Bluff School

Bluff · Southland Region

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational · Small urban area

Bluff School at a glance

Bluff School is a co-educational full primary school in Bluff, within the Southland Region, operating in the state sector, with 115 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 511. The school has been open since 2005.

With 115 students on roll, Bluff School is a medium-sized school — larger than about 29% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 511, which is above the national average of 463. A higher Equity Index signals greater socio-economic need in the school's community — schools in this band receive more targeted government funding and support. The gap of 48 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

75% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Pasifika descent make up 18.3%.

On the isolation index the school scores 1.33 (high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 7875.0%

Pasifika 1918.3%

Asian 54.8%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 11.0%

Other 11.0%

European 78 · 75.0%

Pasifika 19 · 18.3%

Asian 5 · 4.8%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 1 · 1.0%

Other 1 · 1.0%

Total roll recorded: 115 students. Percentages are calculated from the 2026 roll census and may not sum to exactly 100% because of rounding and students who decline to state an ethnicity.

Roll in context

115Students on rollLarger than 29% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

511Equity IndexAbove national mean of 463

0.76Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

1.33Isolation indexhigh isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeFull Primary
YearsYears 1–8
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
SettingSmall urban area
Territorial authorityInvercargill City
Education regionOtago, Southland
Regional councilSouthland Region
Enrolment schemeNo — no enrolment scheme
BoardingDay school only
Language of instructionAll students taught in English/other setting
Cohort entryNo — individual entry
DonationsDonations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened2005
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaBluff
WardArea Outside Ward
General electorateInvercargill
Māori electorate—

Location

Southland Region

Bluff 46.6024° S · 168.3443° E

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Nearby schools

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About this data

School #2120 is drawn from the New Zealand Ministry of Education school directory export dated 1 September 2026, with roll and ethnicity figures recorded at the same snapshot. Equity Index, isolation index, enrolment scheme and boarding fields are as published by the Ministry. Qualification attainment statistics on this site come from Education Counts releases.

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