Last updated October 2026
Greenmeadows School is a state, co-educational primary school for Years 1 to 6 at 29 Osier Road, Greenmeadows, Napier. It opened in 1911 and had 495 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes parts of Greenmeadows, Jervoistown, Taradale and Meeanee; the zone map below shows the full boundary. The school’s parent handbook lists a choir, ukulele group, Māori cultural group and dance and drama groups that take part in the combined schools music festival and the Taradale Māori cultural festival, and swimming lessons are part of the school programme.
New entrants start with play-based investigation time and a structured literacy approach, and OSCAR runs before school, after school and holiday care from its own room on the school field.
At a glance
- Principal
- Mark Johnson
- Address
- 29 Osier Road, Greenmeadows, Napier
- Phone
- 06 844 7024
Home zone
Parts of these suburbs: Greenmeadows Napier, Jervoistown, Taradale and Meeanee Napier: 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 495 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 January 2024. This kind of report sets out what ERO and the school will evaluate together, here how well literacy teaching in reading and writing lifts results fairly for all students, especially Māori students and those with diverse needs.
ERO pointed to deliberate work on building teachers’ literacy skills, an inclusive climate with well-targeted support for students with diverse needs, and respectful relationships that support engagement and wellbeing.
Next, the school planned to make teaching expectations consistent and based on research and evidence, keep improving how it identifies the progress of targeted students, and strengthen moderation of literacy assessment.
Read the ERO reports for Greenmeadows 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, by ballot when there are more applicants than places.
The school’s enrolment page holds the application forms and the zone description and map, and the parent handbook invites prospective families to meet the principal and tour the school. Once a new entrant is enrolled, the school arranges weekly transition visits with a new entrant teacher.
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 Greenmeadows Napier
Greenmeadows School is in Greenmeadows Napier. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Greenmeadows Napier guide →Questions parents ask
Is Greenmeadows School zoned?
It has a home zone covering parts of Greenmeadows Napier, Jervoistown, Taradale and Meeanee Napier.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 6.
How many students go there?
495 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?
436. 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, 26 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).