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Te Anau School

Contributing · Years 1–6 · Co-Educational · Te Anau

A primary school located in Te Anau, in the Fiordland region of New Zealand's South Island.

Last checked 15 October 2026 · Roll data from September 2026

At a glance

TypeContributing · Years 1–6
LocationTe Anau
RegionSouthland Region
School number4026
281
Students
as at September 2026
429
Equity Index
No
Enrolment scheme
Open
School status

Key facts

  • School number4026
  • School typeContributing · Years 1–6
  • AuthorityState
  • GenderCo-Educational
  • BoardingNo
  • Language of instructionEnglish medium / other settings
  • Established23 November 1937
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About Te Anau School

Te Anau School is a New Zealand primary school located in Te Anau. The school uses a mascot figure called Orbell the Takahe, depicted wearing a pounamu (greenstone) necklace representing Fiordland and Milford Sound. The school identifies five core learning dispositions as central to its approach to student learning.

The school is subject to periodic review by the Education Review Office (ERO), with its most recent review conducted in June 2023 and the report finalised in July 2023.

Enrolment

No enrolment scheme listed

No enrolment scheme is currently listed for Te Anau School 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 may be requested".

With an Equity Index of 429, Te Anau 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 Te Anau School actually sits, not just the number on its own.

OFFICIAL DATA
429
Scale: 344–569
Band: Few (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
Te Anau School 429

Student ethnicity

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

  • European — 210 students (74.7%)
  • Asian — 21 students (7.5%)
  • Pacific — 5 students (1.8%)
  • Māori — 46 students (16.4%)
  • MELAA — 5 students (1.8%)
  • Other — 1 students (0.4%)

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 — Te Anau School
Contributing · Years 1–6
Potential next stage

Location

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  • Street address181 Milford Road
  • CityTe Anau
  • Local authoritySouthland District

Official contact details

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Frequently asked

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

Te Anau School is classified as a Contributing school serving Years 1–6.

It's a state school in the Southland 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.

No enrolment scheme is currently listed for Te Anau School in the available Ministry of Education data. Check the current Ministry of Education information or contact the school for the latest enrolment arrangements.

281 students, according to the September 2026 roll data.

It reflects the estimated socio-economic barriers Te Anau 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 Te Anau 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 — 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) Te Anau School's official website Current 10 October 2026