# South Otago High School

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Rosebank, Balclutha

https://www.chch.live/school/393-south-otago-high-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 6 · Current Equity Index: 475

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

## The record
- Frances Street, Rosebank, Balclutha, 9232
- Roll: 477 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1926
- Isolation index 1.57, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 333 · Māori 83 · Pacific 46 · Asian 52 · MELAA 13 · Other 3 · International 1
- Phone: 03-4180517
- Email: principal@sohs.school.nz
- Contact: Michael Wright
- Website: http://www.sohs.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Rosebank School (Balclutha)](https://www.chch.live/school/3812-rosebank-school-balclutha), decile 6 · EQI 465
- [St Joseph's School (Balclutha)](https://www.chch.live/school/3826-st-joseph-s-school-balclutha), decile 5 · EQI 410
- [Balclutha School](https://www.chch.live/school/3710-balclutha-school), decile 5 · EQI 481
- [Stirling School](https://www.chch.live/school/3836-stirling-school), decile 6 · EQI 469
- [Warepa School](https://www.chch.live/school/3861-warepa-school), decile 7 · EQI 433
- [Kaitangata School](https://www.chch.live/school/3754-kaitangata-school), decile 4 · EQI 496
- [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=-46.246237&lon=169.728524

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is South Otago High School?**

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Co-Educational, in Rosebank.

**How many students does South Otago High School have?**

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

**What is South Otago High School's Equity Index?**

EQI 475, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

**Where is South Otago High School?**

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


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=393 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026