List of schools in Otago explained

This is a list of schools in the Otago region of New Zealand's South Island.

Waitaki District

data-sort-type=text	Name^[1] ^[2] !	data-sort-type=text	Years!	data-sort-type=text	Gender!	data-sort-type=text	Authority!	data-sort-type=text	Location!	data-sort-type=text	Territorial authority area !	data-sort-type=number	Decile ^[3] !	data-sort-type=number	EQI !	data-sort-type=number	Roll !	data-sort-type=text	Website !	data-sort-type=text	School number !	data-sort-type=text	Opening year
	1–8	Coed	State						http://ardgowan.school.nz/	3704	1903^[4]
	1–8	Coed	State						http://www.duntroon.school.nz	3732	1879^[5] ^[6]
	7–13	Coed	State						http://www.eohs.school.nz/	371	1856^[7]
	1–6	Coed	State						http://www.fenwick.school.nz	3707	2001^[8]
	1–8	Coed	State						http://www.fiveforks.school.nz	3738	1912^[9]
Flag Swamp School (closed 2020)	1–8	Coed	State	Waikouaiti	Waitaki	-	-	-	-	-	1869^[10]
	1–8	Coed	State						https://www.hampden.school.nz	3746	1864^[11]
	1–8	Coed	State						https://sites.google.com/kakanui.school.nz/kakanuischool/home	3755	1873^[12]
	1–8	Coed	State						https://macraes.nz/community/macraes-school/	3764	1880^[13]
	1–8	Coed	State						http://www.maheno.school.nz/	3765	1875^[14]
	7–8	Coed	State						http://www.oamaruint.school.nz/	3784	Unknown
	1–8	Coed	State						https://www.omarama.school.nz/	3789	1930s^[15]
Otepopo School (closed 2010)	1–8	Coed	State	Herbert	Waitaki	-	-	-	-	-	1864^[16]
	1–6	Coed	State						http://www.palmerston.school.nz	3797	1867^[17]
	1–8	Coed	State						http://www.papakaio.school.nz/	3798	1867^[18]
	1–6	Coed	State						http://www.pembroke.school.nz	3737	Unknown
	1–8	Coed	State integrated (Catholic)						http://www.stjoseph.school.nz	3825	1884^[19]
	9–13	Coed	State integrated (Catholic, Boarding)						http://www.stkevins.school.nz	369	1927^[20]
	1–6	Coed	State						https://www.tepakihiomaru.school.nz	3785	1872^[21]
	1–8	Coed	State						http://www.totara.school.nz	3847	1862^[22]
	9–13	Boys	State (Boarding)						https://www.waitakibhs.school.nz/	365	1883^[23]
	9–13	Girls	State (Boarding)						https://www.waitakigirlshigh.school.nz/	366	1887^[24]
	1–8	Coed	State						https://www.waitakivalley.school.nz/	363	2010^[25]
	1–8	Coed	State						http://www.weston.school.nz	3864	1869^[26]

Central Otago District

Name	Years	Gender	Area	Authority	Decile	Roll	Website	MOE
	1–8	Coed		State	8		http://www.alexprim.school.nz	3701
	1–8	Coed		State	9		http://www.clydeschool.co.nz	3725
	7–15	Coed		State	8		http://www.cromwell.school.nz	373
	1–6	Coed		State	8		http://www.cromprimary.school.nz	3729
	9–13	Coed		State	9		http://www.dunstan.school.nz	372
	1–6	Coed		State	7		http://www.goldfields.school.nz	3741
	1–13	Coed		State	7		http://www.maniototo.school.nz	370
	1–8	Coed		State	7		http://www.millersflat.school.nz/	3771
	1–8	Coed		State	8		http://www.omakau.school.nz	3788
	1–8	Coed		State	10		https://web.archive.org/web/20071217201052/http://www.poolburn.schoolzone.net.nz/	3802
	1–13	Coed		State	4		http://www.roxburgh.school.nz	375
	1–8	Coed		State integrated	9		-	3823
	1–8	Coed		State integrated	7		-	3824
	1–8	Coed		State	10		http://www.tarras.school.nz	3843
	1–8	Coed		State	8		http://www.theterrace.school.nz/	3844

Queenstown-Lakes District

data-sort-type=text	Name !	data-sort-type=text	Years!	data-sort-type=text	Gender!	data-sort-type=text	Authority!	data-sort-type=text	Location!	data-sort-type=text	Territorial authority area !	data-sort-type=number	Roll !	data-sort-type=number	2015 decile !	data-sort-type=number	Current EQI !	data-sort-type=text	Website !	data-sort-type=text	School number !	data-sort-type=text	Opened
	1–8	Coed	State						https://www.arrowtown.school.nz/	3930	1863^[27]
	1–8	Coed	State						https://www.glenorchy.school.nz/	3955	1911^[28]
	1–6	Coed	State						https://www.haweaflat.school.nz/	3747	1882^[29]
	1–8	Coed	State integrated (Catholic)						http://www.holyfamilyschoolwanaka.com/	557	2006^[30]
	1–8	Coed	State integrated						http://www.kingsview.school.nz/	633	1996^[31]
	1–8	Coed	State						http://www.makarora.school.nz/	3767	1994^[32]
Makarora Primary School (closed 1987)	1–8	Coed	State	Makarora	Queenstown-Lakes	-	-	-	-	-	1969
Makarora Primary School (closed 1946)	1–8	Coed	State	Makarora	Queenstown-Lakes	-	-	-	-	-	1895
	1–8	Coed	State						http://www.queenstown.school.nz	4005	1975^[33]
	1–8	Coed	State						http://www.remarkablesprimary.school.nz/	6783	2010^[34]
	1–8	Coed	State				-		http://www.shotover.school.nz/	586	2015^[35]
	1–8	Coed	State integrated (Catholic)						http://www.stjosephsqt.school.nz	4016	1883^[36]
	1–6	Coed	State				-		https://www.takekarara.school.nz/	747	2020^[37]
	9–13	Coed	State						http://www.wakatipu.school.nz	374	1937^[38]
	1–6	Coed	State						http://www.wanaka.school.nz/	1167	1979^[39]

