# Southland Boys' High School **Type:** Secondary (Year 7-15) (State) **Gender:** Boys School **Address:** 181 Herbert Street, Invercargill **Region:** Otago, Southland **Total roll:** 1,032 **Equity Index (EQI):** 464 **Founded:** 1881 **Website:** ## Latest ERO review (2024-09-26) **Author:** Shelley Booysen, ERO **Composite score:** 69/100 **Source:** ### Key findings - Leaders have high expectations for achievement, progress and wellbeing of all learners and promote collective responsibility for learner outcomes - Most junior students make expected or better progress in literacy and mathematics with improved engagement shown in improved attendance levels - Learning outcomes in national qualifications are increasingly equitable for Māori and Pacific learners, though some inequity remains at NCEA Level 2 and University Entrance - Curriculum and teaching are increasingly responsive to students' learning needs, interests, aspirations, culture and identity - Attendance rates are improving but not yet at the Ministry of Education's target ### Verbatim quotes from ERO > _"Leaders have high expectations for the achievement, progress and wellbeing of all learners and promote collective responsibility for learner outcomes."_ — ERO, 2024-09-26 (leadership) > _"Curriculum and teaching are increasingly responsive to students' learning needs, interests, aspirations, culture and identity."_ — ERO, 2024-09-26 (curriculum) > _"Students report supportive connections across year levels and a strong sense of belonging and collective identity; there are many and varied opportunities for student leadership."_ — ERO, 2024-09-26 (wellbeing) ## Tags `accepts_international_students` · `sieba_member` · `state_school` · `single_sex_boys` · `secondary_school` · `roll_1000_to_2000` · `boarding_facility` · `international_students_accepted` · `reviewed_by_prolific_director` ## Machine-readable siblings - JSON: - ERO history (markdown): --- Methodology: · Every claim above links to its source document.