Grants Braes School, Waverley (Dunedin) — School Profile

Key facts

School number3742
School typeContributing · Years 1–6
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
BoardingNo
Language of instructionEnglish medium / other settings
Established1 February 1950

About Grants Braes School

Grant's Braes School, formally known as Te Kura Tuatahi o Te Koau Grant's Braes School, is a primary school located in Dunedin, New Zealand. The school marked its 75th anniversary in 2025, indicating it was founded in 1950.

The school is a state school governed by a board of trustees and led by principal Gareth Taylor. It is not a faith-based or Māori-medium school, though it incorporates te reo Māori in its values framework and school identity.

The school's four core values are expressed in both te reo Māori and English:

E kumanu ana – We Care: kindness and respect
E ako ana – We Learn: love of learning
E āhei ana – We Can: confidence
E mahi kātahi ana! – We Are!: teamwork

The values framework references kaitiakitanga and Te Tiriti o Waitangi as part of the school's stated commitments to community and environment.

Enrolment

Enrolment scheme on record

Grants Braes School 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 395, Grants Braes School 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 Grants Braes School actually sits, not just the number on its own.

OFFICIAL DATA

395

Scale: 344–569

Band: Fewest (2026)

WHAT IT MEANS

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 →

EQI scale (344–569)

Directory avg 441.9

Grants Braes School 395

Student ethnicity

The Ministry publishes this as a raw table — here it's visualised directly against Grants Braes School's own roll, so the shape of it is clear at a glance.

European — 161 students (76.7%)
Asian — 46 students (21.9%)
Pacific — 6 students (2.9%)
Māori — 26 students (12.4%)
MELAA — 7 students (3.3%)
Other — 1 students (0.5%)
International — 1 students (0.5%)

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.

Current stage — Grants Braes School

Contributing · Years 1–6

Potential next stage

Tahuna Normal Intermediate Intermediate · Years 7–8 · 2.5 km
St Hildas Collegiate Secondary · Years 7–15 · 3 km
Trinity Catholic College Secondary · Years 7–15 · 3.1 km

Secondary options (further away or later entry)

Bayfield High School Secondary · Years 9–15 · 1.5 km
Logan Park High School Secondary · Years 9–15 · 2.5 km
Otago Girls' High School Secondary · Years 9–15 · 2.8 km

Location

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Street address137 Belford Street
SuburbWaverley
CityDunedin
Local authorityDunedin City

Official contact details

Nearby schools

Schools physically closest to Grants Braes School, regardless of year level.

Bayfield High School Secondary · Years 9–15 · 1.5 km
Tahuna Normal Intermediate Intermediate · Years 7–8 · 2.5 km
Logan Park High School Secondary · Years 9–15 · 2.5 km
Otago Girls' High School Secondary · Years 9–15 · 2.8 km
St Hildas Collegiate Secondary · Years 7–15 · 3 km

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Sports and Co-curricular Activities

Grants Braes School offers the following named sports, with games played in the terms and venues indicated:

Futsal (indoor football) — played in Terms 1 and 4; Year 0–4 on Tuesdays and Year 5–6 on Wednesdays at the Edgar Centre
Touch — played in Terms 1 and 4 on Thursdays at Kensington Oval
Teeball — played in Terms 1 and 4 on Saturdays
Netball — played in Terms 2 and 3
Kiwi Hoops — played in Terms 2 and 3
Hockey — played in Terms 2 and 3 on Wednesdays at the Macmillan Turf

The school also participates in Peninsula Cluster events, including the Ariki Cup cross country run and the South Zone athletic sports.

Student Support and Pastoral Care

Grants Braes School organises students into one of four Whānau Groups, named after surrounding streets and roads, each with an associated colour. Students remain in their Whānau Group throughout their time at the school. The groups provide a structure for school events and activities, and Year 6 students elect house captains and vice-captains annually.

Frequently asked

These aren't generic answers — each one is built directly from Grants Braes School's own official Ministry of Education data already shown on this page, so what you read here always matches the figures above.

Grants Braes School is classified as a Contributing school serving Years 1–6.

It's a state school in the Otago region. New Zealand domestic students are generally entitled to free enrolment and education at state schools.

Yes. It's a co-educational school, enrolling both boys and girls.

Yes. Grants Braes School 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.

210 students, according to the August 2026 roll data.

It reflects the estimated socio-economic barriers Grants Braes School's students face, on average. The Ministry uses the Equity Index to help target funding and support. It is not a measure of school quality or academic performance.

Sources & methodology

Every fact on this page traces back to one of the rows below — official Ministry of Education data, or Grants Braes School'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)	Grants Braes School's official website	Current	20 September 2026