Westport South School
Derby Street, Westport · Nelson, Marlborough & West Coast
Composite score
Established
Below median
Rank #1,304 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Westport South School's board assurance review in June 2023 confirmed the board has met all regulatory and legislative requirements as of March 2023, with board administration and curriculum requirements verified. No composite score was available at the time of this review.
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Westport looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Westport South School a good school?
Westport South School scores 67/100 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.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Staff enable individualised programmes and have a strength in personalising learning for student success
- Established and effective positive behaviour for learning (PB4L) programme that is underpinned by the school values HEART prioritising student's pastoral care
- Positive relationships with whanau, external agencies, and the community extend authentic opportunities for teaching and learning
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 11.8/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · above band median (n=468) · why? ▼ hide
-13.6% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · bottom quartile of band (n=469) · why? ▼ hide
71/100 from ERO review 2018-10 · below band median (n=471) · 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): 71/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-06-13 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Staff enable individualised programmes and have a strength in personalising learning for student success
- Established and effective positive behaviour for learning (PB4L) programme underpinned by the school values HEART prioritising student's pastoral care
- Positive relationships with whanau, external agencies, and the community extend authentic opportunities for teaching and learning
- School prioritising strengthening school wide knowledge and understanding of evaluation processes to better know the impact of their strategic priorities
- Need to increase academic achievement, attendance, and engagement of all students
"Staff enable individualised programmes and have a strength in personalising learning for student success"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2014–2018. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2018 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$2.24M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$78k
Net assets / equity
$0.69M
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
11.8
2 this year · 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
$3.01M
Per-student funding · 2022
$12,376
2018
$1.9M
2019
$2.0M
2020
$2.1M
2021
$2.5M
2022
$3.0M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 32
- Year 02 21
- Year 03 20
- Year 04 22
- Year 05 30
- Year 06 21
- Year 07 34
- Year 08 36
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 82.3%
- Māori 15.6%
- Asian 6.6%
- Other / MELAA 2.9%
- Pacific 1.6%
Location
Derby Street, Westport. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Westport South School a good school?
Westport South School scores 67/100 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 2023-06 review identified 5 key findings. Staff enable individualised programmes and have a strength in personalising learning for student success
How do I enrol my child at Westport South School?
Contact the school directly on 03-7897132, email office@westportsouth.school.nz, or visit www.westportsouth.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?
Westport South School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Westport South School has 243 students, with an EQI of 479 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Westport South School in 2023-06, signed by Shelley Booysen. 4 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