Okains Bay School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 9
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 1163 Okains Bay Road, Okains Bay
- Territorial authority
- Christchurch City
- Phone
- 027-3048629
- office@okainsbay.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
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Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 6
- Māori
- 4
- Pacific
- 2
- Asian
- 0
- 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Year 02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Year 03 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Year 05 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Age 06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Age 07 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Age 09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Okains Bay School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Canterbury Region | 38.3% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| 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%
| Okains Bay School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Canterbury Region | 3.7% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| 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%
| Okains Bay School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Canterbury Region | 1.7% |
| Full Primary | 1.7% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| 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)
- 545
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural other
- Date opened
- 25 January 1873
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
- 21 July 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (21 July 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 21 July 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 9 — 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
10
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 24 April 2018
November 2014
15
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 19 January 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 21 July 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 18 months of the Education Review Office and Okains Bay 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
Okains Bay School in Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, is a small rural school for students from Years 1-6. The school’s vision is to be a dynamic community-focused kura preparing ākonga to pursue their aspirations and contribute to the world. To support relationships around learning the school has values of Whakamanawa – Confidence, Eke – Achievement, Manaakitanga – Respect and Ngaki – Effort.
Okains Bay School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
the local environment is used to deliver the school curriculum for all students
the school is the heart of the community
student wellbeing is a priority for the school.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Okains Bay School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how successfully a coherent strategic approach to local curriculum implementation, engages students and improves learning outcomes.
The rationale for selecting this focus is that teachers had identified the need for students to be better supported to engage meaningfully in a relevant and localised curriculum.
The school expects to see:
increased engagement and student agency across curriculum learning areas
an annual plan that has clear links to key achievement goals and identifies actions and responsibilities to meet annual targets
a robust cycle of evaluation, aligned to strategic goals, using information from a variety of sources to evaluate the impact of a local curriculum focus on student engagement and achievement.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate how successfully a coherent strategic approach to local curriculum implementation, engages students and improves learning outcomes:
well established learning centred relationships with parents and whānau
a strong focus and interest on localised curriculum
sourced external expertise to support the school in creating a relevant and coherent strategic plan to provide clarity and direction for student learning.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
students self-managing in their engagement with localised curriculum contexts and having agency around how to shape their local environment
coherent learning pathways that challenge students so that acceleration and extension are embedded in learning across the school
the alignment of strategy to planning and practice to better engage students in relevant learning contexts so that students have rich and deep learning experiences.
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
21 July 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).