Mackenzie College
BoundFor analysis · from ERO reports and public data
Our read on Mackenzie College
Promising Foundation With Clear Goals for Growth
ERO's 2023 profile report identifies Mackenzie College as a school with genuine strengths in staff culture, student relationships, and culturally responsive teaching development. The school is working collaboratively with ERO on a specific improvement journey focused on achieving better and more equitable outcomes for all learners, particularly Māori students and those at risk of not reaching their potential. This is a partnership-style report rather than a full review, meaning it reflects a school actively engaged in self-improvement rather than one under scrutiny for serious concerns.
Source: ERO, 12 June 2023 · How we write these · What ERO ratings mean
Location & enrolment zone
Where the school sits and who it accepts
Mackenzie College
Kirke Street, Fairlie, Fairlie
This school accepts enrolments from any address. The map shows the school location.
Check school zones by addressHow zones and ballots work
See your address on this school’s zone map
The eligibility check stays free. Your report maps where you sit and adds travel analysis.
Built around your family
What a personalised report adds
The school facts stay free, and zone checks don't need a report. A report brings the details for Mackenzie College and your address into one place.
Plan the morning school run
See estimated drive and public transport times from your home.
Read NCEA results with context
Compare several years of results with the national rate.
Understand the latest Education Review Office findings
Get a straightforward summary of what reviewers found.
See the full format before deciding.
Quick answers
What families ask about Mackenzie College
- Does Mackenzie College 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 Mackenzie College teach?
- Mackenzie College teaches Year 7–13.
- What is Mackenzie College's Equity Index?
- The listed EQI is 451. EQI reflects socioeconomic barriers used for funding; it is not a school-quality score.
- How large is the school?
- The latest listed roll is 196 students.
- When was the latest listed ERO review?
- The latest review date in the public data is June 2023.
The basics
Ministry of Education records
- Teaching language
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Opened
- 1971
- Principal
- Sam Nelson
- Urban/rural setting
- Rural settlement
- Donation requests
- Not RequestedDonations not requested (except school camps)
Similar schools
Other comparable schools you might consider
- Equity Index
- 439Balanced Profile
- Students
- 266
- Distance
- 78.6 km
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Equity Index
- 438Balanced Profile
- Students
- 544
- Distance
- 83.9 km
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Equity Index
- 435Balanced Profile
- Students
- 267
- Distance
- 158.2 km
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Equity Index
- 434Balanced Profile
- Students
- 472
- Distance
- 166.9 km
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Equity Index
- 430High Advantage
- Students
- 683
- Distance
- 152.6 km
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Equity Index
- 426High Advantage
- Students
- 411
- Distance
- 159 km
- Enrolment zone
- Yes