayback archive. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: top quartile of band (n=520).
84

⚠ 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): 84/100.

Latest ERO review

2024-11-29 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of May 2024
  • All regulatory domains confirmed: Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
"As of May 2024, the Ngatimoti School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
— ERO, 2024-11-29 (governance)

Composite score across reviews

3 ERO reviews on file, 2013–2024. Click a point to read that review.

latest 84
0 25 50 75 100 201320182024 2013-02-08 · 83/100 2018-01-12 · 87/100 2024-11-29 · 84/100

Discipline (age-standardised, per 1,000 students)

Stand-down = sent home temporarily. Suspension = formal investigation. Exclusion = removed from school. National averages shown for comparison.

Education Counts

Stand-downs · 2024

16.4

1 this year · 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.

Education Counts

Total Crown funding · 2022

$0.84M

Per-student funding · 2022

$12,370

2018

$0.7M

2019

$1.0M

2020

$0.8M

2021

$0.8M

2022

$0.8M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    3
  • Year 02
    4
  • Year 03
    7
  • Year 04
    9
  • Year 05
    12
  • Year 06
    13
  • Year 07
    12
  • Year 08
    9

Roll by ethnicity

Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    91.2%
  • Māori
    14.7%
  • Pacific
    1.5%
  • Asian
    1.5%

Location

4 Greenhill Road, Motueka. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Ngatimoti School a good school?

Ngatimoti School scores 66/100 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 2024-11 review identified 2 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of May 2024

How do I enrol my child at Ngatimoti School?

Contact the school directly on 03-5268842, email office@ngatimoti.school.nz, or visit www.ngatimoti.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?

Ngatimoti School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Ngatimoti School has 68 students, with an EQI of 437 (mid-range socio-economic context).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Ngatimoti School in 2024-11, 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.

Last updated

29 Nov 2024

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  • crimestats.co.nz