Shotover Primary School
57 Stalker Road, Queenstown · Otago & Southland
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Composite score
Established
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #440 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Shotover Primary School's board assurance review in February 2025 confirmed the school met regulatory and legislative requirements as of May 2024, with board administration and curriculum requirements verified. No composite score is currently available for this school.
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Queenstown looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Shotover Primary School a good school?
Shotover Primary School scores 79/100 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.
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.
standdowns 11.8/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (n=536) · why? ▼ hide
+16.5% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
77/100 from ERO review 2025-02 · below band median (n=539) · why? ▼ hide
⚠ 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): 77/100.
Latest ERO review
2025-02-03 · Sharon Kelly, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of May 2024
- Board Administration requirements confirmed
- Curriculum requirements confirmed
- Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements confirmed
- Personnel Management requirements confirmed
"As of May 2024, the Shotover Primary School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Audited financials
Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$7.27M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$13k
Net assets / equity
$0.77M
Discipline (age-standardised, per 1,000 students)
Stand-down = sent home temporarily. Suspension = formal investigation. Exclusion = removed from school. National averages shown for comparison.
Stand-downs · 2024
11.8
5 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.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$4.29M
Per-student funding · 2022
$7,098
2018
$6.4M
2019
$4.1M
2020
$9.8M
2021
$4.4M
2022
$4.3M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 66
- Year 02 67
- Year 03 65
- Year 04 62
- Year 05 85
- Year 06 58
- Year 07 94
- Year 08 96
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 80.0%
- Asian 13.9%
- Other / MELAA 7.9%
- Māori 6.8%
- Pacific 2.0%
- International 0.5%
International students
SIEBA member · Day school only
ESOL support
dedicated class
Years accepted
5 to 13
Location
57 Stalker Road, Queenstown. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Shotover Primary School a good school?
Shotover Primary School scores 79/100 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 2025-02 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of May 2024
How do I enrol my child at Shotover Primary School?
Contact the school directly on 03-4090005, email execofficer@shotover.school.nz, or visit www.shotover.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?
Shotover Primary School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Shotover Primary School has 605 students, with an EQI of 396 (lower socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Shotover Primary School in 2025-02, signed by Sharon Kelly. 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.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- shotover.school.nz
- sieba.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz