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Shotover Primary School, Queenstown

Full Primary · Years 1–8 · Co-Educational · Queenstown

A state primary school located in Queenstown's Shotover Country neighbourhood. The school includes a community hall available for hire, governed by Queenstown Lakes District Council facility funding policy.

Last checked 22 September 2026 · Roll data from August 2026

At a glance

TypeFull Primary · Years 1–8
LocationQueenstown
RegionOtago Region
School number586
595
Students
as at August 2026
396
Equity Index
Yes
Enrolment scheme
Open
School status

Key facts

  • School number586
  • School typeFull Primary · Years 1–8
  • AuthorityState
  • GenderCo-Educational
  • BoardingNo
  • Language of instructionEnglish medium / other settings
  • Established1 January 2015
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About Shotover Primary School

Shotover Primary School is a primary school located at 57 Stalker Road, Shotover Country, Queenstown. The school's contact number is +64 3 409 0005.

The school operates a community hall on its grounds, available for hire outside school hours, which indicates a degree of integration with the surrounding neighbourhood. The school welcomes visits from families considering enrolment and from other educators.

Enrolment

Enrolment scheme on record

Shotover Primary 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 396, Shotover Primary 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 Shotover Primary School actually sits, not just the number on its own.

OFFICIAL DATA
396
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 443.7
Shotover Primary School 396

Student ethnicity

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

  • European — 451 students (75.8%)
  • Asian — 107 students (18%)
  • Pacific — 14 students (2.4%)
  • Māori — 43 students (7.2%)
  • MELAA — 42 students (7.1%)
  • Other — 2 students (0.3%)
  • International — 24 students (4%)

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 — Shotover Primary School
Full Primary · Years 1–8
Secondary options (further away or later entry)

Location

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  • Street address57 Stalker Road
  • CityQueenstown
  • Local authorityQueenstown-Lakes District

Official contact details

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Frequently asked

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

Shotover Primary 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.

Yes. Shotover Primary 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.

595 students, according to the August 2026 roll data.

It reflects the estimated socio-economic barriers Shotover Primary 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 Shotover Primary School's own published information, reviewed before publication. Nothing here is inferred or estimated beyond what its source actually states.

DataSourceData periodLast 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) Shotover Primary School's official website Current 22 September 2026