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

Waitaki District

Name[1][2] Years[2] Gender[2] Authority[1] Location[1] Territorial authority area[1] Decile[a] (2015)[3] EQI (April 2023)[1] Roll[b] (April 2023)[1] Website[1] School number[1] Opening year
Ardgowan School 1–8 Coed State Oamaru Waitaki 6 442 105 [1] 3704 1903[4]
Duntroon School 1–8 Coed State Duntroon Waitaki 9 428 75 [2] 3732 1879[5][6]
East Otago High School 7–13 Coed State Palmerston Waitaki 6 483 168 [3] 371 1856[7]
Fenwick School 1–6 Coed State Oamaru Waitaki 6 457 282 [4] 3707 2001[8]
Five Forks School 1–8 Coed State Kakanui Valley Waitaki 9 431 49 [5] 3738 1912[9]
Flag Swamp School (closed 2020)[10] 1–8 Coed State Waikouaiti Waitaki - - - - - 1869[10]
Hampden School 1–8 Coed State Hampden Waitaki 4 482 43 [6] 3746 1864[11]
Kakanui School 1–8 Coed State Kakanui Waitaki 5 457 66 [7] 3755 1873[12]
Macraes Moonlight School 1–8 Coed State Macraes Flat Waitaki 10 425 16 [8] 3764 1880[13]
Maheno School 1–8 Coed State Maheno Waitaki 6 450 62 [9] 3765 1875[14]
Oamaru Intermediate 7–8 Coed State Oamaru Waitaki 5 475 318 [10] 3784 Unknown
Omarama School 1–8 Coed State Omarama Waitaki 7 442 41 [11] 3789 1930s[15]
Otepopo School (closed 2010)[16] 1–8 Coed State Herbert Waitaki - - - - - 1864[16]
Palmerston School 1–6 Coed State Palmerston Waitaki 6 461 112 [12] 3797 1867[17]
Papakaio School 1–8 Coed State Papakaio Waitaki 9 436 114 [13] 3798 1867[18]
Pembroke School 1–6 Coed State Oamaru Waitaki 3 493 225 [14] 3737 Unknown
St Joseph's School 1–8 Coed State integrated (Catholic) Oamaru Waitaki 6 438 92 [15] 3825 1884[19]
St Kevin's College 9–13 Coed State integrated (Catholic, Boarding) Oamaru Waitaki 7 444 476 [16] 369 1927[20]
Te Pākihi o Maru / Oamaru North School 1–6 Coed State Oamaru Waitaki 4 515 104 [17] 3785 1872[21]
Totara School 1–8 Coed State Alma Waitaki 6 429 70 [18] 3847 1862[22]
Waitaki Boys' High School 9–13 Boys State (Boarding) Oamaru Waitaki 6 485 390 [19] 365 1883[23]
Waitaki Girls' High School 9–13 Girls State (Boarding) Oamaru Waitaki 6 480 368 [20] 366 1887[24]
Waitaki Valley School 1–8 Coed State Kurow Waitaki 8 437 104 [21] 363 2010[25]
Weston School 1–8 Coed State Weston Waitaki 8 434 236 [22] 3864 1869[26]

Central Otago District

Name Years Gender Area Authority Decile Roll Website MOE
Alexandra School 1–8 Coed Alexandra State 8 190 [23] 3701
Clyde School 1–8 Coed Clyde State 9 162 [24] 3725
Cromwell College 7–15 Coed Cromwell State 8 602 [25] 373
Cromwell Primary School 1–6 Coed Cromwell State 8 359 [26] 3729
Dunstan High School 9–13 Coed Alexandra State 9 568 [27] 372
Goldfields School 1–6 Coed Cromwell State 7 284 [28] 3741
Maniototo Area School 1–13 Coed Ranfurly State 7 135 [29] 370
Millers Flat School 1–8 Coed Millers Flat State 7 25 [30] 3771
Omakau School 1–8 Coed Omakau State 8 72 [31] 3788
Poolburn School 1–8 Coed Oturehua State 10 45 [32] 3802
Roxburgh Area School 1–13 Coed Roxburgh State 4 129 [33] 375
St Gerard's School 1–8 Coed Alexandra State integrated 9 129 - 3823
St John's School 1–8 Coed Ranfurly State integrated 7 61 - 3824
Tarras School 1–8 Coed Tarras State 10 20 [34] 3843
The Terrace School 1–8 Coed Alexandra State 8 294 [35] 3844

Queenstown-Lakes District

Name[1] Years[2] Gender[2] Authority[1] Location[1] Territorial authority area[1] Roll[1] 2015 decile[1] Current EQI[1] Website[1] School number[1] Opened
Arrowtown School 1–8 Coed State Arrowtown Queenstown-Lakes 471 10 391 [36] 3930 1863[27]
Glenorchy School 1–8 Coed State Glenorchy Queenstown-Lakes 34 7 400 [37] 3955 1911[28]
Hāwea Flat School 1–6 Coed State Hāwea Flat Queenstown-Lakes 311 10 408 [38] 3747 1882[29]
Holy Family School 1–8 Coed State integrated (Catholic) Wānaka Queenstown-Lakes 206 10 386 [39] 557 2006[30]
KingsView School 1–8 Coed State integrated Frankton Queenstown-Lakes 66 10 396 [40] 633 1996[31]
Makarora Primary School 1–8 Coed State Makarora Queenstown-Lakes 7 7 401 [41] 3767 1994[32]
Makarora Primary School (closed 1987)[32] 1–8 Coed State Makarora Queenstown-Lakes - - - - - 1969[32]
Makarora Primary School (closed 1946)[32] 1–8 Coed State Makarora Queenstown-Lakes - - - - - 1895[32]
Queenstown Primary School 1–8 Coed State Queenstown Queenstown-Lakes 612 10 403 [42] 4005 1975[33]
Remarkables Primary School 1–8 Coed State Frankton Queenstown-Lakes 445 10 399 [43] 6783 2010[34]
Shotover Primary School 1–8 Coed State Shotover Country Queenstown-Lakes 573 - 392 [44] 586 2015[35]
St Joseph's School 1–8 Coed State integrated (Catholic) Queenstown Queenstown-Lakes 132 10 389 [45] 4016 1883[36]
Te Kura o Take Kārara 1–6 Coed State Wānaka Queenstown-Lakes 238 - 411 [46] 747 2020[37]
Wakatipu High School 9–13 Coed State Frankton Queenstown-Lakes 1339 10 412 [47] 374 1937[38]
Wānaka Primary School 1–6 Coed State Wānaka Queenstown-Lakes 495 10 400 [48] 1167 1979[39]

Dunedin City

Primary and intermediate schools

Name[1] Years[2] Gender[2] Authority[1] Location[1] Territorial authority area[1] Decile[a][1] Roll[1] Website[1] School number[1] Opened
Abbotsford School 1–8 Coed State Abbotsford Dunedin City 7 281 [49] 3700 1953[40]
Amana Christian School 1–8 Coed Private Mosgiel Dunedin City 9 58 [50] 1641 2001[41]
Andersons Bay School 1–6 Coed State Andersons Bay Dunedin City 10 265 [51] 3703 1858[42]
Arthur Street School 1–8 Coed State City Rise Dunedin City 8 191 [52] 3706 1864[43]
Balaclava School 1–6 Coed State Balaclava Dunedin City 8 242 [53] 3709 1964[44]
Balmacewen Intermediate School 7–8 Coed State Wakari Dunedin City 9 470 [54] 3711 1964[45]
Bathgate Park School 1–8 Coed State Forbury Dunedin City 3 124 [55] 647 2011[46]
Big Rock Primary School 1–8 Coed State Brighton Dunedin City 5 96 [56] 607 2008[47]
Bradford School 1–6 Coed State Bradford Dunedin City 4 85 3716
Broad Bay School 1–8 Coed State Broad Bay Dunedin City 9 27 [57] 3718 1877[48]
Brockville School 1–8 Coed State Brockville Dunedin City 2 137 [58] 3719
Carisbrook School 1–8 Coed State Caversham Dunedin City 2 298 [59] 648
Concord School 1–6 Coed State Concord Dunedin City 3 78 [60] 3727
Dunedin North Intermediate 7-8 Coed State Dunedin North Dunedin City 6 299 [61] 3731
Dunedin Rudolf Steiner School 1-8 Coed State integrated (Rudolf Steiner) Maia Dunedin City 7 61 [62] 1192
East Taieri School 1-6 Coed State Mosgiel Dunedin City 9 296 [63] 3733
Elmgrove School 1-6 Coed State Mosgiel Dunedin City 6 297 [64] 3778
Fairfield School 1-8 Coed State Fairfield Dunedin City 10 468 [65] 3736
George Street Normal School 1-6 Coed State Dunedin North Dunedin City 0 426 [66] 3740
Grants Braes School 1-6 Coed State Waverley Dunedin City 10 220 [67] 3742
Green Island School 1-8 Coed State Green Island Dunedin City 4 179 [68] 3743
Halfway Bush School 1-6 Coed State Halfway Bush Dunedin City 10 38 [69] 3745
Kaikorai Primary School 1-6 Coed State Roslyn Dunedin City 9 270 [70] 3753
Karitane School 1-6 Coed State Karitane Dunedin City 5 18 3756
Lee Stream School 1-8 Coed State Lee Stream Dunedin City 8 10 [71] 3761
Liberton Christian School 1-8 Coed State integrated (Christian) Pine Hill Dunedin City 8 110 [72] 4117
Macandrew Bay School 1-6 Coed State Macandrew Bay Dunedin City 10 141 3762
Maori Hill School 1-6 Coed State Maori Hill Dunedin City 10 246 [73] 3768
Mornington School 1-8 Coed State Mornington Dunedin City 8 231 [74] 3776
Musselburgh School 1-6 Coed State Musselburgh Dunedin City 5 123 [75] 3779
North East Valley Normal School 1-6 Coed State North East Valley Dunedin City 6 221 [76] 3783
Opoho School 1-6 Coed State Opoho Dunedin City 9 167 [77] 3790
Outram School 1-8 Coed State Outram Dunedin City 9 177 [78] 3795
Pine Hill School 1-6 Coed State Pine Hill Dunedin City 3 42 [79] 3801
Port Chalmers School 1-8 Coed State Port Chalmers Dunedin City 5 94 [80] 3803
Portobello School 1-8 Coed State Portobello Dunedin City 8 44 [81] 3805
Pūrākaunui School 1-8 Coed State Pūrākaunui Dunedin City 6 20 [82] 3807
Ravensbourne School 1-6 Coed State Ravensbourne Dunedin City 6 18 [83] 3808
Sacred Heart School 1-8 Coed State integrated North East Valley Dunedin City 7 44 [84] 3815
Sawyers Bay School 1-6 Coed State Sawyers Bay Dunedin City 112 7 3817
Silverstream (South) Primary School 1-6 Coed State Mosgiel Dunedin City 4 298 [85] 1657
St Bernadette's School 1-6 Coed State integrated Forbury Dunedin City 5 142 [86] 3819
St Brigid's School 1-6 Coed State integrated Tainui Dunedin City 10 48 [87] 3820 1939[49]
St Clair School 1-6 Coed State Saint Clair Dunedin City 6 379 [88] 3835
St Francis Xavier School 1-6 Coed State integrated Maryhill Dunedin City 8 108 [89] 3822
St Joseph's Cathedral School 1-6 Coed State integrated City Rise Dunedin City 8 152 [90] 3827
St Leonards School 1-6 Coed State Saint Leonards Dunedin City 10 18 3829
St Mary's School (Dunedin) 1-6 Coed State integrated Wakari Dunedin City 6 53 [91] 3830
St Mary's School (Mosgiel) 1-8 Coed State integrated Mosgiel Dunedin City 8 117 [92] 3832
St Peter Chanel School 1-8 Coed State integrated Green Island Dunedin City 8 61 [93] 3834
Strath Taieri School 1-8 Coed State Middlemarch Dunedin City 43 3837
Tahuna Normal Intermediate School 7-8 Coed State Musselburgh Dunedin City 8 533 [94] 3839
Tainui School 1-6 Coed State Tainui Dunedin City 8 267 [95] 3841 1929[50]
Waikouaiti School 1-6 Coed State Waikouaiti Dunedin City 7 88 [96] 3852 1860[51]
Waitati School 1-8 Coed State Waitati Dunedin City 9 75 [97] 3857 1864[52]
Wakari School 1-6 Coed State Wakari Dunedin City 8 297 [98] 3859 1858[53]
Warrington School 1-8 Coed State Warrington Dunedin City 9 45 [99] 3862 1879[54]

Secondary and composite schools

Name School number Years Gender Area Authority Opened Roll Website Notes
Bayfield High School 382 9–13 Coed Musselburgh State 1961 597 [100]
Columba College 386 1–13 Coed/Girls Roslyn State integrated 1915 587 [101] Presbyterian, boarding. Coeducational years 1–6, girls only years 7–13.
John McGlashan College 387 7–13 Boys Maori Hill State integrated 1918 515 [102] Presbyterian, boarding
Kaikorai Valley College 381 7–13 Coed Kaikorai State 1958 439 [103]
King's High School 383 9–13 Boys Forbury State 1936 850 [104]
Logan Park High School 376 9–13 Coed Dunedin North State 1975 807 [105]
Otago Boys' High School 377 9–13 Boys City Rise State 1863 824 [106] Boarding
Otago Girls' High School 378 9–13 Girls City Rise State 1871 707 [107]
Queen's High School 384 9–13 Girls Forbury State 1955 462 [108]
Sara Cohen School 3816 – Coed Caversham State 1926 54 [109] Special needs
St Hilda's Collegiate School 380 7–13 Girls City Rise State integrated 1896 462 [110] Anglican, boarding
Taieri College 495 7–13 Coed Mosgiel State 2004 1220 [111]
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ōtepoti 2351 1–13 Coed Fairfield State 1994 55 [112] Māori language school
Trinity Catholic College 536 7–13 Coed City Rise State integrated 1989 670 [113] Catholic

Former schools

Clutha District

Name Years Gender Area Authority Decile Roll Website School number
Balclutha School 1–8 Coed Balclutha State 5 179 [114] 3710
Blue Mountain College 7–13 Coed Tapanui State 7 202 [115] 391
Clinton School 1–8 Coed Clinton State 4 70 [116] 3723
Clutha Valley School 1–8 Coed Clydevale State 9 115 [117] 3724
Heriot School 1–6 Coed Heriot State 8 81 [118] 3749
Kaitangata School 1–8 Coed Kaitangata State 4 85 - 3754
Lawrence Area School 1–13 Coed Lawrence State 6 129 [119] 390
Milton School 1–6 Coed Milton State 4 109 [120] 3772
Romahapa School 1–8 Coed Romahapa State 4 66 [121] 3811
Rosebank School 1–8 Coed Balclutha State 6 227 [122] 3812
South Otago High School 9–13 Coed Balclutha State 6 483 [123] 393
St Joseph's School 1–8 Coed Balclutha State integrated 7 55 - 3826
St Mary's School 1–6 Coed Milton State integrated 4 55 [124] 3831
Stirling School 1–8 Coed Stirling State 7 53 [125] 3836
Tahakopa School 1–8 Coed Tahakopa State 9 2 [126] 3838
Taieri Beach School 1–8 Coed Taieri Mouth State 5 5 - 3840
Tapanui School 1–6 Coed Tapanui State 7 70 [127] 3842
The Catlins Area School 1–13 Coed Owaka State 6 118 [128] 394
Tokoiti School 1–6 Coed Milton State 4 28 [129] 3845
Tokomairiro High School 7–13 Coed Milton State 5 225 [130] 392
Waihola District School 1–8 Coed Waihola State 6 35 - 3850
Waikoikoi School 1–6 Coed Waikoikoi State 8 10 [131] 3851
Waitahuna School 1–6 Coed Waitahuna State 7 5 - 3855
Waiwera South School 1–8 Coed Waiwera South State 7 31 [132] 3858
Warepa School 1–8 Coed Warepa State 9 62 [133] 3861

Notes

  1. ^ a b The now-defunct socioeconomic decile measured the socioeconomic status of the school catchment area from 1 (the poorest areas) to 10 (the wealthiest areas).
  2. ^ The roll for each school changes frequently as students start school for the first time, move between schools, and graduate.

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