Timaru Girls' High School
Cain Street, Timaru · Canterbury
Composite score
Established
Above median
Rank #1,211 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Timaru Girls' High School's Board of Trustees has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements in Board Administration, Curriculum, and Management of Health, Safety and Welfare, as confirmed in the October 2023 Board Assurance Review. No composite score is currently available for this school.
Best suited for
Students aged 13-18 in Timaru looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Timaru Girls' High School a good school?
Timaru Girls' 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 93% · L2 88% · UE 62% · top 10% of band (n=84) · why? ▼ hide
Uni 24% · Te Pūkenga 10% · Industry 3% · below band median (n=81) · why? ▼ hide
84% to Y13 · above band median (n=86) · why? ▼ hide
standdowns 20.7/1k · suspensions 3.4/1k · exclusions 1.4/1k · near band median (n=404) · why? ▼ hide
+8.3% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above band median (n=403) · why? ▼ hide
82/100 from ERO review 2023-10 · 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
2023-10-17 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements in Board Administration
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements in Curriculum
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements in Management of Health, Safety and Welfare
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements in Personnel Management
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements in Finance
"As of February 2023, the Timaru Girls' High School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
3 ERO reviews on file, 2020–2023. 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
92.6%
88 of 95 leavers
+10.2pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
88.4%
84 of 95 leavers
+12.7pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
62.1%
59 of 95 leavers
+21.6pt 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.
84.2%
2024 cohort · 95 students
+7.2pt 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
20.7
15 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
3.4
3 this year · NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
1.4
1 this year · NZ avg ~1.5
Vocational Pathway Awards
School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).
- Service Industries 4
- Creative Industries 3
- Social and Community Services 1
- Primary Industries 1
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
$4.44M
Per-student funding · 2022
$9,827
2018
$4.3M
2019
$4.2M
2020
$4.7M
2021
$4.5M
2022
$4.4M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 09 92
- Year 10 122
- Year 11 114
- Year 12 75
- Year 13+ 65
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 75.9%
- Māori 13.1%
- Pacific 10.0%
- Asian 8.6%
- Other / MELAA 4.2%
- International 3.8%
Location
Cain Street, Timaru. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Timaru Girls' High School.
Roncalli College
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 0.3km · 503 roll
74
+6 vs this
Sacred Heart School (Timaru)
Full Primary · 0.5km · 240 roll
86
+18 vs this
Timaru South School
Full Primary · 0.6km · 224 roll
37
-31 vs this
Timaru Boys' High School
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 1.3km · 767 roll
68
0 vs this
Timaru Christian School
Composite (Year 1-10) · 1.3km · 168 roll
50
-18 vs this
Bluestone School
Full Primary · 1.6km · 493 roll
43
-25 vs this
Frequently asked
Is Timaru Girls' High School a good school?
Timaru Girls' 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 2023-10 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements in Board Administration
How do I enrol my child at Timaru Girls' High School?
Contact the school directly on 03-6881122, email principal@timarugirls.school.nz, or visit www.timarugirls.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 Girls' 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 Girls' High School has 452 students, with an EQI of 474 (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 Timaru Girls' High School in 2023-10, 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