Solway College
Fleet Street, Masterton · Wellington
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Composite score
Established
Above median
Rank #1,092 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Solway College's Board of Trustees attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of June 2024, with Board Administration and Curriculum requirements confirmed. The school has no active Ministry of Education intervention. No composite score is currently available.
Best suited for
Students aged 13-18 in Masterton looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Solway College a good school?
Solway College scores 70/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Above 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 96% · L2 91% · UE 77% · top quartile of band (n=81) · why? ▼ hide
Uni 12% · Te Pūkenga 4% · Industry 0% · bottom quartile of band (n=77) · why? ▼ hide
82% to Y13 · below band median (n=84) · why? ▼ hide
standdowns 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=518) · why? ▼ hide
+17.9% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (n=515) · why? ▼ hide
85/100 from ERO review 2024-10 · 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
2024-10-01 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of June 2024
- Board Administration requirements met
- Curriculum requirements met
- Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements met
- Personnel Management and Finance requirements met
"As of June 2024, the Solway College, Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
3 ERO reviews on file, 2024–2024. 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
95.5%
21 of 22 leavers
-4.5pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
90.9%
20 of 22 leavers
-9.1pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
77.3%
17 of 22 leavers
-12.7pt 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.
81.8%
2024 cohort · 22 students
-3.2pt 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
Vocational Pathway Awards
School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).
- Service Industries 2
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
$2.59M
Per-student funding · 2022
$14,011
2018
$1.8M
2019
$1.9M
2020
$2.2M
2021
$2.4M
2022
$2.6M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 07 15
- Year 08 21
- Year 09 28
- Year 10 41
- Year 11 40
- Year 12 37
- Year 13+ 9
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 83.8%
- Māori 24.3%
- Other / MELAA 7.6%
- Asian 5.9%
- Pacific 2.2%
- International 1.6%
Location
Fleet Street, Masterton. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Solway College.
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+7 vs this
Masterton Primary School
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-9 vs this
Wairarapa College
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 1.5km · 954 roll
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-12 vs this
Solway School
Contributing · 1.6km · 235 roll
56
-14 vs this
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Frequently asked
Is Solway College a good school?
Solway College scores 70/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Above median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2024-10 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of June 2024
How do I enrol my child at Solway College?
Contact the school directly on 06-3782219, email office@solwaycollege.school.nz, or visit www.solwaycollege.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?
Solway College is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Solway College has 185 students, with an EQI of 431 (mid-range socio-economic context). It is a girls school-only school.
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Solway College in 2024-10, 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
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz