List of schools in Nelson, New Zealand

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Nelson is a city and unitary authority in the South Island of New Zealand. It contains several city schools.

In New Zealand schools, students begin formal education in Year 1 at the age of five. [1] Year 13 is the final year of secondary education.

State schools are those fully funded by the government and at which no fees for tuition of domestic students (i.e. New Zealand citizens and permanent residents, and Australian citizens) can be charged, although a donation is commonly requested. [2] A state integrated school is a former private school with a special character based on a religious or philosophical belief that has been integrated into the state system. State integrated schools charge "attendance dues" to cover the building and maintenance of school buildings, which are not owned by the government, but otherwise they like state schools cannot charge fees for tuition of domestic students but may request a donation. Private schools charge fees to its students for tuition, as do state and state integrated schools for tuition of international students. [3]

The socioeconomic decile indicates the socioeconomic status of the school's catchment area. A decile of 1 indicates the school draws from a poor area; a decile of 10 indicates the school draws from a well-off area. [4] The decile ratings used here come from the Ministry of Education Te Kete Ipurangi website and from the decile change spreadsheet listed in the references. The deciles of all schools were last revised using information from the 2006 Census, and may occasionally change for some schools between Censuses as schools open, close and merge. [5] The roll of each school changes frequently as students start school for the first time, move between schools, and graduate. The rolls given here are those provided by the Ministry of Education are based on figures from November 2021. [6] The Ministry of Education institution number links to the Education Counts page for each school.

NameYearsGenderAreaAuthorityDecileRollWebsiteMOE
Auckland Point School 1–6Coed Beachville State5117 3181
Birchwood School 1–6Coed Monaco State7258 3182
Broadgreen Intermediate 7–8Coed Nayland State6558 3184
Clifton Terrace School 1–6Coed Marybank State8325- 3187
Enner Glynn School 1–6Coed Enner Glynn State7370 3189
Garin College 9–13Coed Richmond State integrated8528 6975
Hampden Street School 1–6Coed Nelson South State7479 3193
Hira School 1–6Coed Hira State1087 3195
Maitai School –Coed Nelson East State643- 3202
Nayland College 9–13Coed Nayland State61389 293
Nayland Primary School 1–6Coed Nayland State7421 3208
Nelson Central School 1–6Coed Nelson East State7424 3209
Nelson Christian Academy 1–8Coed Stoke State integrated7255- 1148
Nelson College 9–13Boys Nelson South State7931 294
Nelson College Preparatory School 7–8Boys Nelson South Private9101 4122
Nelson College for Girls 9–13Girls Nelson Central State7782 295
Nelson College for Girls Preparatory School 7–8Girls Nelson Central Private996 4121
Nelson Intermediate School 7–8Coed Nelson South State6455 3210
Nelson Teen Parent Unit –– Beachville State10 670
St Joseph's School 1–8Coed Nelson East State integrated8406 3221
Stoke School 1–6Coed Stoke State4237 3223
Tahunanui School 1–6Coed Tahunanui State5280 3224
Victory Primary School 1–6Coed Nelson South State3328 3231

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  1. ↑ "About School: School basics". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Archived from the original on 26 May 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
  2. ↑ "School Donations & Fees". New Zealand Ministry of Education. 23 June 1998. Archived from the original on 14 July 2006. Retrieved 23 June 2006.
  3. ↑ "about NZ education". EduSearch. Archived from the original on 6 December 2007. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
  4. ↑ "How The Decile Is Calculated". New Zealand Ministry of Education . Retrieved 8 June 2008.
  5. ↑ "Reviews of Deciles - General Information". New Zealand Ministry of Education . Retrieved 8 June 2008.
  6. ↑ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  7. ↑ Hoby, Katherine (4 October 2005). "Founders School Set to Close". The Nelson Mail . Retrieved 26 October 2009.
  8. ↑ Hartevelt, John (8 July 2009). "Minister defends funding". stuff.co.nz . Retrieved 26 October 2009.
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