# Balclutha School

Full Primary · State · Balclutha

https://www.chch.live/school/3710-balclutha-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 5 · Current Equity Index: 481

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

## The record
- Lanark Street, Balclutha, 9230
- Roll: 220 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1865
- Isolation index 1.56, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 133 · Māori 42 · Pacific 39 · Asian 15 · MELAA 11 · Other 2
- Phone: 03-4190103
- Email: admin@balclutha.school.nz
- Contact: Vicki Neave
- Website: http://www.balclutha.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [St Joseph's School (Balclutha)](https://www.chch.live/school/3826-st-joseph-s-school-balclutha), decile 5 · EQI 410
- [South Otago High School](https://www.chch.live/school/393-south-otago-high-school), decile 6 · EQI 475
- [Rosebank School (Balclutha)](https://www.chch.live/school/3812-rosebank-school-balclutha), decile 6 · EQI 465
- [Stirling School](https://www.chch.live/school/3836-stirling-school), decile 6 · EQI 469
- [Kaitangata School](https://www.chch.live/school/3754-kaitangata-school), decile 4 · EQI 496
- [Warepa School](https://www.chch.live/school/3861-warepa-school), decile 7 · EQI 433
- [Romahapa School](https://www.chch.live/school/3811-romahapa-school), decile 9 · EQI 438
- [Waiwera South School](https://www.chch.live/school/3858-waiwera-south-school), decile 8 · EQI 439

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-46.240495&lon=169.742709

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 481, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

**Where is Balclutha School?**

Lanark Street, , Balclutha. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3710 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026