Millers Flat School — School Profile

Key facts

School number3771
School typeFull Primary · Years 1–8
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
BoardingNo
Language of instructionEnglish medium / other settings
Established7 June 1886

About Millers Flat School

Millers Flat School is a small rural primary school located near the Clutha River in Central Otago, New Zealand. It opened on 18 June 1886 with 40 students. The surrounding area's economy at that time centred on farming and gold dredging from the Clutha River. Enrolment grew to 180 students by 1924, following the construction of a railway to Roxburgh. The current school buildings, on the same site, date from 1968.

The school is not faith-based or Māori-medium. Its character is defined by four values, framed around the image of a local blue bridge over the Clutha River and collectively described as "The Bridge to the Future":

Solve Problems (Whakaoti rapaka)
Take Risks (Waewae kai kapua)
Achieve (Whaia te iti kahuraki)
Respect Others (Whakaute)

The school has two classroom groups: the Moa Room (Years 0–3) and the Tui Room (Years 4–8). Year 7 and 8 students attend Technology at Roxburgh Area School on Thursday afternoons. A playgroup, open to all, runs on Tuesday mornings in the Falcon Room.

School donations

The Ministry of Education profile states that: "Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp".

With an Equity Index of 456, Millers Flat School 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 Millers Flat School actually sits, not just the number on its own.

OFFICIAL DATA

456

Scale: 344–569

Band: Average (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 445

Millers Flat School 456

Student ethnicity

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

European — 21 students (84%)
Pacific — 1 students (4%)
Māori — 4 students (16%)

Percentages may sum to more than 100% because students can identify with more than one ethnic group.

Location

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Street addressTeviot Road
CityMillers Flat
Local authorityCentral Otago District

Official contact details

Nearby schools

Schools physically closest to Millers Flat School, regardless of year level.

Heriot School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 22.6 km
Blue Mountain College Secondary · Years 7–15 · 33.3 km
Tapanui School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 33.5 km
Lawrence Area School Composite · Years 1–15 · 36.2 km
St Gerard's School (Alexandra) Full Primary · Years 1–8 · 45.6 km

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Enrolment

Millers Flat School operates as an open school with no enrolment zone. Parents wishing to enrol a child are welcome to visit the school directly; the school also holds termly open days. Enrolment enquiries can be made in person or by contacting the school office to arrange an appointment.

Frequently asked

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

Millers Flat School is classified as a Full Primary school serving Years 1–8.

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.

25 students, according to the September 2026 roll data.

It reflects the estimated socio-economic barriers Millers Flat 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 Millers Flat 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	—	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)	Millers Flat School's official website	Current	7 October 2026