South Featherston School
45 South Featherston Road, Featherston · Wellington
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Composite score
Strong
Top 5% in NZ
Rank #24 of scored NZ schools
Active MoE intervention — limited statutory manager
A limited statutory manager has been appointed to South Featherston School as of 2020-10-30. NZ Gazette notice
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Featherston looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.
Is South Featherston School a good school?
South Featherston School is currently under MoE intervention — a limited statutory manager has been appointed. The school's day-to-day teaching continues; the intervention addresses governance or operational concerns identified by the Ministry. Read the NZ Gazette notice for details.
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.
standdowns 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=404) · why? ▼ hide
+54.3% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top 10% of band (n=403) · why? ▼ hide
82/100 from ERO review 2023-12 · 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): 82/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-12-05 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting Board Administration regulatory and legislative requirements
- Board has attested to meeting Curriculum regulatory and legislative requirements
- Board has attested to meeting Management of Health, Safety and Welfare regulatory and legislative requirements
- Board has attested to meeting Personnel Management regulatory and legislative requirements
- Board has attested to meeting Finance regulatory and legislative requirements
"As of February 2023, the South Featherston School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2021–2023. Click a point to read that review.
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
$0.63M
Per-student funding · 2022
$8,950
2018
$0.7M
2019
$0.5M
2020
$0.7M
2021
$0.6M
2022
$0.6M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 9
- Year 02 12
- Year 03 11
- Year 04 3
- Year 05 7
- Year 06 9
- Year 07 15
- Year 08 5
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 90.0%
- Māori 22.9%
- Asian 5.7%
- Other / MELAA 4.3%
- Pacific 1.4%
Location
45 South Featherston Road, Featherston. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is South Featherston School a good school?
South Featherston School is currently under MoE intervention — a limited statutory manager has been appointed. The school's day-to-day teaching continues; the intervention addresses governance or operational concerns identified by the Ministry. Read the NZ Gazette notice for details.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2023-12 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting Board Administration regulatory and legislative requirements
How do I enrol my child at South Featherston School?
Contact the school directly, email office@sfs.school.nz, or visit southfeatherston.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?
South Featherston School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
South Featherston School has 70 students, with an EQI of 457 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed South Featherston School in 2023-12, signed by Shelley Booysen. 3 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
- gazette.govt.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz