Nova Montessori School
Full Primary · Private : Fully Registered
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 38
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 53 Owles Terrace, New Brighton, Christchurch
- Territorial authority
- Christchurch City
- Phone
- 03-3820503
- admin@novamontessori.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.
- How to enrol
- http://www.novamontessori.school.nz/enrolment/expression-of-interest/
In order to be considered for enrolment, parents complete an [Expression of Interest](http://www.novamontessori.school.nz/enrolment/expression-of-interest/) form for each child.
- http://www.novamontessori.school.nz/enrolment/expression-of-interest/
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 29
- Māori
- 3
- Pacific
- 1
- Asian
- 9
- MELAA
- 1
- 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 02 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Year 03 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Year 04 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| Year 05 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Year 06 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Year 07 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Year 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 38 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 06 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Age 07 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Age 08 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| Age 09 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| Age 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Age 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Age 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 38 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- not applicable
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 20 April 1994
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
- 2
- Last reviewed
- 22 June 2026
- Latest report
- Nova Montessori School June 2026
- Report type
- not reported
- Board assurance
- not reported
Read the full report on ero.govt.nz →
All 2 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).