Clifton Terrace School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 271
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 888 Atawhai Drive, Nelson
- Territorial authority
- Nelson City
- Phone
- 03-5450532
- office@cliftontce.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Nelson
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.
- How to enrol
- https://cliftontce.school.nz/contact
[Please contact the office for the full enrolment pack.](https://cliftontce.school.nz/contact)
- https://cliftontce.school.nz/contact
What is on offer beyond the classroom?
The sports, arts, clubs and groups this school names on its own website. Not a complete list of what any school offers, and not a count — a school that names more here has written more down, which is not the same as doing more.
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.
- On offer
- Clifton Terrace Triathlon
- Clifton Terrace Triathlon
- Clifton Terrace Swimming Sports
- Clifton Terrace Swimming Sports
- Interschool Swimming Sports
- Interschool Swimming Sports
- Rippa Rugby Tournament
- Rippa Rugby Tournament
- Clifton Terrace Cross Country
- Clifton Terrace Cross Country
- Interschool Cross Country
- Interschool Cross Country
- Regional Cross Country
- Regional Cross Country
- Winter Sport Tournament - Year 5 & 6 - Saxtons
- Winter Sport Tournament - Year 5 & 6 - Saxtons
- Netball Tournament - Year 5 & 6 - Saxton Netball Courts
- Netball Tournament - Year 5 & 6 - Saxton Netball Courts
- Tackle Rugby Tournament - Year 5/6
- Tackle Rugby Tournament - Year 5/6
- Inter School Hockey Tournament - Year 3/4
- Inter School Hockey Tournament - Year 3/4
- Inter School Hockey Tournament - Year 5/6
- Inter School Hockey Tournament - Year 5/6
- Inter-Regional Cross Country - Year 5 & 6
- Inter-Regional Cross Country - Year 5 & 6
- Primary School Ski Champs
- Primary School Ski Champs
- Gymnastics Competition
- Gymnastics Competition
- Hira Football Tournament
- Hira Football Tournament
- Inter School Athletics
- Inter School Athletics
- Tabloid Sports Day
- Tabloid Sports Day
- Basketball
- Basketball - Football - Rippa Rugby - T-Ball - Volleyball
- Football
- Basketball - Football - Rippa Rugby - T-Ball - Volleyball
- Rippa Rugby
- Basketball - Football - Rippa Rugby - T-Ball - Volleyball
- T-Ball
- Basketball - Football - Rippa Rugby - T-Ball - Volleyball
- Volleyball
- Basketball - Football - Rippa Rugby - T-Ball - Volleyball
- Hockey
- Basketball - Hockey - Netball
- Netball
- Basketball - Hockey - Netball
- Touch
- Basketball - Football - T-Ball - Touch - Volleyball
- Kapa Haka group
We have a Kapa Haka group that meets each Friday and is open to anyone who would like to join.
- enviro group
Our enviro group is currently looking at eradicating introduced pest species in and around our school.
- Student Leaders
Every year the Year 6 students at CTS have an opportunity to apply to become Student Leaders.
- Gardening Group
Gardening Group At CTS we are incredibly lucky to have an edible garden.
- School Production
School Production At CTS we have put on some AMAZING productions over the years organised by teachers in the Senior and Middle School.
- Music Lessons
We are lucky to be able to provide opportunities for students to have Music Lessons from specialist music teachers.
- CTS Sign Club
set up the CTS Sign Club where students and teachers can meet to practise and learn sign language
- Clifton Terrace Triathlon
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 239
- Māori
- 18
- Pacific
- 3
- Asian
- 25
- MELAA
- 8
- Other
- 5
- International
- 2
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 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 34 |
| Year 02 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 50 |
| Year 03 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 35 |
| Year 04 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 41 |
| Year 05 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 60 |
| Year 06 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 53 |
| Year 07 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Total | 25 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 250 | 0 | 286 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 35 |
| Age 06 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 47 |
| Age 07 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 34 |
| Age 08 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 41 |
| Age 09 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 54 |
| Age 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 61 |
| Age 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Total | 25 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 250 | 0 | 286 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Clifton Terrace School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Nelson Region | 49.5% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
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 stand-down rates data (2024)
Age-standardised suspension rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Clifton Terrace School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Nelson Region | 4.9% |
| Contributing | 3.5% |
| 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%
| Clifton Terrace School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Nelson Region | 2.4% |
| Contributing | 1.5% |
| 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)
- 406
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Large urban area
- Date opened
- 16 November 1858
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
- 5
- Last reviewed
- 26 July 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (26 July 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 26 July 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 271 — 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.
March 2019
284
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 22 May 2019
May 2005
305
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 23 July 2015
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 26 July 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 twelve months of the Education Review Office and Clifton Terrace 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
Clifton Terrace School is located in Nelson and provides education for students in Years 1 to 6. The vision to ‘expand the horizons of all who are connected with the kura ’ is enacted through the values of ‘Respect, Inclusiveness, Sustainability and Excellence’. The school is part of the Kāhui Ako ki Whakatū .
Clifton Terrace School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are the following:
Through embedding the 6 principles of Culturally Responsive Practice across the school all students are able to access the New Zealand Curriculum.
Mauri Ora , student engagement and transition.
Manaakitanga – relationships to earn respect for themselves, others and the environment.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Clifton Terrace School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively initiatives in the teaching of mathematics are improving learning and teaching outcomes for all learners, particularly those who need extending.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
improve outcomes for all students, with particular emphasis on moving those from the expected level to above level
provide a structured, consistent and cyclical approach to teaching mathematics
promote the enjoyment of mathematics learning and teaching.
The school expects to see increased achievement outcomes and positive attitudes towards mathematics learning and teaching.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate how effectively mathematics initiatives are improving learning and teaching outcomes for all learners, particularly those who need extending:
Effective pedagogical knowledge across the teaching teams.
A highly reflective school culture that is improvement focused, based on current research and best practice.
Strong leadership with a clear vision for supporting and building a consistent understanding of and approach to teaching of mathematics, leading to higher achievement.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
continuing to build capacity and shared understanding of best teaching practices, particularly in mathematics
allowing and supporting teachers to know about and reflect on practices to ensure current processes are effectively meeting the needs of learners.
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
26 July 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 5 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).