Greymouth High School
Secondary (Year 9-15) · State
- Year levels
- 9–13
- Total roll
- 522
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- High Street, Greymouth
- Territorial authority
- Grey District
- Phone
- 03-7680472
- office@greyhigh.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in West Coast
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 students must wear our uniform. The Greymouth High School Board states that uniform items should be clean, tidy and worn with respect.
- 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
- Our ARCH values — Akoranga, Respect, Community, and Hauora — provide a foundation for learning and wellbeing. These values are taught, celebrated, and lived across all areas of school life, creating a safe and supportive environment where everyone can succeed.
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
- basketball
We have teams competing in the weekly basketball league at the Westland Recreation Centre and run the Brockbank Graves Rugby Series in Term 2, where our First XV hosts a six-week competition involving schools from both the West Coast and Christchurch.
- Brockbank Graves Rugby Series
We have teams competing in the weekly basketball league at the Westland Recreation Centre and run the Brockbank Graves Rugby Series in Term 2, where our First XV hosts a six-week competition involving schools from both the West Coast and Christchurch.
- First XV
We have teams competing in the weekly basketball league at the Westland Recreation Centre and run the Brockbank Graves Rugby Series in Term 2, where our First XV hosts a six-week competition involving schools from both the West Coast and Christchurch.
- Tournament Week
Each year, our students proudly represent the school in major events like Tournament Week, where teams travel across the South Island, and the iconic Coast to Coast race, which regularly features both students and staff.
- Coast to Coast race
Each year, our students proudly represent the school in major events like Tournament Week, where teams travel across the South Island, and the iconic Coast to Coast race, which regularly features both students and staff.
- Athletics Day
Each year, we hold our whole school Athletics Day and Cross Country; these are highlights of our school calendar
- Cross Country
Each year, we hold our whole school Athletics Day and Cross Country; these are highlights of our school calendar
- drama club (Dramatic Society)
In Drama, there is a wide range of activities from the drama club (Dramatic Society) to the Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival.
- Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival
In Drama, there is a wide range of activities from the drama club (Dramatic Society) to the Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival.
- drama production
Greymouth High School presents either a drama production or a musical production each year.
- musical production
Greymouth High School presents either a drama production or a musical production each year.
- basketball
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 472
- Māori
- 130
- Pacific
- 10
- Asian
- 18
- MELAA
- 8
- Other
- 8
- 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 09 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 129 | 0 | 142 |
| Year 10 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 97 | 0 | 113 |
| Year 11 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 141 | 0 | 151 |
| Year 12 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 102 | 0 | 109 |
| Year 13+ | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 69 |
| Total | 131 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 529 | 0 | 584 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Age 13 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 105 | 0 | 113 |
| Age 14 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 98 | 0 | 116 |
| Age 15 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 141 | 0 | 152 |
| Age 16 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 102 | 0 | 110 |
| Age 17 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 71 |
| Age 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 16 |
| Age 19+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 131 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 529 | 0 | 584 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Academic results
Percentage with NCEA level 1 or above — 2025
73.9%
| Greymouth High School | 73.9% |
|---|---|
| West Coast Region | 84% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 88% |
| State: Not integrated | 83.6% |
| New Zealand | 85.2% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 73.7% |
|---|---|
| Male | 74.1% |
| Māori | 68% |
| Pacific | Too few to report |
| Asian | Too few to report |
| MELAA | Not applicable |
| Other | Not applicable |
| European/Pākehā | 73.6% |
| Total | 73.9% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison NCEA level 1 data (2023-2025)
Percentage with NCEA level 2 or above — 2025
64.1%
| Greymouth High School | 64.1% |
|---|---|
| West Coast Region | 70.6% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 81% |
| State: Not integrated | 75.4% |
| New Zealand | 77.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 57.9% |
|---|---|
| Male | 68.2% |
| Māori | 60% |
| Pacific | Too few to report |
| Asian | Too few to report |
| MELAA | Not applicable |
| Other | Not applicable |
| European/Pākehā | 64.3% |
| Total | 64.1% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison NCEA level 2 data (2023-2025)
Percentage with NCEA level 3 or above — 2025
34.5%
| Greymouth High School | 34.5% |
|---|---|
| West Coast Region | 42.3% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 61.8% |
| State: Not integrated | 55.2% |
| New Zealand | 59% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 31.6% |
|---|---|
| Male | 36.5% |
| Māori | 36% |
| Pacific | Too few to report |
| Asian | Too few to report |
| MELAA | Not applicable |
| Other | Not applicable |
| European/Pākehā | 33.3% |
| Total | 34.5% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison NCEA level 3 data (2023-2025)
Percentage with VP Award — 2025
14.8%
| Greymouth High School | 14.8% |
|---|---|
| West Coast Region | 14% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 15.2% |
| State: Not integrated | 14.4% |
| New Zealand | 14.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 19.3% |
|---|---|
| Male | 11.8% |
| Māori | 12% |
| Pacific | Too few to report |
| Asian | Too few to report |
| MELAA | Not applicable |
| Other | Not applicable |
| European/Pākehā | 15.5% |
