Gleniti School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 376
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 22 Heath Street, Gleniti, Timaru
- Territorial authority
- Timaru District
- Phone
- 03-6860082
- office@gleniti.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.gleniti.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
All pupils must wear our school uniform.
- Required
What does the school say about itself?
Quoted, not summarised. Every school describes itself well, so this is here to be read as the school’s own case rather than as a finding — and a school that states nothing simply has no row.
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.
- In their words
- Through our influence, example and persistent effort, we aim to help our students to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes of FANTASTIC Archers…
- Mission
- Ringing in the future by aiming high in all we do.
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 309
- Māori
- 46
- Pacific
- 7
- Asian
- 45
- MELAA
- 14
- Other
- 6
- International
- 1
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 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 39 |
| Year 02 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 54 |
| Year 03 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 49 |
| Year 04 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 44 |
| Year 05 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 47 |
| Year 06 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 50 |
| Year 07 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 65 |
| Year 08 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 43 |
| Total | 54 | 7 | 48 | 9 | 11 | 307 | 3 | 391 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 39 |
| Age 06 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 50 |
| Age 07 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 54 |
| Age 08 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 41 |
| Age 09 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 49 |
| Age 10 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 50 |
| Age 11 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 53 |
| Age 12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 43 |
| Age 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
| Total | 54 | 7 | 48 | 9 | 11 | 307 | 3 | 391 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
33.8%
| Gleniti School | 33.8% |
|---|---|
| Canterbury Region | 38.3% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 56.6% |
| Māori | 94.3% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 28.7% |
| Total | 33.8% |
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%
| Gleniti 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%
| Gleniti 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)
- 414
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Medium urban area
- Date opened
- 25 January 1879
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
- 2 October 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (2 October 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 2 October 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 376 — 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.
November 2017
413
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 16 January 2018
May 2014
297
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 11 July 2014
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 2 October 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 eighteen months of the Education Review Office and Gleniti 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
Gleniti School is located in Timaru , South Canterbury. It provides education for students in Years 1 to 8. The school’s vision ‘Together, on target, for the future’ underpins all aspects of the school’s operation. A new principal was appointed in 2023.
Gleniti School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
Place ( Manaaki Whenua ) – from its physical site and resourcing, to decision making and culture
People ( Manaaki Tangata ) – ākonga, kaiako and whānau are engaged, thriving, and experiencing success
Learning ( Haere Whakamua ) – meaningful learning enables the achievement of its vision.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on the Gleniti School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively the school’s curriculum gives effect to the school’s vision, aligns with the updated New Zealand Curriculum/ Te Mataiaho and promotes improved learning outcomes for all students.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to ensure:
learning for ākonga is valuable, relevant, and targeted to their needs
the review of the school’s local curriculum is carried out in a timely way, meets the requirements of the New Zealand Curriculum / Te Mataiaho , and is aligned to the school’s vision and values.
The school expects to see an updated local curriculum that productively gives effect to the New Zealand Curriculum / Te Mataiaho , aligns with the school’s learning vision, and provides meaningful learning for all ākonga .
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal of knowing how effectively the school’s curriculum gives effect to the school’s vision, aligns with the updated New Zealand Curriculum/ Te Mataiaho and promotes improved learning outcomes for all students:
an experienced, collaborative, and capable teaching team with a shared understanding of best teaching practices
a highly effective, inclusive leadership team that has a clear strategic direction and strong vision for improved learning outcomes
highly supportive and future focused leadership and governance.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise developing:
a well-formed plan of action that informs future direction and continues to support improved learning outcomes
robust evaluation processes that enable the school to ensure the intended outcomes are met.
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
2 October 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).