Last updated November 2026
Oceanview Heights School is a state, co-educational full primary school for Years 1 to 8 at 241 Selwyn Street, Marchwiel, Timaru. It opened in 2005 and had 101 students on its roll at 1 October 2026.
Its home zone includes parts of Marchwiel, Hadlow, Highfield and Gleniti; the zone map below shows the full boundary.
At a glance
- Principal
- Sandi Abel
- Address
- 241 Selwyn Street, Marchwiel, Timaru
- Phone
- 03 687 9235
Home zone
Parts of these suburbs: Marchwiel Timaru, Washdyke Flat, Hadlow, Rosewill, Highfield Timaru and Gleniti Timaru: 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.
Who goes here
Share of the 101 students who identify with each group. Students can name more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
MELAA: Middle Eastern, Latin American and African.
What ERO found
The Education Review Office’s latest report on the school is a Te Ara Huarau School Profile Report from February 2024. ERO noted that the roll had grown sharply and a home zone had been brought in to manage it.
The evaluation ERO and the school chose targets low and declining results in maths, and looks at new ways of teaching maths that are culturally responsive.
ERO noted leaders who understand the wellbeing needs of students and whānau and build caring relationships, a partnership with a local group of schools and an outside facilitator that is improving maths teaching, and teachers and teacher aides working together on learning behaviour and wellbeing. The school also hosts the South Canterbury Learning Support Hub and a Resource Teachers of Learning and Behaviour cluster.
ERO said the school will now put in place and monitor one consistent, culturally responsive approach to maths across the school, have teachers regularly review their own practice to speed up progress in maths, involve families and the community in supporting maths learning, and strengthen planning and monitoring for students with diverse needs.
Read the ERO reports for Oceanview Heights School
Enrolling
Oceanview Heights School runs an enrolment scheme. Students who live in the home zone have the right to enrol. Out-of-zone places are offered under the enrolment scheme when there is room, by ballot when there are more applicants than places.
Contact the school directly for out-of-zone places and ballot dates.
Schools nearby
Where students go next
Based on home zones around the school’s own address. Families can apply to any school, and your own address decides which zones you are in.
In Marchwiel Timaru
Oceanview Heights 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 Oceanview Heights School zoned?
It has a home zone covering parts of Marchwiel Timaru, Washdyke Flat, Hadlow, Rosewill, Highfield Timaru and Gleniti Timaru.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 8.
How many students go there?
101 at 1 Oct 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?
523. 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.
Updated automatically when the Ministry publishes new data.
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Sources and data notes 1
- School facts: School details and roll: Ministry of Education school directory, 7 Nov 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).