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Winchester Rural School

Rise Road, Winchester · Canterbury

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Total roll 130
EQI 457
Founded 2005
46

Composite score

Developing

C

Below median

Rank #2,048 of scored NZ schools

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State school Co-educational Contributing Primary (Years 1-6)

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Is Winchester Rural School a good school?

Winchester Rural School scores 46/100 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 17.1/1k · suspensions 32.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · bottom quartile of band (n=404) · 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 quartile of band (n=404).
19
Trajectory
25%
-16.8% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · bottom quartile of band (n=403) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: bottom quartile of band (n=403).
29
ERO review
40%
80/100 from ERO review 2024-08 · above band median (n=406) · 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: 2024. Peer comparison: above band median (n=406).
80

⚠ 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): 80/100.

Latest ERO review

2024-08-12 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of April 2024
  • Compliance confirmed across Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel, Finance, and Assets
"The next School Board assurance that it is meeting regulatory and legislative requirements will be reported, along with the Te Ara Huarau | School Evaluation Report, within three years."
— ERO, 2024-08-12 (governance)

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

17.1

1 this year · NZ avg ~37

Suspensions · 2024

32.0

1 this year · 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.

Education Counts

Total Crown funding · 2022

$1.27M

Per-student funding · 2022

$9,753

2018

$1.0M

2019

$1.0M

2020

$1.1M

2021

$1.2M

2022

$1.3M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    18
  • Year 02
    18
  • Year 03
    22
  • Year 04
    18
  • Year 05
    25
  • Year 06
    24
  • Year 07
    4

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    81.5%
  • Asian
    12.3%
  • Māori
    8.5%
  • Pacific
    3.1%
  • Other / MELAA
    1.5%

Location

Rise Road, Winchester. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Winchester Rural School a good school?

Winchester Rural School scores 46/100 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 2024-08 review identified 2 key findings. Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of April 2024

How do I enrol my child at Winchester Rural School?

Contact the school directly on 03-6159436, email office@winchesterrural.school.nz, or visit www.winchesterrural.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?

Winchester Rural School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Winchester Rural School has 130 students, with an EQI of 457 (mid-range socio-economic context).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Winchester Rural School in 2024-08, 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.

Last updated

12 Aug 2024

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