Te Whirika Sara Cohen Specialist School
38 Riselaw Road, Calton Hill · Otago & Southland
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Composite score
Developing
Below median
Rank #1,870 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students in Calton Hill looking for a state-funded setting.
Is Te Whirika Sara Cohen Specialist School a good school?
Te Whirika Sara Cohen Specialist School scores 53/100 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.
ERO review not in our dataset
We don't yet have a parsed ERO composite for Te Whirika Sara Cohen Specialist School, so the ERO axis below uses the national-average ERO score (75/100) as a placeholder. The composite shown above incorporates that estimate. When we ingest a real ERO review for this school, the score will refresh and may move materially in either direction.
If you've spotted a recent ERO report we've missed, let us know — every flagged report gets re-ingested on the next refresh.
standdowns 200.7/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · bottom quartile of band (n=468) · why? ▼ hide
+34.7% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top 10% of band (n=469) · why? ▼ hide
75/100 — national average (no ERO review in our dataset) · near band median (n=471) · 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.
Audited financials
Year ended 2020 · Audit opinion: n/a
Total revenue
$2.91M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$177k
Net assets / equity
$0.59M
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
NCEA Level 1 · 2024
0.0%
0 of 5 leavers
0.0pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
0.0%
0 of 5 leavers
0.0pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
0.0%
0 of 5 leavers
0.0pt 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.
100.0%
2024 cohort · 5 students
+20.0pt 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.
Stand-downs · 2024
200.7
8 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
$2.49M
Per-student funding · 2022
$34,095
2018
$1.3M
2019
$1.7M
2020
$2.3M
2021
$2.4M
2022
$2.5M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 3
- Year 02 2
- Year 03 5
- Year 04 3
- Year 05 6
- Year 06 5
- Year 07 6
- Year 08 6
- Year 09 3
- Year 10 4
- Year 11 3
- Year 12 1
- Year 13+ 19
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 79.5%
- Māori 23.3%
- Pacific 5.5%
- Asian 5.5%
- Other / MELAA 4.1%
Location
38 Riselaw Road, Calton Hill. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Te Whirika Sara Cohen Specialist School.
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Contributing · 0.2km · 193 roll
74
+21 vs this
Carisbrook School
Full Primary · 0.4km · 367 roll
42
-11 vs this
Bathgate Park School
Full Primary · 0.8km · 135 roll
32
-21 vs this
Queen's High School
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 0.9km · 588 roll
70
+17 vs this
Kings High School (Dunedin)
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 1km · 835 roll
70
+17 vs this
St Francis Xavier School (Mornington)
Contributing · 1.2km · 109 roll
73
+20 vs this
Frequently asked
Is Te Whirika Sara Cohen Specialist School a good school?
Te Whirika Sara Cohen Specialist School scores 53/100 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?
We don't have a published ERO review on file yet. Check the ERO website directly.
How do I enrol my child at Te Whirika Sara Cohen Specialist School?
Contact the school directly on 03-4558347, email office@saracohen.school.nz, or visit www.saracohen.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?
Te Whirika Sara Cohen Specialist School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Te Whirika Sara Cohen Specialist School has 73 students, with an EQI of 498 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
We don't have a published ERO review for Te Whirika Sara Cohen Specialist School in our archive yet. The Education Review Office reviews most schools on a 3-4 year cycle.
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
- web.archive.org
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz