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Outram School

1 Beaumaris Street, Outram · Otago & Southland

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Total roll 190
EQI 440
Founded 1860
80

Composite score

Strong

A

Top 25% in NZ

Rank #422 of scored NZ schools

In summary

Outram School's board confirmed in its February 2023 assurance statement that regulatory, legislative, and curriculum requirements were met. The school has no active Ministry of Education intervention.

Best suited for

Students aged 5-11 in Outram looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.

Is Outram School a good school?

Outram School scores 80/100 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

  • Clear understanding of assessment for learning across all areas of the school
  • Strong leadership and experienced teaching teams that work collaboratively for schoolwide improvement
  • Consistent support from the board, whānau and the wider community that strengthens learning partnerships and enriches the local curriculum

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 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (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: top 10% of band (n=518).
100
Trajectory
25%
+6.5% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above band median (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: above band median (n=515).
58
ERO review
40%
75/100 from ERO review 2023-08 · below 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: 2023. Peer comparison: below band median (n=520).
75

⚠ 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): 75/100.

Latest ERO review

2023-08-15 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • School has clear understanding of assessment for learning across all areas
  • Strong leadership and experienced teaching teams work collaboratively for schoolwide improvement
  • School needs to build teacher capabilities and systems in literacy to measure learner progress
  • Junior school has begun structured literacy implementation requiring ongoing impact measurement
  • Years 4-6 implementing science of reading through spelling and writing programmes
"strong leadership and experienced teaching teams that work collaboratively for schoolwide improvement"
— ERO, 2023-08-15 (leadership)

Composite score across reviews

3 ERO reviews on file, 2015–2023. Click a point to read that review.

latest 75
0 25 50 75 100 201520192023 2015-11-05 · 82/100 2019-05-02 · 91/100 2023-08-15 · 75/100

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

0.0

· 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

$1.48M

Per-student funding · 2022

$7,797

2018

$1.0M

2019

$1.1M

2020

$1.3M

2021

$1.3M

2022

$1.5M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    20
  • Year 02
    26
  • Year 03
    27
  • Year 04
    25
  • Year 05
    21
  • Year 06
    27
  • Year 07
    23
  • Year 08
    10

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    90.5%
  • Māori
    12.6%
  • Pacific
    3.2%
  • Other / MELAA
    3.2%
  • Asian
    2.6%

Location

1 Beaumaris Street, Outram. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Outram School a good school?

Outram School scores 80/100 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.

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2023-08 review identified 5 key findings. School has clear understanding of assessment for learning across all areas

How do I enrol my child at Outram School?

Contact the school directly on 03-4861733, email admin@outram.school.nz, or visit www.outram.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?

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

What is the roll size?

Outram School has 190 students, with an EQI of 440 (mid-range socio-economic context).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Outram School in 2023-08, signed by Shelley Booysen. 4 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

15 Aug 2023

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  • crimestats.co.nz