Ministry of Education directory
Schools in Southland
All 82 state, state-integrated and private schools in the Southland region, with roll, year levels and enrolment-zone status from the Ministry of Education's directory.
Schools82open at Jul 2026
Students16,691on the combined roll
State-integrated120 private
With a zone34operate an enrolment scheme
Source · Ministry of Education School Directory — extracted Aug 2026 · 82 schools · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
Each dot is one school, placed at its directory coordinates and sized by roll. · Not a map — no boundaries are drawn, and none are implied.
Every school
| School | Type | Years | Roll | Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aparima College | Secondary (Year 7-15) | Years 7–13 | 212 | — |
| Ascot Community School | Full Primary | Years 1–8 | 236 | Yes |
| Aurora College | Secondary (Year 7-15) | Years 7–13 | 607 | — |
| Balfour School | Contributing | Years 1–6 | 69 | Yes |
| Bluff School | Full Primary | Years 1–8 | 112 | — |
| Central Southland College | Secondary (Year 9-15) | Years 9–13 | 669 | Yes |
| Dipton School | Full Primary | Years 1–8 | 45 | — |
| Donovan Primary School | Contributing | Years 1–6 | 368 | Yes |
| Drummond Primary School | Full Primary | Years 1–8 | 112 | — |
| East Gore School | Contributing | Years 1–6 | 122 | — |
| Edendale School (Southland) | Contributing | Years 1–6 | 120 | Yes |
| Fernworth Primary School | Contributing | Years 1–6 | 256 | — |
| Fiordland College | Secondary (Year 7-15) | Years 7–13 | 299 | — |
| Garston School | Full Primary | Years 1–8 | 24 | — |
| Gore Main School | Contributing | Years 1–6 | 204 | Yes |
| Gorge Road School | Full Primary | Years 1–8 | 26 | — |
| Halfmoon Bay School | Full Primary | Years 1–8 | 31 | — |
| Hauroko Valley Primary School | Full Primary | Years 1–8 | 74 | Yes |
| Heddon Bush School | Full Primary | Years 1–8 | 66 | Yes |
| Hedgehope School | Full Primary | Years 1–8 | 55 | Yes |
| Hillside Primary School | Full Primary | Years 1–8 | 17 | — |
| Invercargill Activity Centre | Activity Centre | — | — | — |
| Invercargill Middle School | Contributing | Years 1–6 | 157 | Yes |
| James Hargest College | Secondary (Year 7-15) | Years 7–13 | 1,897 | Yes |
| Knapdale School | Full Primary | Years 1–8 | 53 | Yes |
| Limehills School | Full Primary | Years 1–8 | 135 | Yes |
| Lochiel School | Full Primary | Years 1–8 | 77 | Yes |
| Lumsden School | Contributing | Years 1–6 | 88 | — |
| Makarewa School | Contributing | Years 1–6 | 149 | Yes |
| Mararoa School | Full Primary | Years 1–8 | 28 | — |
| Māruawai College | Secondary (Year 7-15) | Years 7–13 | 603 | — |
| Mataura School | Contributing | Years 1–6 | 55 | — |
| Menzies College | Secondary (Year 7-15) | Years 7–13 | 345 | — |
| Mossburn School | Contributing | Years 1–6 | 55 | — |
| Murihiku Young Parents' Learning Centre | Teen Parent Unit | — | — | — |
| Myross Bush School | Contributing | Years 1–6 | 170 | Yes |
| New River Primary | Contributing | Years 1–6 | 217 | — |
| Newfield Park School | Contributing | Years 1–6 | 216 | — |
| Northern Southland College | Secondary (Year 7-15) | Years 7–13 | 213 | — |
| Otama School | Full Primary | Years 1–8 | 18 | — |
| Otatara School | Contributing | Years 1–6 | 237 | Yes |
| Otautau School | Full Primary | Years 1–8 | 129 | — |
| Pukerau School | Contributing | Years 1–6 | 55 | — |
| Rimu School | Full Primary | Years 1–8 | 101 | Yes |
| Riversdale School | Full Primary | Years 1–8 | 138 | Yes |
| Riverton School | Contributing | Years 1–6 | 132 | — |
| Ruru Special School | Specialist School | — | 128 | — |
| Sacred Heart School (Waikiwi) | Contributing | Years 1–6 | 88 | — |
| Salford School | Contributing | Years 1–6 | 241 | Yes |
| Southland Adventist Christian School | Full Primary | Years 1–8 | 127 | Yes |
| Southland Boys' High School | Secondary (Year 7-15) | Years 7–13 | 1,087 | Yes |
| Southland Girls' High School | Secondary (Year 7-15) | Years 7–13 | 1,089 | Yes |
| St John's Girls' School (Invercargill) | Full Primary | Years 1–8 | 124 | Yes |
| St Joseph's School (Invercargill) | Full Primary | Years 1–8 | 153 | — |
| St Mary's School (Gore) | Contributing | Years 1–6 | 196 | — |
| St Patrick's School (Invercargill) | Contributing | Years 1–6 | 277 | Yes |
| St Patrick's School (Nightcaps) | Full Primary | Years 1–8 | 17 | — |
| St Peter's College (Gore) | Secondary (Year 7-15) | Years 7–13 | 350 | — |
| St Teresa's School (Bluff) | Full Primary | Years 1–8 | 6 | — |
| St Theresa's School (Invercargill) | Contributing | Years 1–6 | 272 | — |
| St Thomas School (Winton) | Full Primary | Years 1–8 | 91 | Yes |
| Takitimu Primary School | Full Primary | Years 1–8 | 97 | — |
| Te Anau School | Contributing | Years 1–6 | 273 | — |
| Te Tipua School | Full Primary | Years 1–8 | 36 | — |
| Te Wharekura o Arowhenua | Composite | Years 1–13 | 189 | — |
| Thornbury School | Contributing | Years 1–6 | 70 | Yes |
| Tisbury School | Contributing | Years 1–6 | 118 | Yes |
| Tokanui School | Full Primary | Years 1–8 | 49 | — |
| Tuturau Primary School | Contributing | Years 1–6 | 22 | — |
| Verdon College | Secondary (Year 7-15) | Years 7–13 | 697 | Yes |
| Waianiwa School | Full Primary | Years 1–8 | 57 | — |
| Waiau Area School | Composite | Years 1–13 | 137 | — |
| Waihopai School | Contributing | Years 1–6 | 336 | Yes |
| Waikaia School | Full Primary | Years 1–8 | 24 | — |
| Waikaka School | Full Primary | Years 1–8 | 59 | — |
| Wallacetown School | Contributing | Years 1–6 | 75 | — |
| Waverley Park School | Contributing | Years 1–6 | 249 | Yes |
| West Gore School | Contributing | Years 1–6 | 149 | — |
| Windsor North School | Contributing | Years 1–6 | 315 | Yes |
| Winton School | Full Primary | Years 1–8 | 263 | Yes |
| Woodlands Primary School | Contributing | Years 1–6 | 103 | — |
| Wyndham School | Contributing | Years 1–6 | 135 | Yes |
Source · Ministry of Education School Directory — extracted Aug 2026 · Roll at Jul 2026. Equity Index is deliberately not listed here — it describes a community, not a school, and belongs beside its explanation on each school's own page. · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method