Timaru Boys' High School
211 North Street, West End · Canterbury
Composite score
Established
Above median
Rank #1,210 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Timaru Boys' High School's Board of Trustees confirmed in their May 2023 board assurance review that regulatory, legislative, and curriculum requirements were being met as of May 2022. No active Ministry of Education intervention is in place. A composite score is not available for this school.
Best suited for
Students aged 13-18 in West End looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Timaru Boys' High School a good school?
Timaru Boys' High School scores 68/100 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 83% · L2 77% · UE 48% · near band median (n=84) · why? ▼ hide
Uni 23% · Te Pūkenga 12% · Industry 24% · top 10% of band (n=81) · why? ▼ hide
72% to Y13 · below band median (n=86) · why? ▼ hide
standdowns 40.5/1k · suspensions 1.3/1k · exclusions 0.8/1k · below band median (n=404) · why? ▼ hide
+26.0% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (n=403) · why? ▼ hide
82/100 from ERO review 2023-05 · 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
2023-05-19 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board of Trustees has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of May 2022
- Board Administration requirements affirmed
- Curriculum requirements affirmed
- Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements affirmed
- Personnel Management and Finance requirements affirmed
"As of May 2022, the Timaru Boys High School Board of Trustees has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
4 ERO reviews on file, 2017–2023. Click a point to read that review.
Trajectory across review cycles
Year-over-year change per dimension based on consecutive ERO reviews.
Audited financials
Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$12.40M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$533k
Net assets / equity
$8.06M
2 years of audited data on file · View full history (Pro)
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
NCEA Level 1 · 2024
83.3%
115 of 138 leavers
-4.5pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
76.8%
106 of 138 leavers
+3.3pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
47.8%
66 of 138 leavers
+5.6pt 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.
71.7%
2024 cohort · 138 students
+3.7pt 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
40.5
50 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
1.3
2 this year · NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
0.8
1 this year · NZ avg ~1.5
Vocational Pathway Awards
School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).
- Creative Industries 5
- Primary Industries 5
- Service Industries 3
- Construction and Infrastructure 3
- Manufacturing and Technology 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
$6.34M
Per-student funding · 2022
$8,267
2018
$5.0M
2019
$5.2M
2020
$6.7M
2021
$5.8M
2022
$6.3M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 09 197
- Year 10 201
- Year 11 166
- Year 12 144
- Year 13+ 91
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 76.0%
- Māori 15.8%
- Pacific 7.3%
- Asian 7.0%
- Other / MELAA 5.2%
- International 2.7%
International students
SIEBA member · Day school only
ESOL support
dedicated class
Years accepted
9-13
Location
211 North Street, West End. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Timaru Boys' High School.
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Frequently asked
Is Timaru Boys' High School a good school?
Timaru Boys' High School scores 68/100 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 2023-05 review identified 6 key findings. Board of Trustees has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of May 2022
How do I enrol my child at Timaru Boys' High School?
Contact the school directly on 03-6877560, email tbhs@timaruboys.school.nz, or visit www.timaruboys.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?
Timaru Boys' High School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Timaru Boys' High School has 767 students, with an EQI of 457 (mid-range socio-economic context). It is a boys school-only school.
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Timaru Boys' High School in 2023-05, 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
- timaruboys.school.nz
- sieba.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz