Key facts
- School number4008
- School typeContributing · Years 1–6
- AuthorityState
- GenderCo-Educational
- BoardingNo
- Language of instructionSome students taught in te reo Māori
- Established1 January 1974
About Riverton School
Riverton School is a New Zealand primary school that operates under the Positive Behaviour for Learning (PB4L) School-Wide framework, a behaviour and culture programme based on the Positive Behavioural Interventions and Supports (PBIS) model developed at the University of Oregon. The school has adapted this framework to reflect its local environment and cultural context.
The school's stated values are grouped under the acronym CARE, covering four areas:
- Community — encouraging each other, listening, working with others, and being friendly
- Aroha — caring for oneself, others, and the environment; welcoming and including others
- Resilience — persisting through challenges, bouncing back, and supporting others
- Engagement — whānau involvement in the school and doing the right thing at the right time and place
These values form the basis of the school's PB4L framework implementation, which aims to embed positive behaviour expectations across classrooms and the wider school community.
Enrolment
No enrolment scheme listedNo enrolment scheme is currently listed for Riverton School in the available Ministry of Education data. Check the current Ministry of Education information or contact the school for the latest enrolment arrangements.
School donations
The Ministry of Education profile states that: "Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp".
With an Equity Index of 469, Riverton School is in the range eligible to opt into the Ministry's donations scheme — receiving additional government funding per student in exchange for not seeking donations (except for overnight camps).
Check directly with the school for current charges, contributions or other costs. Learn more on the donations scheme or fees and charges at school, both on education.govt.nz.
Equity Index
The Ministry publishes this figure as a bare number — KuraData shows it against the directory-wide average, so you can see where Riverton School actually sits, not just the number on its own.
The Equity Index estimates the socio-economic barriers students face, on average, and is used to inform government funding and support. It is not a measure of school quality or academic performance.
Higher values indicate a higher level of estimated socio-economic barriers; lower values indicate fewer. Learn how the Equity Index is calculated →
Student ethnicity
The Ministry publishes this as a raw table — here it's visualised directly against Riverton School's own roll, so the shape of it is clear at a glance.
- European — 106 students (80.9%)
- Asian — 10 students (7.6%)
- Pacific — 3 students (2.3%)
- Māori — 42 students (32.1%)
- MELAA — 2 students (1.5%)
Percentages may sum to more than 100% because students can identify with more than one ethnic group.
Education pathway
Nearby schools serving the next or previous year levels are shown as potential pathway options. They do not indicate formal enrolment pathways or actual student transfers.
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Aparima College Secondary · Years 7–15 · 292 m
Location
- Street addressLeader Street
- CityRiverton
- Local authoritySouthland District
Official contact details
- ContactTimothy Page
- Phone+64 3 234 8663
- Emailoffice@rivertonschoolnz.net
- Websitewww.riverton.school.nz/
Contact details combine official Ministry of Education records with information published on Riverton School's own website, reviewed by the KuraData team on 22 September 2026.
Nearby schools
Schools physically closest to Riverton School, regardless of year level.
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Aparima College Secondary · Years 7–15 · 292 m
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James Hargest College Secondary · Years 7–15 · 28.3 km
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Aurora College Secondary · Years 7–15 · 29.3 km
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Winton School Full Primary · Years 1–8 · 32.7 km
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West Gore School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 74.9 km
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Frequently asked
These aren't generic answers — each one is built directly from Riverton School's own official Ministry of Education data already shown on this page, so what you read here always matches the figures above.
Sources & methodology
Every fact on this page traces back to one of the rows below — official Ministry of Education data, or Riverton School's own published information, reviewed before publication. Nothing here is inferred or estimated beyond what its source actually states.
| Data | Source | Data period | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| School characteristics | Ministry of Education | — | 7 September 2026 |
| Student roll | Ministry of Education / Education Counts | August 2026 | 7 September 2026 |
| Equity Index | Education Counts | — | 7 September 2026 |
| Address & coordinates | Ministry of Education | — | 7 September 2026 |
| Contact details | NZ Schools Directory | Current | 7 September 2026 |
| Māori-medium immersion data | Māori Schools Directory, Ministry of Education | — | 6 September 2026 |
| School information (AI-curated, human-reviewed) | Riverton School's official website | Current | 22 September 2026 |