Key facts
- School number400
- School typeSecondary · Years 7–15
- AuthorityState
- GenderCo-Educational
- BoardingNo
- Language of instructionEnglish medium / other settings
- Established26 January 1976
About Fiordland College
Fiordland College is a secondary school located in the Te Anau Basin, established in 1976. The school's stated values are effort, respect, integrity, and curiosity, and its motto is "reward for effort".
The school's mission statement describes its aim as providing wide-ranging learning opportunities within the school, the community, and the local environment, so that all students fulfil their individual potential. Its vision includes being recognised as a centre of environmental excellence, reflecting the school's emphasis on its natural surroundings.
Enrolment
No enrolment scheme listedNo enrolment scheme is currently listed for Fiordland College in the available Ministry of Education data. Check the current Ministry of Education information or contact the school for the latest enrolment arrangements.
School donations
The Ministry of Education profile states that: "Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp".
With an Equity Index of 441, Fiordland College is in the range eligible to opt into the Ministry's donations scheme — receiving additional government funding per student in exchange for not seeking donations (except for overnight camps).
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 Fiordland College 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 Fiordland College's own roll, so the shape of it is clear at a glance.
- European — 268 students (87.3%)
- Asian — 24 students (7.8%)
- Pacific — 7 students (2.3%)
- Māori — 46 students (15%)
- MELAA — 2 students (0.7%)
Percentages may sum to more than 100% because students can identify with more than one ethnic group.
Location
- Street address4 Howden Street
- CityTe Anau
- Local authoritySouthland District
Official contact details
- ContactSteven Mustor
- Phone+64 3 249 7819
- Emailadmin@fiordlandcollege.school.nz
- Websitewww.fiordland.school.nz
Nearby schools
Schools physically closest to Fiordland College, regardless of year level.
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St Joseph's School (Queenstown) Full Primary · Years 1–8 · 84.9 km
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Wakatipu High School Secondary · Years 9–15 · 90.9 km
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Shotover Primary School Full Primary · Years 1–8 · 93.9 km
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Winton School Full Primary · Years 1–8 · 94.5 km
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Riverton School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 107.3 km
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Curriculum
Fiordland College covers Years 7 to 13. In Years 7 to 10, students are taught across the eight Essential Learning Areas of the New Zealand Curriculum, with progress tracked against Learning Area Achievement Objectives. In Years 11 to 13, students work towards the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA), with subject choice allowing some specialisation toward university study or careers.
The school describes an orientation toward environmental education, with learning areas drawing on the local environment. Students also participate in Summer and Winter Co-curricular weeks.
The eight Learning Areas taught at the school are:
- Arts
- English
- Health and Physical Education
- Learning Languages
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Science
- Social Sciences
- Technology
Co-Curricular Activities
Sports and clubs
The following sports are coordinated by named staff members at the college:
- Adventure Racing
- Athletics
- Basketball
- Bowls
- Chess
- Climbing
- Cross Country
- Equestrian
- Football
- Get2go
- Golf
- Hockey
- Ki O Rahi
- Mountain Biking
- Orienteering
- Senior Netball Tournament Team
- Squash
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Triathlon
- Volleyball
- Waka Ama
Students also participate through the following external clubs:
- Fiordland Netball Club — Netball
- Te Anau Rugby Club — Rugby
- Fiordland Hockey Club — Hockey
- Te Anau Cricket Club — Cricket
- Marakura Yacht Club — Sailing
Year-level camps and activities
The school runs year-level co-curricular activities across two terms, with a named activity assigned to each year group:
- Year 7: Te Anau based activity (Term 1); Borland Lodge (Term 2)
- Year 8: Noho Marae (Term 1); Queenstown Ski Camp (Term 2)
- Year 9: Hope Arm (Term 1)
- Year 10: Cycle Camp / Kayak Camp (Term 1); Careers / Other activities (Term 2)
- Year 11: Tramping / Other activities (Term 1); Careers (Term 2)
- Year 12: First Aid / Careers (Term 1); Stewart Island Trip (Term 2)
- Year 13: Leadership Training (Term 1); Nordic Skiing (Term 2)
Frequently asked
These aren't generic answers — each one is built directly from Fiordland College'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 Fiordland College'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 | — | 7 September 2026 |
| Student roll | Ministry of Education / Education Counts | August 2026 | 7 September 2026 |
| Equity Index | Education Counts | — | 7 September 2026 |
| Address & coordinates | Ministry of Education | — | 7 September 2026 |
| Contact details | NZ Schools Directory | Current | 7 September 2026 |
| School information (AI-curated, human-reviewed) | Fiordland College's official website | Current | 22 September 2026 |