Paparoa Range School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 71
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Herald Street, Dobson
- Territorial authority
- Grey District
- Phone
- 03-7625740
- principal@paparoarange.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.
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
- Required
Please ensure your child is in the correct uniform.
- Required
What does the school say about itself?
Quoted, not summarised. Every school describes itself well, so this is here to be read as the school’s own case rather than as a finding — and a school that states nothing simply has no row.
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.
- In their words
- At Paparoa Range School, our aim is to support every learner and every member of our school whānau to be at the "Top of the Range" – taking responsibility for ourselves and our learning, showing integrity, treating others with respect, and persevering through challenges. Our values help us move toward that peak together.
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 62
- Māori
- 18
- Pacific
- 4
- Asian
- 3
- 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 01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Year 02 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| Year 03 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| Year 04 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Year 05 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Year 06 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Year 07 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Year 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 56 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Age 06 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| Age 07 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Age 08 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| Age 09 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Age 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Age 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Age 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 56 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
150.1%
| Paparoa Range School | 150.1% |
|---|---|
| West Coast Region | 76.2% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 229.8% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| European/Pākehā | 155.9% |
| Total | 150.1% |
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
59.1%
| Paparoa Range School | 59.1% |
|---|---|
| West Coast Region | 4.5% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 88.7% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| European/Pākehā | 61% |
| Total | 59.1% |
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%
| Paparoa Range School | 0% |
|---|---|
| West Coast Region | 2% |
| Full Primary | 1.7% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| 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)
- 516
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural settlement
- Date opened
- 27 January 2005
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
- 30 October 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (30 October 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 30 October 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 71 — 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 2019
79
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 22 May 2019
May 2015
103
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 9 June 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 30 October 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 14 months of the Education Review Office and Paparoa Range 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
Paparoa Range School operates over two sites, one at Dobson and the other at Blackball, on the West Coast of the South Island. The school provides education for students in Years 1 to 8.
Paparoa Range School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to provide:
a responsive curriculum, effective teaching and opportunity to learn to raise student achievement.
educationally powerful connections and relationships to raise student achievement.
stewardship to raise student achievement.
professional capability and collective capacity to raise student achievement.
leadership of conditions for equity and excellence to raise student achievement.
evaluation, inquiry and knowledge building for improvement and innovation to raise student achievement.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Paparoa Range School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well culturally responsive practice contributes to positive student outcomes in terms of excellence and equity in achievement and wellbeing.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
support the attendance and engagement of students who are at risk of not meeting their potential.
strengthen the consistency of culturally responsive practices to support the wellbeing of students.
The school expects to see i mproved outcomes of equity in student engagement, wellbeing and attendance.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its evaluation of how well culturally responsive practice contributes to positive student outcomes in terms of excellence and equity in achievement and wellbeing:
Teachers share high, clear and equitable expectations for student learning, achievement, progress and wellbeing.
Internal evaluation practices support the gathering, analysis and use of evidence of student learning and outcomes to improve individual and collective practice.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
progressing te ao Māori learning for all staff and all learners including tikanga Māori, te reo Māori and broader mātauranga Māori .
ensuring that te reo me ōna tikanga and te ao Māori are actively promoted and prioritised.
actively engaging with iwi, hāpori and whānau to develop the collective knowledge to positively transform Māori student outcomes.
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 30 October 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).