Hillside Primary School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 17
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 24 McCaughan Street, Browns
- Territorial authority
- Southland District
- Phone
- 03-2364090
- hillside.school@xtra.co.nz
- Website
- not reported
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Southland
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 8
- Māori
- 2
- Pacific
- 0
- Asian
- 8
- MELAA
- 0
- 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Year 03 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Year 04 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Year 05 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Year 06 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Year 07 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Year 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Age 07 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Age 08 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Age 09 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Age 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Age 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Age 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Age 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Hillside Primary School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Southland Region | 61.8% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| 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%
| Hillside Primary School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Southland Region | 6.3% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| 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%
| Hillside Primary School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Southland Region | 2.8% |
| Full Primary | 1.7% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| 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)
- 454
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural other
- Date opened
- 25 January 1914
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
- 3
- Last reviewed
- 21 September 2022
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (21 September 2022)
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 21 September 2022 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 17 — 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 2018
37
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 29 May 2018
This is one count taken for one report. It says what the roll was on that day, and nothing about how the roll has moved.
What ERO wrote in its latest report
This is ERO’s report of 21 September 2022 — “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 six months of the Education Review Office and Hillside Primary 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
Hillside Primary School is a small, rural school providing education for students from Years 1 to 8. Students learn in two multilevel classes. The school is going through a major upgrade of buildings.
Hillside Primary School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
to ensure the school’s vision, values, and goals for equity and excellence are continually being developed and sustained through effective planning and self-review
to provide an environment which is well resourced to promote learning that is personalised, student centred, engaging, and connected to the real world
for students to succeed academically and socially in a way that supports their self-esteem and wellbeing.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Hillside Primary School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to build consistency in the use of effective evaluation with mathematics as a context.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
that mathematics may be delivered differently, and the school needs to know what is working well and what is not in an ongoing way
the school is currently involved in a one-year professional learning and development contract in mathematics.
The school expects to see a process of evaluation that determines how effective teaching strategies are supporting students’ learning in mathematics.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support it in its goal to build consistency in the use of effective evaluation with mathematics as a context.
A family-like, inclusive environment, with supportive relationships at all levels of the school - Tuakana-teina |older students supporting younger.
Students achieve well academically.
Small classes where students develop strong foundations in literacy and numeracy.
The staff and board work collaboratively to support positive outcomes for students.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
increasing the use of a specific progress monitoring tool to support assessment and teaching practice in mathematics
strengthening evaluation skills to support ongoing improvement.
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.
Dr Lesley Patterson Director Review and Improvement Services (Southern) Southern Region | Te Tai Tini
21 September 2022
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 3 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).