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Otago Girls' High School

Q: Is Otago Girls' High School a good school?

Otago Girls' High School scores 77/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

Q: What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2024-06 review identified 6 key findings. Students, including Māori and Pacific learners, are continuing to achieve very well in NCEA Levels 1, 2 and 3, as well as in University Entrance

Q: How do I enrol my child at Otago Girls' High School?

Contact the school directly on 03-4740496, email oghsadmin@otagogirls.school.nz, or visit www.otagogirls.school.nz. For state schools, check your home address against the school's enrolment zone — some schools are in-zone-only.

Q: What are the fees?

Otago Girls' High School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

Q: What is the roll size?

Otago Girls' High School has 698 students, with an EQI of 439 (mid-range socio-economic context). It is a girls school-only school.

Q: When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Otago Girls' High School in 2024-06, signed by Shelley Booysen. 5 ERO reports are on file in our archive.

41 Tennyson Street, Dunedin · Otago & Southland

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Total roll 698

EQI 439

Founded 1870

Composite score

Established

B+

Top 25% in NZ

Rank #591 of scored NZ schools

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Accepts international students (SIEBA member) SIEBA member Deficit in 2022 Holidays Act compliance disclosure State school Girls-only school Secondary school (Secondary (Year 9-15)) Accepts international students Reviewed by Dr Lesley Patterson (47-school portfolio)

In summary

Otago Girls' High School is a secondary school in Dunedin serving 698 students from Year 9 to Year 15. The school demonstrates strong NCEA achievement across all levels, with equitable outcomes for Māori and Pacific learners. Most Year 9 and 10 students achieve at or above national expectations in literacy and numeracy, and attendance rates are above national averages. The school received a composite score of 79 from its June 2024 ERO review.

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Is Otago Girls' High School a good school?

Otago Girls' High School scores 77/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

Strengths from the latest ERO report

Strong NCEA achievement across all levels including endorsements and scholarships
Equitable outcomes for Māori and Pacific learners
Above-average attendance rates

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

Academic

35%

L1 92% · L2 84% · UE 66% · near band median (n=81) · why?

Mean of latest NCEA Level 1 + Level 2 + UE achievement percentage from Education Counts. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: near band median (n=81).

Outcomes

25%

Uni 43% · Te Pūkenga 20% · Industry 5% · top 10% of band (n=77) · why?

Share of leavers going to a New Zealand university + Te Pūkenga + Industry Training (capped at 100%). Counts are normalised when EC publishes raw cohort sizes instead of percentages. Source: Education Counts post-school destinations. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: top 10% of band (n=77).

Retention

15%

87% to Y13 · near band median (n=84) · why?

Percentage of the Y9 cohort still enrolled in Y13 (all students). Source: Education Counts retention table. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: near band median (n=84).

Wellbeing

12%

standdowns 4.7/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · above 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: above band median (n=518).

Trajectory

-12.5% 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).

ERO review

79/100 from ERO review 2024-06 · near band median (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: 2024. Peer comparison: near band median (n=520).

⚠ 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): 79/100.

Latest ERO review

2024-06-18 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report

Students, including Māori and Pacific learners, are continuing to achieve very well in NCEA Levels 1, 2 and 3, as well as in University Entrance
Most Year 9 and 10 students are achieving at or above national expectations in both literacy and numeracy
Regular attendance rates are above national averages
Strategic leadership at curriculum area, senior leadership and board levels continually improves school conditions that promote student success
Mentorship structures have fostered effective distributed leadership and increased levels of confidence and capability among curriculum leaders

"Strategic leadership at curriculum area, senior leadership and board levels continually improves school conditions that promote student success."
— ERO, 2024-06-18 (leadership)

Trajectory across review cycles

Year-over-year change per dimension based on consecutive ERO reviews.

Audited financials

Year ended 2022 · Audit opinion: unmodified

Annual report

Total revenue

$9.00M

Surplus / (deficit)

$398k

Net assets / equity

$2.54M

NCEA achievement

School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).

Education Counts

NCEA Level 1 · 2024

91.9%

124 of 135 leavers

-4.4pt vs prior year

NCEA Level 2 · 2024

83.7%

113 of 135 leavers

-8.8pt vs prior year

University Entrance · 2024

65.9%

89 of 135 leavers

-11.7pt vs prior year

Data: Ministry of Education / Education Counts, CC-BY-4.0

Stay-on rate

Percentage of students who stay at school until at least their 17th birthday — the standard NZ proxy for Year-9-to-Year-13 retention.

Education Counts

86.7%

2024 cohort · 135 students

-4.3pt vs 2023

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

4.7

5 this year · NZ avg ~37

Suspensions · 2024

0.0

· NZ avg ~5

Exclusions · 2024

0.0

· NZ avg ~1.5

Vocational Pathway Awards

School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).

Education Counts

Service Industries 28
Creative Industries 9

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

$6.91M

Per-student funding · 2022

$9,900

2018

$6.0M

2019

$6.1M

2020

$6.7M

2021

$6.9M

2022

$6.9M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts

Year 09

137
Year 10

135
Year 11

150
Year 12

152
Year 13+

135

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts

European/Pākehā

72.9%
Asian

15.2%
Māori

14.9%
Other / MELAA

7.6%
Pacific

6.2%
International

3.4%

International students

SIEBA member · Day school only

ESOL support

partial

Location

41 Tennyson Street, Dunedin. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Otago Girls' High School a good school?

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2024-06 review identified 6 key findings. Students, including Māori and Pacific learners, are continuing to achieve very well in NCEA Levels 1, 2 and 3, as well as in University Entrance

How do I enrol my child at Otago Girls' High School?

Contact the school directly on 03-4740496, email oghsadmin@otagogirls.school.nz, or visit www.otagogirls.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?

Otago Girls' High School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Otago Girls' High School has 698 students, with an EQI of 439 (mid-range socio-economic context). It is a girls school-only school.

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Otago Girls' High School in 2024-06, 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

18 Jun 2024

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