Pembroke School (Oamaru)
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 234
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Harlech Street, Oamaru
- Territorial authority
- Waitaki District
- Phone
- 03-4370931
- office@pembroke.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
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Can my child go here?
This school has an enrolment scheme, so a place is not open to every address. How enrolment zones work
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Zone boundaries shown here are approximate. Ministry of Education data warns these boundaries do not have high spatial precision and can place neighbouring addresses on different sides of a line. This is not a confirmation of enrolment eligibility — always confirm directly with the school. Zone geometry also does not reflect enrolment priority rules (siblings, special character categories, ballots) — it shows the mapped boundary only.
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Source: Ministry of Education, CC BY 3.0 NZ
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 116
- Māori
- 28
- Pacific
- 83
- Asian
- 33
- 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 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 43 |
| Year 02 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 39 |
| Year 03 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 46 |
| Year 04 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 34 |
| Year 05 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 42 |
| Year 06 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 38 |
| Year 07 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 36 | 89 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 246 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 42 |
| Age 06 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 35 |
| Age 07 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 46 |
| Age 08 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 36 |
| Age 09 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 44 |
| Age 10 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 37 |
| Age 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 36 | 89 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 246 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
202.1%
| Pembroke School (Oamaru) | 202.1% |
|---|---|
| Otago Region | 36.8% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 142.3% |
|---|---|
| Male | 261.3% |
| Māori | 972.5% |
| Pacific | 28.8% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 108.5% |
| Total | 202.1% |
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
0%
| Pembroke School (Oamaru) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Otago Region | 4.6% |
| Contributing | 3.5% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| 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%
| Pembroke School (Oamaru) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Otago Region | 2% |
| Contributing | 1.5% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| 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)
- 496
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Medium urban area
- Date opened
- 1 February 1959
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
- 7 September 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (7 September 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 same report — the board assurance report of 7 September 2023 — also sets out actions for compliance: the non-compliance ERO identified during that process. This is that section of the report in full, in ERO’s words.
ERO has identified the following areas of non-compliance during the board assurance process:
an employer may not continue to employ in a teaching position a person who does not hold current practising certificate [s93(2) Education and Training Act 2020]
keep accurate records about each aspect of the safety checking process [Children’s Act 2014]
keep written records on the use of physical restraint, including requirements to notify, monitor, and report on the use of physical restraint [s100(2)(a) Education and Training Act 2020]
The board has since taken steps to address the areas of non-compliance identified.
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 234 — 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
264
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 10 May 2019
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 7 September 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 Pembroke School ( Oamaru ) 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
Pembroke School ( Oamaru ) is a contributing primary school for students in Years 1-6 located in northern Oamaru . The school’s vision for learners is that they will all demonstrate the school’s REAL values of respect, excellence, action and learning.
Pembroke School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
ensure appropriate programmes are in place to support student wellbeing and to help develop the school values
review the teaching and learning of literacy with a particular focus on writing
promote inclusive education practice that enables all students to maximise their learning opportunities.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Pembroke School ( Oamaru )’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well the school’s inclusive curriculum and teaching practices are meeting the needs of diverse learners.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is that the school has:
noticed increasing numbers of students with diverse learning needs
prioritised significant resourcing to provide learning support for students with diverse needs
identified learning and wellbeing outcomes for students with diverse needs have been disproportionately impacted by interrupted education during the COVID 19 pandemic.
The school expects to see:
high levels of student attendance and engagement
students report having a sense of belonging and inclusion in the school and pride in their individual identities
students experience high expectations for their learning and progress and achieve to their potential.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to support positive wellbeing and learning outcomes for diverse groups of learners:
the commitment of school governance and leadership to provide inclusive, equitable opportunities to learn for all students
significant resourcing for the provision of learning support for diverse learners that enhances access to the curriculum
a wide range of customised learning programmes and interventions that respond to the needs of learners
strong collaboration with families and external agencies promotes positive outcomes for learners.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
strengthening collaborative planning between teachers and learning support staff to meet the needs of diverse learners
strengthening monitoring and evaluation of the quality of education provision and learning outcomes for diverse learners
supporting teachers’ capability to meet the diverse needs of learners – with a particular focus on neurodiversity and trauma-informed practice.
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
7 September 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 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).