St John's Girls' School (Invercargill)
349 Dee Street, Invercargill · Otago & Southland
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Composite score
Strong
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #365 of scored NZ schools
In summary
St John's Girls' School maintains high standards and expectations for teaching and learning, with a curriculum offering students a wide range of opportunities to develop confidence and engage in rich learning experiences. Teachers are well supported in refining the school's mathematics teaching approach to emphasise higher-order and creative thinking. The school was reviewed by ERO in September 2022.
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Invercargill looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.
Is St John's Girls' School (Invercargill) a good school?
St John's Girls' School (Invercargill) scores 81/100 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
- The school has high standards and expectations for teaching and learning
- The curriculum provides students with a wide range of opportunities to develop confidence and enjoy rich, learning experiences
- Teachers are well supported to change the school's approach to the teaching of mathematics to promote students' higher-order and creative thinking skills whilst retaining the best of the existing programme
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 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=536) · why? ▼ hide
-3.6% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
85/100 from ERO review 2018-08 · top quartile of band (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): 85/100.
Latest ERO review
2022-09-21 · Dr Lesley Patterson, Southern Region | Te Tai Tini
- The school has high standards and expectations for teaching and learning
- The curriculum provides students with a wide range of opportunities to develop confidence and enjoy rich learning experiences
- Teachers are well supported to change the school's approach to the teaching of mathematics to promote students' higher-order and creative thinking skills
- ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the effectiveness of the teaching and learning of mathematics
"The curriculum provides students with a wide range of opportunities to develop confidence and enjoy rich, learning experiences."
Audited financials
Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$1.74M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$0k
Net assets / equity
$0.25M
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
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.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$1.04M
Per-student funding · 2022
$7,475
2018
$0.9M
2019
$0.9M
2020
$1.0M
2021
$1.0M
2022
$1.0M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 12
- Year 02 12
- Year 03 13
- Year 04 12
- Year 05 21
- Year 06 22
- Year 07 22
- Year 08 21
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 95.7%
- Māori 12.9%
- Pacific 2.2%
- Asian 2.2%
- Other / MELAA 0.7%
Location
349 Dee Street, Invercargill. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is St John's Girls' School (Invercargill) a good school?
St John's Girls' School (Invercargill) scores 81/100 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 2022-09 review identified 4 key findings. The school has high standards and expectations for teaching and learning
How do I enrol my child at St John's Girls' School (Invercargill)?
Contact the school directly on 03-2187759, or visit www.stjohnsgirls.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?
St John's Girls' School (Invercargill) is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
St John's Girls' School (Invercargill) has 139 students, with an EQI of 417 (lower socio-economic need). It is a girls school-only school.
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed St John's Girls' School (Invercargill) in 2022-09, signed by Dr Lesley Patterson. 3 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
- web.archive.org
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz