Key facts
- School number3947
- School typeContributing · Years 1–6
- AuthorityState
- GenderCo-Educational
- BoardingNo
- Language of instructionEnglish medium / other settings
- Established26 January 1875
About Edendale School (Southland)
Edendale Primary School is a contributing primary school located at 24 Salford Street, Edendale, in Eastern Southland, New Zealand. The school has operated since 1875 and has an enrolment of between 105 and 125 students, staffed by five teachers.
The town of Edendale sits 38 kilometres east of Invercargill and 28 kilometres south of Gore, near the Mataura River and the Hokonui Hills.
As a contributing school, Edendale Primary covers the primary years only, with students moving on to secondary schooling elsewhere. The school is not faith-based or Māori-medium.
Notable former pupils include motorcycle racer Burt Munro, All Blacks Bill McCaw and Damian McKenzie, intensive care nurse Jenny McGee, and Jean McKenzie, identified by the school as New Zealand's first female diplomat.
Enrolment
Enrolment scheme on recordEdendale School (Southland) has an enrolment scheme (a home zone) on record. Living inside it guarantees a place; living outside it does not, though out-of-zone applications may still be considered.
School donations
The Ministry of Education profile states that: "Donations may be requested".
With an Equity Index of 431, Edendale School (Southland) is below the 432 threshold newly required to opt into the donations scheme, though a school already receiving this funding from an earlier year may continue to do so. Outside the scheme, a school can still ask families for donations, but cannot compel or enforce payment.
Check directly with the school for current charges, contributions or other costs. Learn more on the donations scheme or fees and charges at school, both on education.govt.nz.
Equity Index
The Ministry publishes this figure as a bare number — KuraData shows it against the directory-wide average, so you can see where Edendale School (Southland) actually sits, not just the number on its own.
The Equity Index estimates the socio-economic barriers students face, on average, and is used to inform government funding and support. It is not a measure of school quality or academic performance.
Higher values indicate a higher level of estimated socio-economic barriers; lower values indicate fewer. Learn how the Equity Index is calculated →
Student ethnicity
The Ministry publishes this as a raw table — here it's visualised directly against Edendale School (Southland)'s own roll, so the shape of it is clear at a glance.
- European — 92 students (76%)
- Asian — 27 students (22.3%)
- Pacific — 4 students (3.3%)
- Māori — 24 students (19.8%)
- MELAA — 6 students (5%)
Percentages may sum to more than 100% because students can identify with more than one ethnic group.
Education pathway
Nearby schools serving the next or previous year levels are shown as potential pathway options. They do not indicate formal enrolment pathways or actual student transfers.
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Menzies College Secondary · Years 7–15 · 5.1 km
Location
- Street address24 Salford Street
- CityEdendale
- Local authoritySouthland District
Official contact details
- ContactDavid McKenzie
- Phone+64 3 206 6959
- Emailadmin@edendaleps.school.nz
- Websitewww.edendaleps.school.nz
Nearby schools
Schools physically closest to Edendale School (Southland), regardless of year level.
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Wyndham School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 4.9 km
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Menzies College Secondary · Years 7–15 · 5.1 km
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Woodlands Primary School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 18 km
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Gorge Road School Full Primary · Years 1–8 · 19.1 km
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Hedgehope School Full Primary · Years 1–8 · 21.8 km
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Frequently asked
These aren't generic answers — each one is built directly from Edendale School (Southland)'s own official Ministry of Education data already shown on this page, so what you read here always matches the figures above.
Sources & methodology
Every fact on this page traces back to one of the rows below — official Ministry of Education data, or Edendale School (Southland)'s own published information, reviewed before publication. Nothing here is inferred or estimated beyond what its source actually states.
| Data | Source | Data period | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| School characteristics | Ministry of Education | — | 15 October 2026 |
| Student roll | Ministry of Education / Education Counts | September 2026 | 15 October 2026 |
| Equity Index | Education Counts | — | 15 October 2026 |
| Address & coordinates | Ministry of Education | — | 15 October 2026 |
| Contact details | NZ Schools Directory | Current | 15 October 2026 |
| School information (AI-curated, human-reviewed) | Edendale School (Southland)'s official website | Current | 21 October 2026 |