Dunedin City

Primary and intermediate schools

data-sort-type=text	Name !	data-sort-type=text	Years!	data-sort-type=text	Gender!	data-sort-type=text	Authority!	data-sort-type=text	Location!	data-sort-type=text	Territorial authority area !	data-sort-type=number	Decile !	data-sort-type=number	Roll!	data-sort-type=text	Website !	data-sort-type=text	School number !	data-sort-type=text	Opened
	1–8	Coed	State			7		http://www.abbotsford.school.nz	3700	1953^[40]
	1–8	Coed	Private			9		http://www.amana.school.nz	1641	2001^[41]
	1–6	Coed	State			10		http://www.andybay.ac.nz	3703	1858^[42]
	1–8	Coed	State			8		http://www.arthurst.school.nz	3706	1864^[43]
	1–6	Coed	State			8		http://www.balaclava.school.nz/	3709	1964^[44]
	7–8	Coed	State			9		http://www.balmacewen.school.nz	3711	1964^[45]
	1–8	Coed	State			3		http://www.bathgatepark.school.nz/	647	2011^[46]
	1–8	Coed	State			5		http://www.bigrock.school.nz	607	2008^[47]
	1–6	Coed	State			4			3716
	1–8	Coed	State			9		http://www.broadbay.school.nz	3718	1877^[48]
	1–8	Coed	State			2		http://www.brockville.school.nz/	3719
	1–8	Coed	State			2		http://www.carisbrook.school.nz	648
	1–6	Coed	State			3		http://www.concord.school.nz	3727
	7-8	Coed	State			6		http://www.dni.school.nz	3731
	1-8	Coed	State integrated (Rudolf Steiner)			7		http://www.dunedin.steiner.school.nz	1192
	1-6	Coed	State			9		http://easttaieri.school.nz/	3733
	1-6	Coed	State			6		http://www.elmgrove.school.nz	3778
	1-8	Coed	State			10		http://www.fairfield.school.nz	3736
	1-6	Coed	State			0		http://www.georgestreet.school.nz	3740
	1-6	Coed	State			10		http://www.grantsbraes.school.nz	3742
	1-8	Coed	State			4		http://www.greenisland.school.nz	3743
	1-6	Coed	State			10		http://www.hwb.school.nz	3745
	1-6	Coed	State			9		http://www.kaikorai.school.nz	3753
	1-6	Coed	State			5			3756
	1-8	Coed	State			8		http://www.leestream.school.nz/	3761
	1-8	Coed	State integrated (Christian)			8		http://www.libertonchristian.school.nz	4117
	1-6	Coed	State			10			3762
	1-6	Coed	State			10		http://www.maorihill.school.nz	3768
	1-8	Coed	State			8		http://mornington.school.nz/	3776
	1-6	Coed	State			5		http://www.musselburgh.school.nz	3779
	1-6	Coed	State			6		http://www.nevn.school.nz	3783
	1-6	Coed	State			9		https://opoho.school.nz/	3790
	1-8	Coed	State			9		http://www.outram.school.nz	3795
	1-6	Coed	State			3		https://pinehilldunedin.school.nz/	3801
	1-8	Coed	State			5		http://www.portchalmers.school.nz/	3803
	1-8	Coed	State			8		http://www.portobello.school.nz/	3805
	1-8	Coed	State			6		http://www.purakaunui.school.nz/	3807
	1-6	Coed	State			6		http://www.ravensbourne.school.nz	3808
	1-8	Coed	State integrated			7		http://www.sacredheartdn.school.nz	3815
	1-6	Coed	State					7	3817
	1-6	Coed	State			4		http://www.silverstreamsouth.school.nz/	1657
	1-6	Coed	State integrated			5		http://www.stbernadettes.school.nz/	3819
	1-6	Coed	State integrated			10		http://www.stbrigidsdn.school.nz	3820	1939^[49]
	1-6	Coed	State			6		http://www.stclair.school.nz	3835
	1-6	Coed	State integrated			8		http://www.stfrancisxavier.school.nz	3822
	1-6	Coed	State integrated			8		http://www.stjoescath.school.nz	3827
	1-6	Coed	State			10			3829
	1-6	Coed	State integrated			6		http://www.st-marys.school.nz	3830
	1-8	Coed	State integrated			8		https://www.stmarys-mosgiel.school.nz/	3832
	1-8	Coed	State integrated			8		http://www.stpeterchanel.school.nz	3834
	1-8	Coed	State						3837
	7-8	Coed	State			8		http://www.tahuna.school.nz	3839
	1-6	Coed	State			8		http://www.tainui.school.nz/	3841	1929^[50]
	1-6	Coed	State			7		http://www.waikouaiti.school.nz	3852	1860^[51]
	1-8	Coed	State			9		http://www.waitati.school.nz	3857	1864^[52]
	1-6	Coed	State			8		http://www.wakari.school.nz	3859	1858^[53]
	1-8	Coed	State			9		http://www.warrington.school.nz/	3862	1879^[54]

Secondary and composite schools

Name	School number	Years	Gender	Area	Authority	Opened	Roll	Website	Notes
	382	9–13	Coed		State	1961		http://www.bayfield-high.school.nz/
	386	1–13	Coed/Girls		State integrated	1915		http://www.columbacollege.school.nz	Presbyterian, boarding. Coeducational years 1–6, girls only years 7–13.
	387	7–13	Boys		State integrated	1918		http://www.mcglashan.school.nz	Presbyterian, boarding
	381	7–13	Coed		State	1958		http://www.kvcollege.co.nz
	383	9–13	Boys		State	1936		http://www.kingshigh.school.nz
	376	9–13	Coed		State	1975		http://www.lphs.school.nz
	377	9–13	Boys		State	1863		http://www.obhs.school.nz	Boarding
	378	9–13	Girls		State	1871		http://www.otagogirls.school.nz
	384	9–13	Girls		State	1955		http://www.queens.school.nz
	3816	–	Coed		State	1926		http://www.saracohen.co.nz/	Special needs
	380	7–13	Girls		State integrated	1896		http://www.shcs.school.nz/	Anglican, boarding
	495	7–13	Coed		State	2004		http://www.taieri.school.nz
	2351	1–13	Coed		State	1994		http://www.otepoti.school.nz/	Māori language school
	536	7–13	Coed		State integrated	1989		https://www.trinity.school.nz/	Catholic

Former schools

• Brighton School, Brighton, merged with Ocean View School to form Big Rock Primary School, July 2008.^[55]
• Calton Hill School, Caversham School, and College Street School, merged on the Caversham site, with a satellite campus at the Calton Hill site, in January 2012 to form Carisbrook School.^[56]
• Corstorphine School, closed July 2010 due to declining roll numbers.
• Forbury School and Macandrew Intermediate merged on the Macandrew Intermediate site in January 2012 to form Bathgate Park School.
• High Street School, Dunedin, closed February 2011 due to declining roll numbers.
• King Edward Technical College, closed 1974 and replaced with Logan Park High School.
• Momona School, Henley School merged with Outram School in 2004.^[57]
• Moreau College, merged with St Paul's High School in 1989 to form Kavanagh College.
• Ocean View School, Ocean View, closed and merged with Brighton School to form Big Rock Primary School, July 2008.^[55]
• Rotary Park School, Waverley – state contributing primary, closed 2012.
• St Joseph's School, Port Chalmers - state integrated primary, closed 2023
• St Patrick's School, closed April 2011 due to declining roll numbers.
• Tomahawk School, closed April 2010 due to declining roll numbers.
• Waldronville School, closed April 2010 due to declining roll numbers.

Clutha District

Name	Years	Gender	Area	Authority	Decile	Roll	Website	School number
	1–8	Coed		State	5		https://balclutha.school.nz/	3710
	7–13	Coed		State	7		http://www.bluemountain.school.nz	391
	1–8	Coed		State	4		http://www.clinton.school.nz	3723
	1–8	Coed		State	9		http://www.cluthavalley.school.nz/	3724
	1–6	Coed		State	8		http://www.heriot.school.nz/	3749
	1–8	Coed		State	4		-	3754
	1–13	Coed		State	6		http://www.las.school.nz/	390
	1–6	Coed		State	4		https://www.milton.school.nz/	3772
	1–8	Coed		State	4		https://web.archive.org/web/20070929075655/http://www.romahapa.school.nz/	3811
	1–8	Coed		State	6		http://www.rosebankschool.co.nz	3812
	9–13	Coed		State	6		http://www.sohs.school.nz	393
	1–8	Coed		State integrated	7		-	3826
	1–6	Coed		State integrated	4		https://www.saint-marys.school.nz/	3831
	1–8	Coed		State	7		http://www.stirling.school.nz	3836
	1–8	Coed		State	9		https://www.tahakopa.school.nz/	3838
	1–8	Coed		State	5		-	3840
	1–6	Coed		State	7		https://www.tapanui.school.nz/	3842
	1–13	Coed		State	6		http://www.catlins.school.nz	394
	1–6	Coed		State	4		http://www.tokoiti.school.nz	3845
	7–13	Coed		State	5		http://www.tokohigh.school.nz/	392
	1–8	Coed		State	6		-	3850
	1–6	Coed		State	8		https://www.waikoikoi.school.nz/	3851
	1–6	Coed		State	7		-	3855
	1–8	Coed		State	7		http://www.waiwerasouth.school.nz/	3858
	1–8	Coed		State	9		https://sites.google.com/warepa.school.nz/warepaschool/home/	3861

References

General

• Te Kete Ipurangi Ministry of Education website
• ERO school and early childhood education reports Education Review Office
• Decile change 2007 to 2008 for state & state integrated schools

