Greymouth Main School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 183
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Joyce Crescent, Greymouth
- Territorial authority
- Grey District
- Phone
- 03-7685411
- admin1@greymain.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.
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
- Swimming Carnival
Swimming Carnival 2026
- Cross Country
Cross Country 2026
- Athletics
Athletics 2026
- Cricket
Cricket 2026
- Rippa Rugby
Rippa Rugby 2026
- Swimming Carnival
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 142
- Māori
- 36
- Pacific
- 10
- Asian
- 24
- MELAA
- 7
- Other
- 0
- 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 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 29 |
| Year 02 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 16 |
| Year 03 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 25 |
| Year 04 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 16 |
| Year 05 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 24 |
| Year 06 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 24 |
| Year 07 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 42 |
| Year 08 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 31 |
| Total | 49 | 6 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 167 | 0 | 207 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 28 |
| Age 06 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 16 |
| Age 07 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 23 |
| Age 08 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 19 |
| Age 09 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 23 |
| Age 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 26 |
| Age 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 33 |
| Age 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 36 |
| Age 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 49 | 6 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 167 | 0 | 207 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
293.6%
| Greymouth Main School | 293.6% |
|---|---|
| West Coast Region | 76.2% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 97.6% |
|---|---|
| Male | 456.7% |
| Māori | 301% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 129.5% |
| European/Pākehā | 316.6% |
| Total | 293.6% |
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
30.4%
| Greymouth Main School | 30.4% |
|---|---|
| West Coast Region | 4.5% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 56.7% |
| Māori | 68.9% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 27.8% |
| Total | 30.4% |
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
15.6%
| Greymouth Main School | 15.6% |
|---|---|
| West Coast Region | 2% |
| Full Primary | 1.7% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 28.8% |
| Māori | 70.5% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 9.5% |
| Total | 15.6% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison exclusion data (2024)
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- 492
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Small urban area
- Date opened
- 25 January 1876
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
- 22 August 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (22 August 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 22 August 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 183 — 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 2014
366
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 19 January 2015
August 2011
362
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 4 October 2011
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 22 August 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 24 months of the Education Review Office and Greymouth Main 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 Main School, also known as Te Kura Matua o Māwhera , is an urban school in Greymouth catering for students from Year 1 to Year 8. Greymouth Main School provides a cultural pathway for students with support from local runanga who provide regular professional development for our board and staff. As a result of this relationship the kura provides opportunities for our akonga to learn Mau Rakau , Nga Tipu Totara , Kapahaka , and visits to our local Marae.
Greymouth Main School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
foster a strong love of learning based on a structured framework (PB4L) and our school family values Manaakitanga and Excellence
ensure that student achievement is monitored and evaluated to accelerate progress for our target learners and at risk learners
continue to sustain the ‘Learn, Create, Share’ pedagogy
continue to work towards becoming a culturally responsive school through developing and understanding the Ngati Waewae educational strategy.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Greymouth Main School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively the learning environment fosters the physical, social, emotional and academic growth of ākonga and in particular boys.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
identify the barriers to full participation and engagement for boys ensuring they reach their full potential
evaluate how effective the strategies and approaches currently in use for boys
investigate further the whānau and family aspirations for boys' education
review the types of feedback boys receive and how effective this is in motivating and inspiring reliance in boys.
The school expects to see boys further engaged and learning with confidence along with enhanced emotional and academic outcomes.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to effectively create a learning environment which fosters the physical, social, emotional and academic growth of ākonga and in particular boys.
Strong evaluative reviews around localised curriculum and assessment to ensure the needs of the ākonga are being met.
Positive Behaviour 4 Learning (PB4L) framework enhances learning relationships throughout school.
Teacher commitment to supporting high expectations for student achievement along with effective staffing that focuses on ongoing improvement to achieve equity and excellence for all learners.
Strong distributed leadership at all levels of the school and aligned with high quality teaching and learning that ensures students’ progress and achieve well across the curriculum.
The school is a highly active member of the Māwhera Kāhui Ako , collaborating across schools to reflect, learn and enact strategies that further enhance student outcomes.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
rebuilding community cohesion and face-to-face engagement with learning to ensure educationally powerful partnerships are maintained and improved outcomes for all ākonga
strengthening assessment and monitoring systems to ensure a fit for purpose curriculum, including EnviroSchools, with a focus on pūrūkau
strengthen schoolwide evaluation for improvement practices to promote greater implementation fidelity across the school through our PB4L framework.
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
22 August 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).