Wairau Valley School (Blenheim)
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 31
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 30 Morse Street, Wairau Valley, Blenheim
- Territorial authority
- Marlborough District
- Phone
- 03-5722715
- office@wairauvalley.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Marlborough
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 28
- Māori
- 7
- Pacific
- 2
- Asian
- 0
- MELAA
- 1
- 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 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Year 02 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Year 03 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Year 04 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Year 05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Year 06 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Year 07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Year 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 37 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Age 06 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Age 07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Age 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Age 09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Age 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Age 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Age 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 37 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Wairau Valley School (Blenheim) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Marlborough Region | 36.2% |
| 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
64.9%
| Wairau Valley School (Blenheim) | 64.9% |
|---|---|
| Marlborough Region | 4% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 118.3% |
| Māori | 399.5% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| Other | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| European/Pākehā | 71.1% |
| Total | 64.9% |
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%
| Wairau Valley School (Blenheim) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Marlborough Region | 1% |
| 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)
- 461
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural settlement
- Date opened
- 25 January 1861
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 March 2024
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (7 March 2024)
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 7 March 2024 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 31 — 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
37
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 9 May 2018
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 March 2024 — “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 Wairau Valley School (Blenheim) 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
Wairau Valley School is a rural full primary school located 40 km from Blenheim on State Highway 63. The school promotes a caring family orientated environment underpinned by the values of Respect, Responsibility, Resilience and a Love of learning.
Wairau Valley School (Blenheim) ’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
to support every child to achieve success in their learning
to inform and engage whānau so they can actively engage in and participate in their children’s learning
to nurture and promote wellbeing within the school community.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Wairau Valley School (Blenheim) ’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the impact of strengthening teacher capability in culturally responsive teaching practices to improve student agency. The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
student voice indicates that learners need more purposeful and directed feedback from teachers
diversity is valued at the school and culturally responsive teaching practices will strengthen outcomes for learners
teachers are being supported though Poutama Pounamu to engage in a deeper understanding of their obligations around Te Tiriti o Waitangi .
The school expects to see:
learners having confidence in their own abilities as culturally located learners
consistent formative and culturally responsive assessment practices in all learning areas across years 1 to 8
improved student agency to further support achievement across the curriculum
improved progress for learners in literacy and mathematics and across the broader curriculum.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate how strengthening teacher capability will enable students to have ownership of their learning pathways and improve student agency:
supportive parent community and board
learners who demonstrate high levels of care and support for each other
teachers that have a strengths-based approach towards all learners and understand that their efforts make a positive difference to learning outcomes
an environment that provides a range of teaching and learning opportunities.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
consistent teaching and learning practices across the school so that all learners are equipped with foundational skills to make progress in their learning
challenging learners to grow their own capabilities through asking, thinking and exploring to improve ownership of their learning
continuing to support teachers to upskill their knowledge of Te reo Māori and Tikanga Māori into the everyday life of the school so that Te ao Māori is evident across school structures and processes
for Wairau Valley school whānau and community to further engage with the school to improve outcomes for learners.
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 March 2024
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).