St Peter Chanel School (Motueka)
423 High Street, Motueka · Nelson, Marlborough & West Coast
Composite score
Strong
Top 5% in NZ
Rank #38 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Motueka looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.
Is St Peter Chanel School (Motueka) a good school?
St Peter Chanel School (Motueka) scores 91/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 5% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Board attested to compliance with board administration requirements
- Board attested to compliance with personnel management requirements
- Board attested to compliance with finance requirements
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
+33.9% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top 10% of band (n=403) · why? ▼ hide
83/100 from ERO review 2024-12 · top quartile of band (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): 83/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-12-03 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board attested to compliance with curriculum requirements as of March 2024
- Board attested to compliance with health, safety and welfare management
- Two areas of non-compliance identified: annual assessment of principal against professional standards, and evidence of identity document checking for workforce safety checks
- Board has since addressed the identified areas of non-compliance
"As of March 2024, the St Peter Chanel School (Motueka) Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2019–2024. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2021 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$0.71M
Surplus / (deficit)
$34k
Net assets / equity
$0.07M
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
$0.59M
Per-student funding · 2022
$6,915
2018
$0.5M
2019
$0.5M
2020
$0.5M
2021
$0.6M
2022
$0.6M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 11
- Year 02 7
- Year 03 7
- Year 04 9
- Year 05 12
- Year 06 7
- Year 07 13
- Year 08 9
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 62.4%
- Asian 25.9%
- Māori 24.7%
- Pacific 5.9%
- Other / MELAA 1.2%
Location
423 High Street, Motueka. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with St Peter Chanel School (Motueka).
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Motueka South School
Full Primary · 0.3km · 190 roll
35
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Motueka High School
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 1.4km · 674 roll
55
-36 vs this
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Parklands School (Motueka)
Full Primary · 1.8km · 204 roll
64
-27 vs this
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Motueka Steiner School
Full Primary · 3.1km · 87 roll
72
-19 vs this
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Lower Moutere School
Full Primary · 3.4km · 225 roll
80
-11 vs this
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Brooklyn School (Motueka)
Full Primary · 4.8km · 139 roll
90
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Frequently asked
Is St Peter Chanel School (Motueka) a good school?
St Peter Chanel School (Motueka) scores 91/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 5% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2024-12 review identified 4 key findings. Board attested to compliance with curriculum requirements as of March 2024
How do I enrol my child at St Peter Chanel School (Motueka)?
Contact the school directly on 03-5287366, email office@spcmotueka.school.nz, or visit www.spcmotueka.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?
St Peter Chanel School (Motueka) is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
St Peter Chanel School (Motueka) has 85 students, with an EQI of 453 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed St Peter Chanel School (Motueka) in 2024-12, 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
- web.archive.org
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz