# Balaclava School

Contributing · State · Balaclava, Dunedin

https://www.chch.live/school/3709-balaclava-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 428

*Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.*

## The record
- 2 Mercer Street, Balaclava, Dunedin, 9011
- Roll: 260 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1964
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.12, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 228 · Māori 49 · Pacific 11 · Asian 21 · MELAA 5 · Other 1
- Phone: 03-4884667
- Email: reception@balaclava.school.nz
- Contact: Gary Marsh
- Website: http://www.balaclava.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Balaclava School, in force from 2009-09-28 · 3 km²

*Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.*

## Other schools near here
- [St Francis Xavier School (Mornington)](https://www.chch.live/school/3822-st-francis-xavier-school-mornington), decile 9 · EQI 387
- [Kaikorai Valley College](https://www.chch.live/school/381-kaikorai-valley-college), decile 5 · EQI 502
- [Mornington School](https://www.chch.live/school/3776-mornington-school), decile 7 · EQI 439
- [Bradford School](https://www.chch.live/school/3716-bradford-school), decile 5 · EQI 475
- [Carisbrook School](https://www.chch.live/school/648-carisbrook-school), decile 3 · EQI 520
- [Te Whirika Sara Cohen Specialist School](https://www.chch.live/school/3816-te-whirika-sara-cohen-specialist-school), decile 5 · EQI 498
- [St Bernadette's School (Forbury)](https://www.chch.live/school/3819-st-bernadette-s-school-forbury), decile 6 · EQI 425
- [Concord School](https://www.chch.live/school/3727-concord-school), decile 4 · EQI 498

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-45.888608&lon=170.467181

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Balaclava School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Balaclava.

**How many students does Balaclava School have?**

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

**What is Balaclava School's Equity Index?**

EQI 428, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Does Balaclava 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.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3709 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026