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Mornington School

34 Elgin Road, Mornington · Otago & Southland

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Total roll 247
EQI 439
Founded 1865
59

Composite score

Developing

C+

Below median

Rank #1,662 of scored NZ schools

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State school Co-educational Contributing Primary (Years 1-6)

In summary

Mornington School is a Contributing primary school in Dunedin with 247 students. The Board's most recent assurance review confirmed that regulatory and legislative requirements, Board Administration, and Curriculum requirements have been met as of September 2024.

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Is Mornington School a good school?

Mornington School scores 59/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

Summary derived from ERO reports + audited financials + MoE records. Every claim links to its source — see data transparency at the bottom of this page.

Score breakdown

6 axes, each scored 0–100 on a national absolute scale. As at 2025.

How this is computed
Wellbeing
35%
standdowns 20.1/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (n=518) · why?
Composite of stand-downs, suspensions, and exclusions per 1,000 students (lower is better). Formula: standdowns/1k + 2× suspensions/1k + 5× exclusions/1k. Small primary schools with no rows score top of band ("no incidents reported"). Source: Education Counts student engagement. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: near band median (n=518).
80
Trajectory
25%
-15.4% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · bottom quartile of band (n=515) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: bottom quartile of band (n=515).
31
ERO review
40%
59/100 from ERO review 2025-02 · bottom 10% of band (n=520) · why?
Composite score from the most recent Education Review Office report (Haiku-extracted 0–100 from the published review text). For primary schools this is the heaviest axis (40%) because NCEA-style outcomes data isn't applicable. Source: ERO via Wayback archive. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: bottom 10% of band (n=520).
59

⚠ Insufficient EQI-band peers (n<10) to compute per-axis percentile context. The score above is absolute; treat it as a single-school read rather than a peer comparison.

Real ERO composite (from the latest review): 59/100.

Latest ERO review

2025-02-27 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • The school is a signatory to the Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021
  • The school has attested that it complies with all aspects of the code
  • No international students were enrolled at the time of the ERO review
"The school has attested that it complies with all aspects of the code."
— ERO, 2025-02-27 (governance)

Discipline (age-standardised, per 1,000 students)

Stand-down = sent home temporarily. Suspension = formal investigation. Exclusion = removed from school. National averages shown for comparison.

Education Counts

Stand-downs · 2024

20.1

2 this year · NZ avg ~37

Suspensions · 2024

0.0

· NZ avg ~5

Exclusions · 2024

0.0

· NZ avg ~1.5

Government funding

Crown funding only (school operations + teacher salaries + property). Excludes locally-raised funds, international fees and trading income — those are in the audited financial report above.

Education Counts

Total Crown funding · 2022

$1.97M

Per-student funding · 2022

$7,987

2018

$1.7M

2019

$1.9M

2020

$2.1M

2021

$2.2M

2022

$2.0M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    30
  • Year 02
    44
  • Year 03
    38
  • Year 04
    41
  • Year 05
    40
  • Year 06
    27
  • Year 07
    11

Roll by ethnicity

Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    68.0%
  • Asian
    17.0%
  • Māori
    16.6%
  • Other / MELAA
    10.1%
  • Pacific
    6.5%

Location

34 Elgin Road, Mornington. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Mornington School a good school?

Mornington School scores 59/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2025-02 review identified 3 key findings. The school is a signatory to the Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021

How do I enrol my child at Mornington School?

Contact the school directly on 03-4536794, email office@mornington.school.nz, or visit www.mornington.school.nz. For state schools, check your home address against the school's enrolment zone — some schools are in-zone-only.

What are the fees?

Mornington School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Mornington School has 247 students, with an EQI of 439 (mid-range socio-economic context).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Mornington School in 2025-02, signed by Shelley Booysen. 5 ERO reports are on file in our archive.

Data transparency

Every fact on this page links to its source. We never publish a claim without provenance — read our methodology for the full rules.

Last updated

27 Feb 2025

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