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Grantlea Downs School

Full Primary · State · Marchwiel, Timaru

309 students on the roll in Marchwiel · EQI 498 · an enrolment scheme in place.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 5. Current Equity Index: 498. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 65 Grants Road, Marchwiel, Timaru, 7910
  • Roll: 309 (September 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 2005
  • An enrolment scheme is in place.
  • Isolation index 0.7, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Setting: Medium urban area
  • Phone: 03-6847706
  • Email: office@grantleadowns.school.nz
  • Contact: Beth Wills
  • Website: grantleadowns.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 232 · 75%
Māori 92 · 30%
Pacific 21 · 7%
Asian 42 · 14%
MELAA 8 · 3%
Other 1 · 0%

Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Enrolment zone

  • Grantlea Downs School, in force from 2021-03-15 · 81 km²

Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary. Confirm with the school before relying on it.

Other schools near here

The green nearby

Parks whose drawn outline sits within 400 m, measured to the outline itself, so a school on a big reserve’s edge still counts.

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 October 2026.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Grantlea Downs School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational, in Marchwiel.

How many students does Grantlea Downs School have?

309 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

What is Grantlea Downs School's Equity Index?

EQI 498, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

Does Grantlea Downs School have an enrolment zone?

1 zone polygon on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.