# Kings High School (Dunedin)

**Type:** Secondary (Year 9-15) (State)  
**Gender:** Boys School  
**Address:** 270 Bay View Road, Dunedin  
**Region:** Otago, Southland  
**Total roll:** 835  
**Equity Index (EQI):** 453  
**Founded:** 1936  
**Website:** <http://www.kingshigh.school.nz>  

## Latest ERO review (2023-08-11)

**Author:** Shelley Booysen, ERO  
**Source:** <https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/383/kings-high-school-dunedin#report-28592>

### Key findings
- A positive learning culture built on high expectations and respectful relationships supports students' active engagement in learning
- Effective structures and systems support collaborative curriculum planning and consistent teaching practice
- Proactive and personalised academic and pastoral mentoring structures nurture students' wellbeing and learning
- The school has a broad and balanced curriculum enacting its vision to build 'good men'
- Established internal evaluation practices inform and support school improvement

### Verbatim quotes from ERO
> _"ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well leadership and effective curriculum planning and implementation support the success of all students in national qualifications."_ — ERO, 2023-08-11 (leadership)

> _"a broad and balanced curriculum that enacts the vision of the school to build 'good men'"_ — ERO, 2023-08-11 (curriculum)

> _"proactive and personalised academic and pastoral mentoring structures and practices that nurture students' wellbeing and learning"_ — ERO, 2023-08-11 (wellbeing)

## Audited financials (year ended 2018)

- **Total revenue:** $11.07M
- **Surplus/(deficit):** −$309,674
- **Net assets/equity:** $3.48M
- **Audit opinion:** unmodified
- **Source:** <https://www.kingshigh.school.nz/assets/Files/Annual-Reports.pdf>

## International student programme

- **Annual tuition:** NZ$16,500
- **ESOL support:** partial
- **SIEBA member:** yes
- **Source:** <https://www.kingshigh.school.nz/international/contact-us/>

## Tags

`accepts_international_students` · `sieba_member` · `consistent_excellence` · `deficit_latest_year` · `holidays_act_disclosure_open` · `related_party_disclosure` · `state_school` · `single_sex_boys` · `secondary_school` · `international_students_accepted` · `reviewed_by_prolific_director`

## Machine-readable siblings

- JSON: <https://schoolsnearme.co.nz/api/school/kings-high-school-dunedin/facts.json>
- ERO history (markdown): <https://schoolsnearme.co.nz/api/school/kings-high-school-dunedin/ero-history.md>

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