Best secondary schools in Dunedin 2026

12 secondary schools ranked by the SchoolsNearMe composite — a 5-axis score (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory) compared against EQI-band peers. Methodology.

Data refreshed from Education Counts 2026-07-12. Schools without enough data to score on the composite are omitted from this page but still appear in the directory.

1
TKKM o Otepoti
Fairfield · Composite · 75 students · EQI 510+ (most disadvantaged)
93
/ 100 composite
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Academic
—
Outcomes
—
Retention
—
Wellbeing
100
Trajectory
100
ERO review
65
2
St Hildas Collegiate
Dunedin · Secondary (Year 7-15) · 466 students · EQI <420 (most advantaged)
86
/ 100 composite
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Academic
97
Outcomes
69
Retention
97
Wellbeing
98
Trajectory
48
ERO review
83
3
John McGlashan College
Maori Hill · Secondary (Year 7-15) · 525 students · EQI <420 (most advantaged)
83
/ 100 composite
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Academic
97
Outcomes
73
Retention
97
Wellbeing
66
Trajectory
47
ERO review
84
4
Columba College
Roslyn · Composite · 595 students · EQI <420 (most advantaged)
82
/ 100 composite
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Academic
96
Outcomes
60
Retention
97
Wellbeing
94
Trajectory
46
ERO review
85
5
Otago Girls' High School
Dunedin · Secondary (Year 9-15) · 698 students · EQI 420–449
77
/ 100 composite
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Academic
83
Outcomes
67
Retention
87
Wellbeing
95
Trajectory
34
ERO review
79
6
Trinity Catholic College
City Rise · Secondary (Year 7-15) · 791 students · EQI 420–449
77
/ 100 composite
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Academic
86
Outcomes
65
Retention
89
Wellbeing
70
Trajectory
67
ERO review
77
7
Otago Boys' High School
Dunedin · Secondary (Year 9-15) · 846 students · EQI 420–449
74
/ 100 composite
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Academic
83
Outcomes
59
Retention
85
Wellbeing
68
Trajectory
60
ERO review
85
8
Logan Park High School
Dunedin · Secondary (Year 9-15) · 807 students · EQI 420–449
72
/ 100 composite
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Academic
78
Outcomes
56
Retention
86
Wellbeing
67
Trajectory
71
ERO review
76
9
Kings High School (Dunedin)
Dunedin · Secondary (Year 9-15) · 835 students · EQI 450–474
70
/ 100 composite
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Academic
85
Outcomes
55
Retention
85
Wellbeing
54
Trajectory
37
ERO review
85
10
Queen's High School
St Clair · Secondary (Year 9-15) · 588 students · EQI 450–474
70
/ 100 composite
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Academic
75
Outcomes
38
Retention
75
Wellbeing
89
Trajectory
100
ERO review
83

View the remaining 2 ranked secondary schools in Dunedin

11. Bayfield High School Andersons Bay
61
12. Kaikorai Valley College Dunedin
48

About this ranking

SchoolsNearMe's composite combines five axes — academic achievement, post-school destinations, Y9→Y13 retention, wellbeing (low stand-down rate), and roll trajectory — into a single 0–100 score. The math compares each school against its EQI-band peers (12 bands covering NZ's socio-economic spread), so a school serving more disadvantaged students isn't unfairly penalised against schools serving the most-advantaged.

Schools below 30 students aren't given a rollup score (per-axis data is still on each profile). Schools without composite-eligible data don't appear on this page.

Source data: Education Counts (NCEA, retention, destinations, discipline, funding) · Ministry of Education (roll, EQI, identity).