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Best secondary schools in Otago & Southland

44 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 2026-05-27. Schools without enough data to score on the composite are omitted from this page but still appear in the directory.

  1. 1
    TKKM o Otepoti logo
    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. 2
    Liger Leadership Academy logo
    Liger Leadership Academy

    Frankton · Composite · 48 students · EQI unknown

    91

    / 100 composite

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    Academic
    —
    Outcomes
    —
    Retention
    —
    Wellbeing
    —
    Trajectory
    100
    ERO review
    76
  3. 3
    St Hildas Collegiate logo
    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
  4. 4
    John McGlashan College logo
    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
  5. 5
    Columba College logo
    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
  6. 6
    Mt Aspiring College logo
    Mt Aspiring College

    Wanaka · Secondary (Year 7-15) · 1,269 students · EQI <420 (most advantaged)

    78

    / 100 composite

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    Academic
    88
    Outcomes
    67
    Retention
    91
    Wellbeing
    60
    Trajectory
    66
    ERO review
    85
  7. 7
    Otago Girls' High School logo
    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
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    Trinity Catholic College logo
    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
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    Dunstan High School logo
    Dunstan High School

    Alexandra · Secondary (Year 9-15) · 583 students · EQI 420–449

    76

    / 100 composite

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    Academic
    82
    Outcomes
    63
    Retention
    85
    Wellbeing
    83
    Trajectory
    53
    ERO review
    84
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    St Kevins College (Oamaru) logo
    St Kevins College (Oamaru)

    Oamaru · Secondary (Year 9-15) · 474 students · EQI 420–449

    75

    / 100 composite

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    Academic
    80
    Outcomes
    50
    Retention
    86
    Wellbeing
    100
    Trajectory
    64
    ERO review
    85
View the remaining 34 ranked secondary schools in Otago & Southland
  1. 11. Southland Girls' High School Georgetown
    75
  2. 12. Otago Boys' High School Dunedin
    74
  3. 13. Wakatipu High School Frankton
    73
  4. 14. Logan Park High School Dunedin
    72
  5. 15. Kings High School (Dunedin) Dunedin
    70
  6. 16. Queen's High School St Clair
    70
  7. 17. Verdon College Invercargill
    70
  8. 18. Central Southland College Winton
    69
  9. 19. St Peter's College (Gore) Gore
    66
  10. 20. James Hargest College Invercargill
    65
  11. 21. Taieri College Mosgiel
    64
  12. 22. Bayfield High School Andersons Bay
    61
  13. 23. Waitaki Girls' High School Oamaru
    60
  14. 24. Maniototo Area School Ranfurly
    60
  15. 25. Fiordland College Te Anau
    60
  16. 26. Te Wharekura o Arowhenua Invercargill
    60
  17. 27. Cromwell College Cromwell
    58
  18. 28. South Otago High School Rosebank
    58
  19. 29. Māruawai College Gore
    58
  20. 30. Roxburgh Area School Roxburgh
    57
  21. 31. Southland Boys' High School Invercargill
    57
  22. 32. Northern Southland College Lumsden
    56
  23. 33. Lawrence Area School Lawrence
    55
  24. 34. Blue Mountain College Tapanui
    55
  25. 35. Waitaki Boys' High School Oamaru
    52
  26. 36. Menzies College Wyndham
    52
  27. 37. East Otago High School Palmerston
    50
  28. 38. Kaikorai Valley College Dunedin
    48
  29. 39. Aparima College Riverton
    48
  30. 40. Tokomairiro High School Milton
    44
  31. 41. The Catlins Area School Owaka
    42
  32. 42. Amana Christian School Mosgiel
    42
  33. 43. Aurora College Invercargill
    36
  34. 44. Waiau Area School Tuatapere
    33

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).