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Secondary (Year 7-15) · State : Integrated

Verdon College

Rockdale Road, Invercargill · Otago & Southland

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Total roll 727
EQI 464
Founded 1982
70

Composite score

Established

B+

Above median

Rank #1,097 of scored NZ schools

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State-integrated school Co-educational Secondary school (Secondary (Year 7-15))

In summary

Verdon College is a secondary school in Invercargill serving Year 7-15 students. The Board of Trustees attested in July 2024 to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements, with Board Administration and Curriculum requirements confirmed in the September 2024 assurance review. No composite score is currently available.

Best suited for

Students aged 13-18 in Invercargill looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.

Is Verdon College a good school?

Verdon College scores 70/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Above 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.

How this is computed
Academic
35%
L1 91% · L2 85% · UE 49% · top quartile of band (n=84) · why?
Mean of latest NCEA Level 1 + Level 2 + UE achievement percentage from Education Counts. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: top quartile of band (n=84).
80
Outcomes
25%
Uni 26% · Te Pūkenga 22% · Industry 14% · top 10% of band (n=81) · 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=81).
62
Retention
15%
77% to Y13 · near band median (n=86) · 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=86).
77
Wellbeing
12%
standdowns 26.6/1k · suspensions 3.9/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (n=404) · 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: near band median (n=404).
66
Trajectory
8%
-0.9% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=403) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: near band median (n=403).
49
ERO review
5%
66/100 from ERO review 2024-09 · bottom quartile of band (n=406) · 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: bottom quartile of band (n=406).
66

⚠ 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): 66/100.

Latest ERO review

2024-09-23 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of July 2024
  • Board Administration requirements confirmed
  • Curriculum requirements confirmed
  • Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements confirmed
  • Personnel Management and Finance requirements confirmed
"As of July 2024, the Verdon College Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements:"
— ERO, 2024-09-23 (governance)

Audited financials

Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified

Annual report

Total revenue

$9.25M

Surplus / (deficit)

$232k

Net assets / equity

$0.84M

NCEA achievement

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

Education Counts

NCEA Level 1 · 2024

90.7%

117 of 129 leavers

-4.6pt vs prior year

NCEA Level 2 · 2024

84.5%

109 of 129 leavers

-6.1pt vs prior year

University Entrance · 2024

48.8%

63 of 129 leavers

+4.5pt 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

76.7%

2024 cohort · 129 students

-2.5pt 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

26.6

30 this year · NZ avg ~37

Suspensions · 2024

3.9

5 this year · 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 6
  • Creative Industries 6
  • Primary Industries 2
  • Construction and Infrastructure 2

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

$6.09M

Per-student funding · 2022

$8,376

2018

$5.3M

2019

$5.6M

2020

$6.2M

2021

$6.1M

2022

$6.1M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 07
    98
  • Year 08
    98
  • Year 09
    125
  • Year 10
    117
  • Year 11
    113
  • Year 12
    106
  • Year 13+
    79

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    52.0%
  • Asian
    28.2%
  • Māori
    20.4%
  • Pacific
    8.8%
  • Other / MELAA
    4.1%

Location

Rockdale Road, Invercargill. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Verdon College a good school?

Verdon College scores 70/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Above median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2024-09 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of July 2024

How do I enrol my child at Verdon College?

Contact the school directly on 03-2169039, email admin@verdoncollege.school.nz, or visit www.verdoncollege.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?

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

What is the roll size?

Verdon College has 727 students, with an EQI of 464 (mid-range socio-economic context).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Verdon College in 2024-09, 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

31 Dec 2024

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