Last updated October 2026
Mountainview High School is a state, co-educational secondary school for Years 9 to 13 at Pages Road, Timaru. It opened in 1901 and had 450 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes 9 suburbs in full and parts of 6 more, among them Hadlow, Glenwood, Oceanview, Smithfield, Washdyke and Gleniti; the zone map below shows the full boundary.
The school runs a special programme, Whare Ako, approved by the Secretary for Education, and its site lists careers and Gateway, a health programme, learning support and Year 13 outreach courses from the University of Canterbury, Lincoln University and the University of Otago.
The school stages musicals, students can play the major sports as well as bowls, shooting and archery, and the school takes international students, with homestay families and an international student golf programme.
At a glance
- Principal
- Rebecca Rhodes
- Address
- Pages Road, Timaru
- Phone
- 03 684 7039
Home zone
Suburbs in the zone: all of Marchwiel Timaru, Oceanview, Washdyke Timaru, Hadlow, Smithfield, Waimataitai Timaru, Gleniti Timaru, Glenwood and Highfield Timaru.
Parts of Levels Valley, Claremont, Levels, Maori Hill, Taiko and Seadown: check your street.
Zone boundaries are set by the school’s enrolment scheme and can change. Confirm your address with the school before you rely on it.
NCEA results
School leavers with NCEA Level 2 or above, compared with all New Zealand school leavers.
This school New Zealand
School leavers are students who left school that year, whatever year level they left from.
Who goes here
Share of the 450 students who identify with each group. Students can name more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
19 international students
MELAA: Middle Eastern, Latin American and African.
Stand-downs and suspensions
Cases per 1,000 students in 2025, adjusted for the ages of the school’s students, compared with all New Zealand schools.
These measure how a school responds to behaviour, and schools set their own thresholds, so they are not a measure of how students behave.
What ERO found
The Education Review Office’s latest report on the school is a Te Ara Huarau School Profile Report from May 2023. ERO and the school agreed to evaluate how well the way the school is organised, makes decisions, manages staff performance and communicates supports better teaching.
ERO said the school can draw on its focus on wellbeing and an inclusive culture, and on culturally responsive practice that shapes teaching and learning.
The school’s next steps are to review and strengthen the systems behind teaching, and to make teaching respond more closely to what each student already knows and needs, so that achievement and engagement improve.
Read the ERO reports for Mountainview High School
Enrolling
Students who live in the home zone have the right to enrol. Out-of-zone places are offered under the school’s enrolment scheme, with first priority for students accepted into the Whare Ako special programme, then siblings and other priority groups, and a ballot when there are more applicants than places. Families may be asked for proof of address or of a sibling at the school.
The school confirms its application and ballot dates by public notice each year. Enrolment applications are made online through the school’s portal.
Schools nearby
In Marchwiel Timaru
Mountainview High School is in Marchwiel Timaru. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Marchwiel Timaru guide →Questions parents ask
Is Mountainview High School zoned?
It has a home zone covering all of Marchwiel Timaru, Oceanview, Washdyke Timaru, Hadlow, Smithfield, Waimataitai Timaru, Gleniti Timaru, Glenwood and Highfield Timaru and parts of Levels Valley, Claremont, Levels, Maori Hill, Taiko and Seadown.
What years does it teach?
Years 9 to 13.
How many students go there?
450 at 1 Sep 2026.
Does it ask for donations?
No. It is in the donation scheme, so it only asks for donations for school camps.
What is its Equity Index?
494. The Ministry of Education’s Equity Index estimates the socio-economic barriers a school’s students face, from 344 (fewest) to 569 (most). It is used to share out funding, not as a measure of quality.
How did its school leavers do in NCEA?
In 2025, 60.8% of its school leavers had NCEA Level 2 or above, compared with 77.8% of all New Zealand school leavers.
School details and roll: Ministry of Education school directory, 22 Oct 2026 (CC BY 4.0). Home zone: Ministry of Education enrolment zones (CC BY 4.0). NCEA results, roll history and stand-downs: Education Counts, school leavers 2023 to 2025, stand-downs 2025, rolls 2021 to 2025 (CC BY 4.0). Updated automatically when the Ministry publishes new data.
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