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Fenwick School

Contributing · State · South Hill, Oamaru

287 students on the roll in South Hill · EQI 465 · an enrolment scheme in place.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 6. Current Equity Index: 465. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 25A Arun Street, South Hill, Oamaru, 9400
  • Roll: 287 (September 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1964
  • An enrolment scheme is in place.
  • Isolation index 1.24, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Setting: Medium urban area
  • Phone: 03-4348209
  • Email: office@fenwick.school.nz
  • Contact: Rodney McLellan
  • Website: fenwick.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 239 · 83%
Māori 65 · 23%
Pacific 26 · 9%
Asian 14 · 5%
MELAA 4 · 1%

Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Enrolment zone

  • Fenwick School, in force from 2007-10-30 · 12 km²

Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary. Confirm with the school before relying on it.

Other schools near here

The green nearby

Parks whose drawn outline sits within 400 m, measured to the outline itself, so a school on a big reserve’s edge still counts.

Facilities nearby

Council facilities within 400 m of the school’s point, libraries, pools and centres a parent can walk to.

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 October 2026.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Fenwick School?

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in South Hill.

How many students does Fenwick School have?

287 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

What is Fenwick School's Equity Index?

EQI 465, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

Does Fenwick School have an enrolment zone?

1 zone polygon on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.