Kaikōura Suburban School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 54
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 425 Schoolhouse Road, Kaikoura
- Territorial authority
- Kaikoura District
- Phone
- 03-3195064
- office@ks.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
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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
Not stated on the school’s website.
- Getting there
- Ministry of Education school bus service for students living more than 3km from the school
There is a Ministry of Education school bus service if you live more than 3km away from the school – Enquire for details.
- Ministry of Education school bus service for students living more than 3km from the school
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 49
- Māori
- 17
- Pacific
- 1
- Asian
- 2
- MELAA
- 0
- Other
- 1
- 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Year 02 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Year 03 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Year 04 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Year 05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Year 06 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Year 07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 52 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Age 06 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Age 07 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Age 08 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Age 09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Age 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Age 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 52 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Kaikōura Suburban School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Canterbury Region | 38.3% |
| Contributing | 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 | 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%
| Kaikōura Suburban School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Canterbury Region | 3.7% |
| Contributing | 3.5% |
| 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 | 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%
| Kaikōura Suburban School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Canterbury Region | 1.7% |
| Contributing | 1.5% |
| 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 | 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)
- 450
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural other
- Date opened
- 10 April 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
- 3
- Last reviewed
- 10 April 2024
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (10 April 2024)
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 10 April 2024 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 54 — 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.
October 2018
78
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 12 December 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 10 April 2024 — “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 10 months of the Education Review Office and Kaikōura Suburban 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
Kaikōura Suburban School is a community based rural year 0 to 6 school. The school provides inquiry-based learning environment which aims to develop children with vision, a good work ethic and skills to further their achievements and ‘Learning for Life’ . A new principal was appointed in Term 1 of 2023 and there have been other leadership changes.
Kaikōura Suburban School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
collaborative practice: share collective knowledge to support all learners and improve teaching practice
wellbeing: strong relationships with students, teachers and whānau
culturally responsive practice: creating a culturally responsive environment
curriculum: ensuring an alive, lived curriculum.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Kaikōura Suburban School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively the school’s programmes are strengthening culturally responsive practices to enable equitable outcomes and success for all learners.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
to upskill teachers’ culturally responsive practices
to evaluate how effectively culturally responsive practices are improving engagement, progress and achievement for all learners.
The school expects to see:
continued improvement in learner engagement, progress, achievement and equity
a culturally responsive environment where learners’ languages, identities and cultures are recognised and integrated into learning across the curriculum.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate how effectively the school’s programmes are strengthening culturally responsive practices to enable equitable outcomes for all learners.
Strategic goals that identify priorities for improvement and those students needing to make accelerated progress.
Ongoing professional development for teachers in culturally responsive practices.
Commitment to strengthening culturally responsive practices that enable all learners to experience success and become lifelong learners.
Where to next
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
continued professional learning and development to embed and sustain culturally responsive practice
reviewing systems and processes of valid assessment information to inform next steps and decisions for teaching and learning
evaluating the effectiveness of culturally responsive practices on learner engagement, progress, achievement and equity.
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
10 April 2024
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).