Kaikōura High School
BoundFor analysis · from ERO reports and public data
Our read on Kaikōura High School
A School With Clear Strengths and Honest Growth Goals
Kaikōura High School is working in partnership with ERO under the Te Ara Huarau improvement approach, which means the school is actively engaging in self-review and development rather than undergoing a traditional inspection. The school has genuine strengths in community collaboration and literacy support, while being transparent about areas needing improvement, particularly around consistent teaching practice, student wellbeing systems, and leadership monitoring.
Source: ERO, 26 May 2023 · How we write these · What ERO ratings mean
Location & enrolment zone
Where the school sits and who it accepts
Kaikōura High School
1 Rorrisons Road, Kaikōura, Kaikoura
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How enrolment at Kaikōura High School works
Ministry of Education enrolment-scheme status, and what it means for an application.
No enrolment scheme is listed for Kaikōura High School, so it is open enrolment: a family can apply from any address, and there is no home zone and no out-of-zone ballot. Whether a place exists still turns on capacity at the year level you need — ask the school which intakes it is taking applications for and by when.
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Quick answers
What families ask about Kaikōura High School
- Does Kaikōura High School have an enrolment zone?
- No current enrolment scheme is listed. Applications are generally open, subject to the school's enrolment process and available places.
- What year levels does Kaikōura High School teach?
- Kaikōura High School teaches Year 7–13.
- What is Kaikōura High School's Equity Index?
- The listed EQI is 475. EQI reflects socioeconomic barriers used for funding; it is not a school-quality score.
- How large is the school?
- The latest listed roll is 187 students.
- When was the latest listed ERO review?
- The latest review date in the public data is May 2023.
The basics
Ministry of Education records
- Teaching language
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Opened
- 1971
- Principal
- Joanna Fissenden
- Urban/rural setting
- Small urban area
- Donation requests
- Not RequestedDonations not requested (except school camps)