# Fairfield School (Dunedin)

Full Primary · State · Fairfield, Dunedin

https://www.chch.live/school/3736-fairfield-school-dunedin

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 9 · Current Equity Index: 420

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

## The record
- 10 Sickels Street, Fairfield, Dunedin, 9018
- Roll: 513 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1872
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.24, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 443 · Māori 66 · Pacific 27 · Asian 39 · MELAA 18 · Other 1
- Phone: 03-488 2040
- Email: office@fairfield.school.nz
- Contact: Greg Lees
- Website: http://www.fairfield.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Fairfield School (Dunedin), in force from 2003-01-22 · 13 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Rau Toroa](https://www.chch.live/school/2351-te-kura-kaupapa-maori-o-te-rau-toroa), decile 2 · EQI 527
- [Abbotsford School](https://www.chch.live/school/3700-abbotsford-school), decile 8 · EQI 438
- [St Peter Chanel School (Green Island)](https://www.chch.live/school/3834-st-peter-chanel-school-green-island), decile 8 · EQI 427
- [Green Island School](https://www.chch.live/school/3743-green-island-school), decile 6 · EQI 490
- [Amana Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/1641-amana-christian-school), private, not rated
- [St Mary's School (Mosgiel)](https://www.chch.live/school/3832-st-mary-s-school-mosgiel), decile 8 · EQI 408
- [East Taieri School](https://www.chch.live/school/3733-east-taieri-school), decile 9 · EQI 401
- [Silverstream (South) Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1657-silverstream-south-primary-school), decile 6 · EQI 477

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-45.900545&lon=170.391366

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Fairfield School (Dunedin)?**

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational, in Fairfield.

**How many students does Fairfield School (Dunedin) have?**

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

**What is Fairfield School (Dunedin)'s Equity Index?**

EQI 420, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

**Does Fairfield School (Dunedin) 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=3736 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026