Ashburton Borough School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 248
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 49 Winter Street, Allenton, Ashburton
- Territorial authority
- Ashburton District
- Phone
- 03-3078529
- office@ashborough.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
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Can my child go here?
This school has an enrolment scheme, so a place is not open to every address. How enrolment zones work
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Zone boundaries shown here are approximate. Ministry of Education data warns these boundaries do not have high spatial precision and can place neighbouring addresses on different sides of a line. This is not a confirmation of enrolment eligibility — always confirm directly with the school. Zone geometry also does not reflect enrolment priority rules (siblings, special character categories, ballots) — it shows the mapped boundary only.
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Source: Ministry of Education, CC BY 3.0 NZ
What would the day look like?
The practical things this school states on its own website — the hours, the uniform, the term dates, and how children get there. These are the school’s own words, not the Ministry’s record and not ERO’s.
Quoted from this school’s own website, as we read it on 13 August 2026. A web page carries no date of its own, so that is the day we read it — not a statement that any of this is still the case. Each line quotes the words it came from.
- Uniform
- Required
We have available ABS branded shorts/tops/skorts/jersey's and jackets from the school office, but students are also welcome to wear a plain red polo shirt (yr1-6) or black polo shirt (yr 7-8), plain black shorts, trousers (leggings, cotton, trackies), skorts.
- Required
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 137
- Māori
- 20
- Pacific
- 34
- Asian
- 64
- MELAA
- 9
- Other
- 4
- International
- 0
Roll by year level and age
Shown as context, not ranked, not compared to any average. As at 30 June 2026, from the same annual return as the roll count above.
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 01 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 30 |
| Year 02 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 30 |
| Year 03 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 35 |
| Year 04 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 25 |
| Year 05 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 41 |
| Year 06 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 38 |
| Year 07 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 41 |
| Year 08 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| Total | 24 | 33 | 80 | 5 | 6 | 148 | 0 | 263 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 25 |
| Age 06 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 35 |
| Age 07 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 32 |
| Age 08 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 26 |
| Age 09 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 40 |
| Age 10 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 40 |
| Age 11 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 36 |
| Age 12 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
| Age 13 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Total | 24 | 33 | 80 | 5 | 6 | 148 | 0 | 263 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
12.3%
| Ashburton Borough School | 12.3% |
|---|---|
| Canterbury Region | 38.3% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 14.1% |
|---|---|
| Male | 10.9% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 20.2% |
| Total | 12.3% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison stand-down rates data (2024)
Age-standardised suspension rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Ashburton Borough School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Canterbury Region | 3.7% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 0% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison suspension rates data (2024)
Age-standardised exclusion rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Ashburton Borough School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Canterbury Region | 1.7% |
| Full Primary | 1.7% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 0% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison exclusion data (2024)
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- 458
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Medium urban area
- Date opened
- 25 January 1872
The Equity Index is used by the Ministry to allocate equity funding. It describes the socio-economic barriers a school’s students face, not how good the school is. How the Equity Index works
What did ERO find?
The Education Review Office reviews every school and publishes what it finds in full. We quote ERO’s report here, section by section, in ERO’s own words and order, and link to it. We do not summarise a report, pick a line out of one, or turn one into a score. How ERO reviews schools
- Reports ERO holds
- 4
- Last reviewed
- 13 December 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (13 December 2023)
A board assurance statement is the board’s own account of whether it took all reasonable steps to meet its legal obligations, on the date shown. It is not ERO’s finding. ERO reports separately, in the same report, on any non-compliance it identified during that process.
The board assurance report of 13 December 2023 carries no actions-for-compliance section — the section ERO uses when it names non-compliance it identified. That is what this report contains; it is not ERO saying it found none. Other reports ERO holds for this school may say something different.
The roll ERO recorded, and when
ERO writes a roll into each report it publishes: a count taken for that report, on the day shown, by the review team that was there. The Ministry of Education’s current roll for this school is 248 — the figure at the top of this page, and the one to use for how big the school is now. These are a different measurement by a different body, so they will rarely agree, and a difference between them is not a change in the school.
August 2017
442
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 26 September 2017
August 2013
361
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 4 October 2013
We draw no line between these. Each was counted for its own report, years apart, by a different review team, and a roll moves between reviews for reasons none of these figures record — so the difference between any two of them measures nothing.
What ERO wrote in its latest report
This is ERO’s report of 13 December 2023 — “Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report” — section by section, under ERO’s own headings, in ERO’s own order. Nothing is summarised, shortened or reordered.
Background
This Profile Report was written within 18 months of the Education Review Office and Ashburton Borough School working in Te Ara Huarau , an improvement evaluation approach used in most English Medium State and State Integrated Schools. For more information about Te Ara Huarau see ERO’s website. www.ero.govt.nz
Context
Ashburton Borough School is situated in the centre of Ashburton township. The school caters for students from years 1 to 8. Mā ngā huruhuru ke rere ai te manu – With feathers the bird will fly, is the vison statement that drives the school’s intention to support every learner to Achieve, Believe and Succeed (ABS).
Ashburton Borough School ’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
all learners experience their own success at their own pace
we celebrate success which is based on evidence
we engage in purposeful learning, knowing why we learn and what our goals are
hauora (wellbeing) is at our core.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Ashburton Borough School ’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the impact of a responsive and inclusive curriculum on improving outcomes for all students.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
to embed teacher understanding and capability around culturally responsive practices and learning design
to further strengthen teacher planning to meet the diversity of learning needs
to continue with the trajectory of improvement for all students.
The school expects to see:
improved student engagement and behaviour
students having meaningful input in directing their own learning
strengthened positive and participatory relationships with whānau .
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to evaluate the impact responsive and inclusive curriculum to improve outcomes for all students:
teachers have the skills and understanding to meet the diversity of learner’s needs across learning contexts
the localised curriculum enables learners to show their strengths
a strong and cohesive staff that utilise their skills and care to support diverse learners.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
knowing the progress of learners and supporting learners to understand their next steps
teachers using evidence to promote practices that improve outcomes for all learners
teaching and support staff continuing to grow expertise in differentiation of the curriculum so that all learners make progress.
ERO’s role will be to support the school in its evaluation for improvement cycle to improve outcomes for all learners. ERO will support the school in reporting their progress to the community. The next public report on ERO’s website will be a Te Ara Huarau | School Evaluation Report and is due within three years.
Shelley Booysen Director of Schools
13 December 2023
About the School
The Education Counts website provides further information about the school’s student population, student engagement and student achievement. educationcounts.govt.nz/home
Read the full report on ero.govt.nz →
All 4 reports ERO holds for this school
ERO reviews a school every few years — around four years between reviews is the usual cycle — so an older date here reflects where a school sits in that cycle, not how it is doing.
Source: Education Review Office, CC BY 4.0.
Roll date: 30 June 2026 (2026).