| Total | 14.8% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison Vocational Pathway data (2023-2025)
Retention
Percentage staying until at least 17th birthday — 2025
60.6%
| Greymouth High School | 60.6% |
|---|---|
| West Coast Region | 67.5% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 83.5% |
| State: Not integrated | 81.4% |
| New Zealand | 83% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 63.2% |
|---|---|
| Male | 58.8% |
| Māori | 60% |
| Pacific | Too few to report |
| Asian | Too few to report |
| MELAA | Not applicable |
| Other | Not applicable |
| European/Pākehā | 58.9% |
| Total | 60.6% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison trend data (2023-2025)
— 2024
not reported
| Female | not reported |
|---|---|
| Male | not reported |
| Māori | not reported |
| Pacific | not reported |
| Asian | not reported |
| MELAA | not reported |
| Other | not reported |
| European/Pākehā | not reported |
| Total | not reported |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 1: School leavers enrolled in tertiary education one year after leaving school (2022-2024 leaver cohorts)
— 2023
not reported
| Female | not reported |
|---|---|
| Male | not reported |
| Māori | not reported |
| Pacific | not reported |
| Asian | not reported |
| MELAA | not reported |
| Other | not reported |
| European/Pākehā | not reported |
| Total | not reported |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: School leavers enrolled in tertiary education two years after leaving school (2021-2023 leaver cohorts)
— 2024
not reported
| Male | not reported |
|---|---|
| Female | not reported |
| Māori | not reported |
| Pacific | not reported |
| Asian | not reported |
| MELAA | not reported |
| Other | not reported |
| European/Pākehā | not reported |
| Total | not reported |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 1: School leavers enrolled in tertiary education one year after leaving school (2022-2024 leaver cohorts)
— 2023
not reported
| Female | not reported |
|---|---|
| Male | not reported |
| Māori | not reported |
| Pacific | not reported |
| Asian | not reported |
| MELAA | not reported |
| Other | not reported |
| European/Pākehā | not reported |
| Total | not reported |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: School leavers enrolled in tertiary education two years after leaving school (2021-2023 leaver cohorts)
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
113.9%
| Greymouth High School | 113.9% |
|---|---|
| West Coast Region | 76.2% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 35.8% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 60.6% |
|---|---|
| Male | 173.9% |
| Māori | 179.7% |
| Pacific | 321.1% |
| Asian | 63.7% |
| Other | 61.7% |
| European/Pākehā | 105.4% |
| Total | 113.9% |
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
1.7%
| Greymouth High School | 1.7% |
|---|---|
| West Coast Region | 4.5% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 4% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 3.5% |
| Māori | 3.9% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 27.2% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 1.9% |
| Total | 1.7% |
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
1%
| Greymouth High School | 1% |
|---|---|
| West Coast Region | 2% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 1.7% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 2.2% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 1.1% |
| Total | 1% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison exclusion data (2024)
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- 489
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Small urban area
- Date opened
- 25 January 1923
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
- 12 May 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (12 May 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 12 May 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 522 — 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 2018
474
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 12 February 2019
September 2015
541
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 19 October 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 12 May 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 6 months of the Education Review Office and Greymouth High 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
Greymouth High School is a state co-educational school located in Greymouth on the West Coast and caters for students in Years 9 to 15. It is the largest school on the West Coast. The new principal was appointed in 2021.
Greymouth High school’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
to lead the community in the provision of a school culture that reflects the school’s vision and values, thereby engaging all students to strive for success in their learning
to ensure that Māori students can enjoy success as Māori .
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Greymouth High school’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively culturally responsive teaching practices support excellent and equitable achievement and progress for all learners, particularly those at risk of not meeting their potential.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
wellbeing, attendance and achievement data indicates that there is a need to focus on strengthening outcomes for students who are at risk of not meeting their potential, and on addressing disparity for all learners.
The school expects to see that monitoring and evaluation of achievement, valued outcomes, and other indicator data will show improved student outcomes in terms of excellence and equity for all students.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal of providing excellent and equitable achievement and progress for all learners, particularly those who are at risk of not meeting their potential.
The school emphasises pastoral support for student wellbeing.
There are strong relationships between key stakeholders in the school community and a high level of relational trust.
A highly collaborative senior leadership team which has complementary strengths.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
strengthening teacher capability in te reo and tikanga Māori through targeted professional learning
implementing strategies for improving student attendance
strengthening numeracy and literacy outcomes by reviewing the junior curriculum and building teacher practice.
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 12 May 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).