Specific

External links

• Dunedin Schools in Google Maps

Notes and References

1. Web site: Find a School . Education Counts . Ministry of Education.
2. Web site: Early childhood and school reports . ero.govt.nz . Education Review Office.
3. Web site: How The Decile Is Calculated . . 2008-06-08.
4. Book: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts] ]. 1905 . Cyclopedia Company Limited . Christchurch . 466 .
5. Web site: Home . duntroon.school.nz . Duntroon School.
6. Web site: Duntroon School . natlib.govt.nz . National Library of New Zealand.
7. Web site: East Otago High School . noca.co.nz . North Otago Cricket Association.
8. Web site: Fenwick School - Our School . fenwick.school.nz . Fenwick School.
9. Book: Muldrew . Ian James . 1912-1987, a brief history of the Maruakoa, Five Forks and Fuchsia Creek Schools and districts on the occasion of the 75th jubilee. . 1987 . I.J. Muldrew . Oamaru.
10. News: Flag Swamp School set to close . Otago Daily Times . 12 March 2020 . Molly . Houseman.
11. Web site: Hampden School . hampden.school.nz . Hampden School.
12. Web site: Kakanui School . livingheritage.org.nz . Living Heritage.
13. Web site: Township & Schools . macraes.nz . Macraes NZ Limited.
14. Web site: Maheno School . maheno.school.nz . Maheno School.
15. Web site: Omarama School . omarama.school.nz . Omarama School.
16. News: Otepopo School closes after 146 years . Bruce, David . 25 September 2010 . . 15 October 2011.
17. Web site: Palmerston Primary School . Living Heritage.
18. Book: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts] . 1905 . Cyclopedia Company Limited . Christchurch . 561-562.
19. Web site: History . St Joseph's Oamaru.
20. Book: Donaldson . Graeme . To All Parts of the Kingdom: Christian Brothers In New Zealand 1876–2001 . 2001 . Christian Brothers New Zealand Province . Christchurch.
21. Web site: Te Pākihi o Maru - Our kura . tepakihiomaru.school.nz . Te Pākihi o Maru.
22. Web site: History and Location . totaranorth.school.nz . Totara School.
23. News: 125th anniversary to be 'momentous' occasion . 21 June 2008 . Otago Daily Times . 7 January 2012.
24. Web site: History of Waitaki Girls' High School . Waitaki Girls' High School . 6 January 2012.
25. Web site: Our School . waitakivalley.school.nz . Waitaki Valley School.
26. Web site: 150th Jubilee . Weston School.
27. News: Roxburgh . Tracey . Memories of old school . . 28 April 2013.
28. Web site: Glenorchy School Since 1884 . Glenorchy School . 11 December 2021.
29. Web site: History of Hāwea . haweacommunity.nz . Hāwea Community Association.
30. Web site: About Our School - Holy Family Catholic School . holyfamilywanaka.school.nz . Holy Family Catholic School.
31. Web site: Kingsview School - 2017 Prospectus . kingsview.school.nz . Kingsview School.
32. Web site: Upper Clutha Schools . uppercluthahistory.org . Upper Clutha Schools Upper Clutha Historical Records Society.
33. Web site: About QPS . queenstown.school.nz . Queenstown Primary School.
34. Web site: Remarkables Primary School . babbage.co.nz . Babbage Consultants.
35. Web site: Shotover Primary School . shotover.school.nz . Shotover Primary School.
36. Web site: Our School . stjosephsqt.school.nz . St Joseph's School.
37. Web site: New School Establishment - 2018-go1251 - New Zealand Gazette. gazette.govt.nz.
38. News: High school celebrates journey . Queenstown Lakes Weekly Bulletin . 1 May 2023.
39. Web site: School Charter - 2020 . wanaka.school.nz . Wānaka Primary School.
40. Web site: Abbotsford School Our school . abbotsford.school.nz . Abbotsford School.
41. Web site: Amana Christian School . amana.school.nz . Amana Christian School.
42. Book: Olssen . Erik . Our school : Anderson's Bay School, 1858-2008 . 2008 . Anderson's Bay School 150th Reunion Committee . Dunedin . 9780473142100.
43. Web site: Arthur Street School . arthurst.school.nz . Arthur Street School.
44. Book: Buchan . Don . Balaclava School 25th jubilee reunion . 1989 . Crown Kerr Printing . Dunedin.
45. Web site: Charter and Strategic Plan . balmacewen.school.nz . Balmacewen Intermediate School.
46. Web site: Bathgate Park School . bathgatepark.school.nz . Bathgate Park School.
47. News: Schools to merge, take new name . Otago Daily Times . 20 June 2008 . John . Lewis.
48. Education Gazette editors . Deep, rich history at Otago Peninsula school . New Zealand Education Gazette Tukutuku Kōrero . 21 July 2021 . 100 . 9 . . Wellington.
49. Web site: St Brigid’s School. Mercy Schools. 16 January 2022.
50. Web site: Our School. Tainui School. 16 January 2022.
51. News: School to celebrate 150 years . 13 October 2010 . Otago Daily Times . John . Lewis.
52. Web site: About Our School . Waitati School.
53. Book: Richmond . Davis . Wakari School, 1858-1983, 125th anniversary . 1983 . Wakari School 125th Anniversary Committee . Dunedin.
54. News: News Of the Week . Otago Witness . 8 March 1879.
55. Web site: School Closures, Mergers and New: December_2008. Education Counts. XLS.
56. News: Anne . Tolley . Anne Tolley . 8 July 2011 . Decision on South Dunedin schooling . New Zealand Government . 11 September 2011.
57. Web site: Merger of Henley School (3748), Momona School (3775) and Outram School (3795). New Zealand Government . 14 June 2016.