Broad Bay School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 15
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 4 Roebuck Rise, Broad Bay, Dunedin
- Territorial authority
- Dunedin City
- Phone
- 03-4780706
- office@broadbay.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
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What would the day look like?
The practical things this school states on its own website — the hours, the uniform, the term dates, and how children get there. These are the school’s own words, not the Ministry’s record and not ERO’s.
What does the school say about itself?
Quoted, not summarised. Every school describes itself well, so this is here to be read as the school’s own case rather than as a finding — and a school that states nothing simply has no row.
Quoted from this school’s own website, as we read it on 13 August 2026. A web page carries no date of its own, so that is the day we read it — not a statement that any of this is still the case. Each line quotes the words it came from.
- International students
- Accepted, as stated
We accept international student enrolments from Year 0 to Year 8.
- Accepted, as stated
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 11
- Māori
- 2
- Pacific
- 3
- Asian
- 1
- MELAA
- 4
- Other
- 0
- International
- 0
Roll by year level and age
Shown as context, not ranked, not compared to any average. As at 30 June 2026, from the same annual return as the roll count above.
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 01 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Year 02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Year 03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Year 04 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Year 05 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Year 06 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Year 07 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Year 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 24 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Age 06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Age 07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Age 08 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Age 09 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Age 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Age 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Age 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Age 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 24 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Broad Bay School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Otago Region | 36.8% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 0% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison stand-down rates data (2024)
Age-standardised suspension rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Broad Bay School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Otago Region | 4.6% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 0% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison suspension rates data (2024)
Age-standardised exclusion rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Broad Bay School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Otago Region | 2% |
| Full Primary | 1.7% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 0% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison exclusion data (2024)
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- 432
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 25 January 1877
The Equity Index is used by the Ministry to allocate equity funding. It describes the socio-economic barriers a school’s students face, not how good the school is. How the Equity Index works
What did ERO find?
The Education Review Office reviews every school and publishes what it finds in full. We quote ERO’s report here, section by section, in ERO’s own words and order, and link to it. We do not summarise a report, pick a line out of one, or turn one into a score. How ERO reviews schools
- Reports ERO holds
- 4
- Last reviewed
- 13 June 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (13 June 2023)
A board assurance statement is the board’s own account of whether it took all reasonable steps to meet its legal obligations, on the date shown. It is not ERO’s finding. ERO reports separately, in the same report, on any non-compliance it identified during that process.
The board assurance report of 13 June 2023 carries no actions-for-compliance section — the section ERO uses when it names non-compliance it identified. That is what this report contains; it is not ERO saying it found none. Other reports ERO holds for this school may say something different.
The roll ERO recorded, and when
ERO writes a roll into each report it publishes: a count taken for that report, on the day shown, by the review team that was there. The Ministry of Education’s current roll for this school is 15 — the figure at the top of this page, and the one to use for how big the school is now. These are a different measurement by a different body, so they will rarely agree, and a difference between them is not a change in the school.
September 2019
28
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 1 November 2019
April 2016
43
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 26 May 2016
We draw no line between these. Each was counted for its own report, years apart, by a different review team, and a roll moves between reviews for reasons none of these figures record — so the difference between any two of them measures nothing.
What ERO wrote in its latest report
This is ERO’s report of 13 June 2023 — “Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report” — section by section, under ERO’s own headings, in ERO’s own order. Nothing is summarised, shortened or reordered.
Background
This Profile Report was written within 18 months of the Education Review Office and Broad Bay School working in Te Ara Huarau , an improvement evaluation approach used in most English Medium State and State Integrated Schools. For more information about Te Ara Huarau see ERO’s website. www.ero.govt.nz
Context
Broad Bay School is a small semi-rural primary school on the Otago Peninsula. The school caters for children from Years 1-8. The values of Whakamana - upholding mana, Manaaki - being part of the community, Kaitiaki - being guardians of the environment and Whakaoho - inspiring excellence , shape the way the school community interacts with their environment.
Broad Bay School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
engaging students in their learning especially their writing
using the unique and special environment to enhance the local curriculum
supporting new leadership within the school.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Broad Bay School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the impact of targeted structured literacy practice on student achievement outcomes in the senior school.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
community consultation at the end of 2022 indicated support for structured literacy practice across the school
the data shows that there is a need for better engagement of structured literacy practice in the senior school
structured literacy has been implemented across the junior school, Years 1-3, with considerable success.
The school expects to see:
increased student achievement and progress across the whole school in literacy
all teachers engaging in the professional learning that is offered by the school to strengthen their understanding and practice in literacy
teachers using a variety of resources that will be more engaging for boys across the school.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to have the structured literacy approach used schoolwide to improve learner outcomes:
learners are highly engaged and achieve well in science, mathematics and reading
the school environment provides children with a range of localised, relevant learning opportunities such as the open water swimming safety programme
learners are encouraged by a supportive and interested parent community
learners have an environment that runs as a whānau and is inclusive of all community members.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
integrating the structured literacy approach across all learning contexts so children have equitable learning opportunities
building links with mana whenua and runaka at Ōtākau marae to enrich the curriculum
a seamless transition of new leadership and staff to bring about best outcomes for students.
ERO’s role will be to support the school in its evaluation for improvement cycle to improve outcomes for all learners. ERO will support the school in reporting their progress to the community. The next public report on ERO’s website will be a Te Ara Huarau | School Evaluation Report and is due within three years.
Shelley Booysen Director of Schools
13 June 2023
About the School
The Education Counts website provides further information about the school’s student population, student engagement and student achievement. educationcounts.govt.nz/home
Read the full report on ero.govt.nz →
All 4 reports ERO holds for this school
ERO reviews a school every few years — around four years between reviews is the usual cycle — so an older date here reflects where a school sits in that cycle, not how it is doing.
Source: Education Review Office, CC BY 4.0.
Roll date: 30 June 2026 (2026).