Portobello School

Full Primary · State · Portobello, Dunedin

57 students on the roll in Portobello · EQI 450.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 8. Current Equity Index: 450. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

30 Harington Point Road, Portobello, Dunedin, 9014
Roll: 57 (September 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened 1858
Isolation index 0.48, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Phone: 03-4780605
Email: office@portobello.school.nz
Contact: Tom Hobbs
Website: portobello.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 46 · 81%

Māori 19 · 33%

Pacific 2 · 4%

Asian 3 · 5%

Other 1 · 2%

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

Other schools near here

Broad Bay School, decile 9 · EQI 432 · 2.8 km
Port Chalmers School, decile 6 · EQI 448 · 3.6 km
Sawyers Bay School, decile 6 · EQI 432 · 4.8 km
Macandrew Bay School, decile 10 · EQI 387 · 5.8 km
St Leonard's School (Dunedin), decile 10 · EQI 414 · 6.2 km
Dunedin Rudolf Steiner School, decile 9 · EQI 418 · 7.4 km
Pūrākaunui School, decile 10 · EQI 443 · 7.5 km
Ravensbourne School, decile 6 · EQI 479 · 8.4 km

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

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Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Portobello School?

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

How many students does Portobello School have?

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

What is Portobello School's Equity Index?

EQI 450, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

Where is Portobello School?

30 Harington Point Road, Portobello, Dunedin. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.