Solway School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 240
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 318 Ngaumutawa Road, Solway, Masterton
- Territorial authority
- Masterton District
- Phone
- 06-3774850
- office@solway.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.solway.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
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.
- Term dates
- 2026: Monday 20 April - Friday 3 July
Monday 20 April - Friday 3 July
Year stated as2026 Term Dates
- 2026: Monday 20 July - Friday 25 Sep
Monday 20 July - Friday 25 Sep
Year stated as2026 Term Dates
- 2026: Monday 12 October - Friday 11 Dec
Monday 12 October - Friday 11 Dec
Year stated as2026 Term Dates
- 2026: Monday 20 April - Friday 3 July
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
- Solway Tamariki will be confident, connected and actively involved lifelong learners. They will belong and connect to Solway School, their whanau, friends and the wider community. Tamariki will experience success, develop positive relationships, set goals, develop resilience, become critical thinkers and grow to their potential in a fun, safe and caring environment.
What is on offer beyond the classroom?
The sports, arts, clubs and groups this school names on its own website. Not a complete list of what any school offers, and not a count — a school that names more here has written more down, which is not the same as doing more.
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.
- On offer
- Kapa Haka
Kapa Haka happens weekly at Solway School.
- Kapa Haka
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 188
- Māori
- 76
- Pacific
- 12
- Asian
- 10
- MELAA
- 4
- 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 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 36 |
| Year 02 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 42 |
| Year 03 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 34 |
| Year 04 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 34 |
| Year 05 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 33 |
| Year 06 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 29 |
| Year 07 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| Total | 75 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 170 | 0 | 218 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 35 |
| Age 06 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 38 |
| Age 07 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 39 |
| Age 08 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 34 |
| Age 09 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 31 |
| Age 10 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 32 |
| Age 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Total | 75 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 170 | 0 | 218 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
54.8%
| Solway School | 54.8% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 24.7% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 121.3% |
| Māori | 80.1% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 141.9% |
| European/Pākehā | 55.3% |
| Total | 54.8% |
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%
| Solway School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 2.6% |
| 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%
| Solway School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 0.9% |
| 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)
- 463
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Medium urban area
- Date opened
- 4 February 1918
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
- 10 March 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (10 March 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 10 March 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 240 — 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.
February 2018
205
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 1 May 2018
June 2014
205
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 18 August 2014
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 10 March 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 12 months of the Education Review Office and Solway 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
Solway School, located in Solway, Masterton, provides education for learners from years 0 to 6.
Solway School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
to collaborate and connect children with educational opportunities that meet expectations through the 21 st century learning principles and skills
to communicate and create changes, personally and socially, to equip them with strategies to become independent, resilient, confident and competent learners able to cope with future changes.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Solway School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively programmes and interventions enhance and contribute to learners’ confidence in their identity, sense of belonging and continuous, sustained improvement.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is that the school has been developing a broad holistic local curriculum. Tamariki, whānau and staff voice is guiding decision-making and strategic planning. This will support all students to achieve success, be adaptable and collaborate in a range of contexts.
The school expects to see that the evaluation will further strengthen schoolwide decision-making that directs and aligns strategic direction, enhances teacher practices and whānau learning partnerships, embedding high quality evaluation for continuous improvement in hauora , belonging, and achievement outcomes for all learners.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to evaluate how effectively programmes and interventions enhance and contribute to learners’ confidence in their identity, sense of belonging and continuous, sustained improvement:
a highly committed staff who foster rich learning-centred relationships through a range of well researched approaches to build learners’ confidence, inter-personal skills and continuous sustained improvement
active, committed support from whānau has built a strong level of relational trust between students, teachers and whānau that contributes to each learner’s confidence, sense of belonging and sustained achievement.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
further strengthening a shared school-wide culture of high expectations that ensures all learners are confident, know they belong and are supported to achieve
the development of a strategic framework that will guide the implementation of the PB4L Programme, enable evidence-based decision-making and build collective capability to support all learners’ hauora and sustained achievement.
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.
Kathy Lye Acting Director Review and Improvement (Southern) Southern Region | Te Tai Tini
10 March 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).