Westport North School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 194
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Cobden Street, Westport
- Territorial authority
- Buller District
- Phone
- 03-7897172
- office@westportnorth.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in West Coast
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 148
- Māori
- 50
- Pacific
- 6
- Asian
- 5
- MELAA
- 4
- Other
- 6
- 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 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 25 |
| Year 02 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 31 |
| Year 03 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 28 |
| Year 04 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 22 |
| Year 05 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 26 |
| Year 06 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 27 |
| Year 07 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 37 |
| Year 08 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 36 |
| Total | 89 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 182 | 0 | 232 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 22 |
| Age 06 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 30 |
| Age 07 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 22 |
| Age 08 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 32 |
| Age 09 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 25 |
| Age 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 27 |
| Age 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 32 |
| Age 12 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 38 |
| Age 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 89 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 182 | 0 | 232 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
51%
| Westport North School | 51% |
|---|---|
| West Coast Region | 76.2% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 98.1% |
| Māori | 14.6% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 62.5% |
| Total | 51% |
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
9.4%
| Westport North School | 9.4% |
|---|---|
| West Coast Region | 4.5% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 17.7% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 13.5% |
| Total | 9.4% |
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
9.6%
| Westport North School | 9.6% |
|---|---|
| West Coast Region | 2% |
| Full Primary | 1.7% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 18.1% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 13.7% |
| Total | 9.6% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison exclusion data (2024)
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- 497
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Small urban area
- Date opened
- 25 January 1942
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
- 28 July 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (28 July 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 28 July 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 194 — 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
189
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 8 May 2018
October 2014
245
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 12 January 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 28 July 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 Westport North 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
Westport North School is located in Westport on the West Coast of the South Island and provides education for students in Years 1 to 8. The school has a bilingual class.
Westport North School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
provide all students with opportunities to succeed
support teachers to effectively deliver quality teaching and learning opportunities
provide an inclusive, safe and supportive and attractive learning environment for staff, students and whānau
engage families/ whānau and the wider community to support positive student learning outcomes
follow best practice governance for the board to make a difference to student progress, achievement and well-being.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Westport North School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the extent to which culturally responsive practice and the implementation of a structured literacy approach contribute to excellence and equity in student achievement and engagement.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
focus on the impact of the pedagogy of structured literacy on excellence and equity in achievement of all students
use culturally responsive practice to maintain a focus on equity and excellence in achievement of all students in literacy.
The school expects to see improvements in end of year assessment data in literacy and increasingly equitable outcomes across the school.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its evaluation of the extent to which culturally responsive practice and the implementation of a structured literacy approach contribute to excellence and equity in student achievement and engagement:
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.
Leadership promotes and supports teachers to build their capability, improve their practice and enhance outcomes for students.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
improving student achievement, learning and agency in literacy
building teacher confidence and skills in teaching structured literacy
reporting on equity in school-wide student achievement in reading, writing and mathematics
maintaining a focus on culturally responsive teaching 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
28 July 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).