List of schools in Otago
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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 (2026)[1] | Roll[b] (July 2026)[1] | Website[1] | School number[1] | Opening year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardgowan School | 1–8 | Coed | State | Oamaru | Waitaki | 6 | 453 | 129 | 3704 | 1903[4] | |
| Duntroon School | 1–8 | Coed | State | Duntroon | Waitaki | 9 | 423 | 105 | 3732 | 1879[5][6] | |
| East Otago High School | 7–13 | Coed | State | Palmerston | Waitaki | 6 | 488 | 196 | 371 | 1856[7] | |
| Fenwick School | 1–6 | Coed | State | Oamaru | Waitaki | 6 | 465 | 281 | 3707 | 2001[8] | |
| Five Forks School | 1–8 | Coed | State | Kakanui Valley | Waitaki | 9 | 449 | 57 | 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 | 489 | 34 | 3746 | 1864[11] | |
| Kakanui School | 1–8 | Coed | State | Kakanui | Waitaki | 5 | 450 | 38 | 3755 | 1873[12] | |
| Macraes Moonlight School | 1–8 | Coed | State | Macraes Flat | Waitaki | 10 | 461 | 13 | 3764 | 1880[13] | |
| Maheno School | 1–8 | Coed | State | Maheno | Waitaki | 6 | 430 | 92 | 3765 | 1875[14] | |
| Oamaru Intermediate | 7–8 | Coed | State | Oamaru | Waitaki | 5 | 477 | 290 | 3784 | Unknown | |
| Omarama School | 1–8 | Coed | State | Omarama | Waitaki | 7 | 434 | 28 | 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 | 97 | 3797 | 1867[17] | |
| Papakaio School | 1–8 | Coed | State | Papakaio | Waitaki | 9 | 449 | 121 | 3798 | 1867[18] | |
| Pembroke School | 1–6 | Coed | State | Oamaru | Waitaki | 3 | 496 | 234 | 3737 | Unknown | |
| St Joseph's School | 1–8 | Coed | State integrated (Catholic) | Oamaru | Waitaki | 6 | 437 | 145 | 3825 | 1884[19] | |
| St Kevin's College | 9–13 | Coed | State integrated (Catholic, Boarding) | Oamaru | Waitaki | 7 | 447 | 483 | 369 | 1927[20] | |
| Te Pākihi o Maru / Oamaru North School | 1–6 | Coed | State | Oamaru | Waitaki | 4 | 502 | 122 | 3785 | 1872[21] | |
| Totara School | 1–8 | Coed | State | Alma | Waitaki | 6 | 450 | 18 | 3847 | 1862[22] | |
| Waitaki Boys' High School | 9–13 | Boys | State (Boarding) | Oamaru | Waitaki | 6 | 477 | 425 | 365 | 1883[23] | |
| Waitaki Girls' High School | 9–13 | Girls | State (Boarding) | Oamaru | Waitaki | 6 | 478 | 395 | 366 | 1887[24] | |
| Waitaki Valley School | 1–8 | Coed | State | Kurow | Waitaki | 8 | 440 | 102 | 363 | 2010[25] | |
| Weston School | 1–8 | Coed | State | Weston | Waitaki | 8 | 434 | 243 | 3864 | 1869[26] |
Central Otago District
| Name | Years | Gender | Area | Authority | Decile | Roll | Website | MOE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandra School | 1–8 | Coed | Alexandra | State | 8 | 202 | 3701 | |
| Clyde School | 1–8 | Coed | Clyde | State | 9 | 173 | 3725 | |
| Cromwell College | 7–15 | Coed | Cromwell | State | 8 | 696 | 373 | |
| Cromwell Primary School | 1–6 | Coed | Cromwell | State | 8 | 407 | 3729 | |
| Dunstan High School | 9–13 | Coed | Alexandra | State | 9 | 590 | 372 | |
| Goldfields School | 1–6 | Coed | Cromwell | State | 7 | 324 | 3741 | |
| Maniototo Area School | 1–13 | Coed | Ranfurly | State | 7 | 136 | 370 | |
| Millers Flat School | 1–8 | Coed | Millers Flat | State | 7 | 23 | 3771 | |
| Omakau School | 1–8 | Coed | Omakau | State | 8 | 84 | 3788 | |
| Poolburn School | 1–8 | Coed | Oturehua | State | 10 | 29 | 3802 | |
| Roxburgh Area School | 1–13 | Coed | Roxburgh | State | 4 | 118 | 375 | |
| St Gerard's School | 1–8 | Coed | Alexandra | State integrated | 9 | 166 | - | 3823 |
| St John's School | 1–8 | Coed | Ranfurly | State integrated | 7 | 63 | - | 3824 |
| Tarras School | 1–8 | Coed | Tarras | State | 10 | 31 | 3843 | |
| The Terrace School | 1–8 | Coed | Alexandra | State | 8 | 283 | 3844 | |
Queenstown-Lakes District
Dunedin City
Primary and intermediate schools
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 | 521 | ||
| Columba College | 386 | 1–13 | Coed/Girls | Roslyn | State integrated | 1915 | 608 | Presbyterian, boarding. Coeducational years 1–6, girls only years 7–13. | |
| John McGlashan College | 387 | 7–13 | Boys | Maori Hill | State integrated | 1918 | 527 | Presbyterian, boarding | |
| Kaikorai Valley College | 381 | 7–13 | Coed | Kaikorai | State | 1958 | 434 | ||
| King's High School | 383 | 9–13 | Boys | Forbury | State | 1936 | 879 | ||
| Logan Park High School | 376 | 9–13 | Coed | Dunedin North | State | 1975 | 796 | ||
| Otago Boys' High School | 377 | 9–13 | Boys | City Rise | State | 1863 | 862 | Boarding | |
| Otago Girls' High School | 378 | 9–13 | Girls | City Rise | State | 1871 | 717 | ||
| Queen's High School | 384 | 9–13 | Girls | Forbury | State | 1955 | 592 | ||
| Sara Cohen School | 3816 | – | Coed | Caversham | State | 1926 | 78 | Special needs | |
| St Hilda's Collegiate School | 380 | 7–13 | Girls | City Rise | State integrated | 1896 | 461 | Anglican, boarding | |
| Taieri College | 495 | 7–13 | Coed | Mosgiel | State | 2004 | 1,198 | ||
| Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ōtepoti | 2351 | 1–13 | Coed | Fairfield | State | 1994 | 89 | Māori language school | |
| Trinity Catholic College | 536 | 7–13 | Coed | City Rise | State integrated | 1989 | 867 | 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.[56]
- High Street School, Dunedin, closed February 2011 due to declining roll numbers.
- Kenmure Intermediate School and Kaikorai Valley High School combined in 1996 to become Kaikorai College.
- 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
Notes
- The now-defunct socioeconomic decile measured the socioeconomic status of the school catchment area from 1 (the poorest areas) to 10 (the wealthiest areas).
- The roll for each school changes frequently as students start school for the first time, move between schools, and graduate.