Dunstan High School

Alexandra · Otago Region

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Co-Educational · Small urban area · Boarding

Dunstan High School at a glance

Dunstan High School is a co-educational secondary (year 9-15) school in Alexandra, within the Otago Region, operating in the state sector, with 577 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 445. The school has been open since 1962.

With 577 students on roll, Dunstan High School is a large school — larger than about 85% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 445, which is below the national average of 463. A lower Equity Index signals less socio-economic need in the school's community than the national norm.

86.4% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Asian descent make up 6.2%.

On the isolation index the school scores 2.46 (very high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 51586.4%

Pasifika 223.7%

Asian 376.2%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 101.7%

Other 101.7%

International 20.3%

European 515 · 86.4%

Pasifika 22 · 3.7%

Asian 37 · 6.2%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 10 · 1.7%

Other 10 · 1.7%

International 2 · 0.3%

Total roll recorded: 577 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

577Students on rollLarger than 85% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

445Equity IndexBelow national mean of 463

0.58Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

2.46Isolation indexvery high isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeSecondary (Year 9-15)
YearsYears 9–15
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
SettingSmall urban area
Territorial authorityCentral Otago District
Education regionOtago, Southland
Regional councilOtago Region
Enrolment schemeNo — no enrolment scheme
BoardingBoarding available
Language of instructionAll students taught in English/other setting
Cohort entryNo — individual entry
DonationsDonations may be requested
Opened1962
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaAlexandra North
WardVincent Ward
General electorateSouthland
Māori electorate—

Location

Otago Region

Alexandra 45.2459° S · 169.3869° E

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Nearby schools

The Terrace School (Alexandra)Alexandra · Full Primary 0.3 km St Gerard's School (Alexandra)Alexandra · Full Primary 0.8 km Alexandra Primary SchoolAlexandra · Full Primary 1.1 km Clyde SchoolClyde · Full Primary 8.1 km Omakau SchoolOmakau · Full Primary 24.1 km Cromwell Primary SchoolCromwell · Contributing 26.6 km

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About this data

School #372 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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