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Te Kura o Ōhinetahi - Governors Bay

1 Jetty Road, Governors Bay · Canterbury

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Total roll 97
EQI 386
Founded 1868
43

Composite score

Developing

C

Below median

Rank #2,142 of scored NZ schools

In summary

Te Kura o Ōhinetahi - Governors Bay's Board of Trustees attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of November 2022, with board administration and curriculum requirements confirmed met in the February 2023 board assurance review. No composite score data is currently available for this school.

Best suited for

Students aged 5-11 in Governors Bay looking for a state-funded setting.

Is Te Kura o Ōhinetahi - Governors Bay a good school?

Te Kura o Ōhinetahi - Governors Bay scores 43/100 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 58.5/1k · suspensions 29.0/1k · exclusions 29.7/1k · bottom 10% of band (n=536) · 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: bottom 10% of band (n=536).
0
Trajectory
25%
+0.0% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=534) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: near band median (n=534).
50
ERO review
40%
77/100 from ERO review 2023-02 · below band median (n=539) · 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: 2023. Peer comparison: below band median (n=539).
77

⚠ 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): 77/100.

Latest ERO review

2023-02-16 · Kathy Lye, Southern Region | Te Tai Tini

ERO report
  • Board of Trustees has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of November 2022
  • Board Administration requirements met
  • Curriculum requirements met
  • Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements met
  • Personnel Management requirements met
"As of November 2022, the Governors Bay School Board of Trustees has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements:"
— ERO, 2023-02-16 (governance)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2017–2023. Click a point to read that review.

latest 77
0 25 50 75 100 20172023 2017-05-11 · 85/100 2023-02-16 · 77/100

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

58.5

3 this year · NZ avg ~37

Suspensions · 2024

29.0

1 this year · NZ avg ~5

Exclusions · 2024

29.7

1 this year · 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

$0.87M

Per-student funding · 2022

$8,932

2018

$0.7M

2019

$1.8M

2020

$2.0M

2021

$0.8M

2022

$0.9M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    10
  • Year 02
    7
  • Year 03
    10
  • Year 04
    16
  • Year 05
    12
  • Year 06
    14
  • Year 07
    14
  • Year 08
    11

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    94.8%
  • Māori
    14.4%
  • Asian
    3.1%
  • Other / MELAA
    3.1%
  • Pacific
    1.0%

Location

1 Jetty Road, Governors Bay. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Te Kura o Ōhinetahi - Governors Bay a good school?

Te Kura o Ōhinetahi - Governors Bay scores 43/100 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 2023-02 review identified 6 key findings. Board of Trustees has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of November 2022

How do I enrol my child at Te Kura o Ōhinetahi - Governors Bay?

Contact the school directly on 03-3299854, email office@governorsbay.school.nz, or visit www.governorsbay.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?

Te Kura o Ōhinetahi - Governors Bay is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Te Kura o Ōhinetahi - Governors Bay has 97 students, with an EQI of 386 (lower socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Te Kura o Ōhinetahi - Governors Bay in 2023-02, signed by Kathy Lye. 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.

Last updated

16 Feb 2023

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  • crimestats.co.nz