Reefton Area School
10 Victory Street, Reefton · Nelson, Marlborough & West Coast
Composite score
Developing
Below median
Rank #1,907 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Reefton Area School's Board of Trustees confirmed meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of June 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 all year levels (Year 1-13) in Reefton looking for a state-funded setting.
Is Reefton Area School a good school?
Reefton Area School scores 51/100 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 83% · L2 67% · UE 33% · below band median (n=109) · why? ▼ hide
Uni 1% · Te Pūkenga 2% · Industry 1% · bottom quartile of band (n=102) · why? ▼ hide
33% to Y13 · bottom 10% of band (n=115) · why? ▼ hide
standdowns 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=468) · why? ▼ hide
+19.7% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (n=469) · why? ▼ hide
81/100 from ERO review 2019-08 · above 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): 81/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-05-31 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board of Trustees has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of June 2022
- Board Administration requirements confirmed
- Curriculum requirements confirmed
- Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements confirmed
- Personnel Management requirements confirmed
"As of June 2022, the Reefton Area School Board of Trustees has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2015–2019. 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
83.3%
15 of 18 leavers
-16.7pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
66.7%
12 of 18 leavers
-26.6pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
33.3%
6 of 18 leavers
-26.7pt 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.
33.3%
2024 cohort · 18 students
-60.0pt 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
0.0
· 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.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$3.26M
Per-student funding · 2022
$18,602
2018
$2.2M
2019
$2.1M
2020
$2.4M
2021
$2.6M
2022
$3.3M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 16
- Year 02 11
- Year 03 23
- Year 04 12
- Year 05 13
- Year 06 15
- Year 07 10
- Year 08 11
- Year 09 17
- Year 10 14
- Year 11 13
- Year 12 12
- Year 13+ 9
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 77.1%
- Māori 22.9%
- Asian 6.9%
- Other / MELAA 2.9%
- Pacific 1.1%
Location
10 Victory Street, Reefton. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Reefton Area School a good school?
Reefton Area School scores 51/100 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 regulatory and legislative requirements as of June 2022
How do I enrol my child at Reefton Area School?
Contact the school directly on 03-7328421, email office@ras.school.nz, or visit www.ras.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?
Reefton Area School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Reefton Area School has 175 students, with an EQI of 504 (higher socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Reefton Area School in 2023-05, 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
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz