Menzies College

Wyndham · Southland Region

Secondary (Year 7-15) · State · Co-Educational · Rural settlement

Menzies College at a glance

Menzies College is a co-educational secondary (year 7-15) school in Wyndham, within the Southland Region, operating in the state sector, with 347 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 477. The school has been open since 1971.

With 347 students on roll, Menzies College is a large school — larger than about 67% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 477, which is close to the national average of 463. That means the roll faces a broadly typical level of socio-economic challenge compared with schools across Aotearoa.

83.7% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Asian descent make up 13.7%.

On the isolation index the school scores 1.27 (high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 26283.7%

Pasifika 61.9%

Asian 4313.7%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 10.3%

Other 10.3%

European 262 · 83.7%

Pasifika 6 · 1.9%

Asian 43 · 13.7%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 1 · 0.3%

Other 1 · 0.3%

Total roll recorded: 347 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

347Students on rollLarger than 67% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

477Equity IndexAbove national mean of 463

0.53Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

1.27Isolation indexhigh isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeSecondary (Year 7-15)
YearsYears 7–15
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
SettingRural settlement
Territorial authoritySouthland District
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
Opened1971
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaWyndham-Catlins
WardWaihopai Toetoe Ward
General electorateInvercargill
Māori electorate—

Location

Southland Region

Wyndham 46.3248° S · 168.8459° E

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About this data

School #401 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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