West Eyreton School

Full Primary · State

Year levels: 1–8
Total roll: 185
Enrolment zone: Yes
Gender: Co-Educational

Every one of the 293 schools in Canterbury Region with a published location. West Eyreton School is the marked one. Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0

Where is it, and how do I get in touch?

Address: 1651 North Eyre Road, West Eyreton, Rangiora
Territorial authority: Waimakariri District
Phone: 03-3125850
Email: office@westeyreton.school.nz
Website: http://www.westeyreton.school.nz
Directions: Get directions

Other schools nearby: schools in Canterbury

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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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: RequiredStudents are required to wear the clothing listed on the West Eyreton School uniform list.
Getting there: Two school buses, run by private contractors, with specific pick-up and drop-off locationsWe have two school buses, which are run by private contractors.

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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.

In their words: West Eyreton Learners & the 5 Special QualitiE’s
• EXCELLENCE – We will strive for high standards in everything we do
• EFFORT – We will work hard to achieve our goals
• EXAMPLE – We will be positive role model
• EMPATHY – We will consider other people’s ideas and feelings
• ENTERPRISE – We will demonstrate a willingness to explore new ideas.

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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.

On offer: school choirThe school choir participates in the Christchurch Music Festival each year.
private music and dance tuitionThe School of Rock also offer private music and dance tuition at the school.
the upcoming productionThey’ve been busy learning dance routines for the upcoming production

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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: 171
Māori: 14
Pacific: 8
Asian: 9
MELAA: 5
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.

By year level
	Māori	Pacific	Asian	MELAA	European/ Pākehā	Total
Year 01	2	1	1	0	20	22
Year 02	2	1	0	1	19	20
Year 03	2	1	0	0	17	17
Year 04	4	1	3	0	17	20
Year 05	2	0	1	1	27	28
Year 06	2	0	0	0	19	19
Year 07	1	1	4	1	20	25
Year 08	4	0	0	0	23	25
Total	19	5	9	3	162	176

By age
	Māori	Pacific	Asian	MELAA	European/ Pākehā	Total
Age 05	2	1	1	0	18	20
Age 06	2	1	0	1	20	21
Age 07	2	1	0	0	18	18
Age 08	4	1	3	0	17	20
Age 09	2	0	1	1	27	28
Age 10	2	0	0	0	19	19
Age 11	0	1	4	1	19	24
Age 12	5	0	0	0	18	20
Age 13	0	0	0	0	6	6
Total	19	5	9	3	162	176

Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0

Student engagement

Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024

West Eyreton 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	0%
Other	0%
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

West Eyreton 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	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

West Eyreton 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	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): 438
Boarding: No
Language of instruction: All students taught in English/other setting
Urban / rural: Rural other
Date opened: 25 January 1872

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: 29 June 2026
Latest report: School Report June 2026
Report type: Review report
Board assurance: The board attested to all areas (22 May 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 22 May 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.

What ERO wrote in its latest report

ERO published this report as a PDF attachment rather than as text on its page, so there is nothing here for us to quote from it. The report itself is at the link below.

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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).