Outram School

Outram · Otago Region

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational · Rural settlement · Enrolment scheme

Outram School at a glance

Outram School is a co-educational full primary school in Outram, within the Otago Region, operating in the state sector, with 192 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 440. The school has been open since 1860.

With 192 students on roll, Outram School is a medium-sized school — larger than about 46% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 440, 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.

91% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Pasifika descent make up 3.2%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.55 (moderate isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 17291.0%

Pasifika 63.2%

Asian 52.6%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 63.2%

European 172 · 91.0%

Pasifika 6 · 3.2%

Asian 5 · 2.6%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 6 · 3.2%

Total roll recorded: 192 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

192Students on rollLarger than 46% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

440Equity IndexBelow national mean of 463

0.4Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.55Isolation indexmoderate isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeFull Primary
YearsYears 1–8
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
SettingRural settlement
Territorial authorityDunedin City
Education regionOtago, Southland
Regional councilOtago Region
Enrolment schemeYes — has an in-zone entitlement
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
Opened1860
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaMomona
WardArea Outside Ward
General electorateTaieri
Māori electorate—

Location

Otago Region

Outram 45.8611° S · 170.2283° E

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About this data

School #3795 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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