Dipton School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 45
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 1935 South Hillend-Dipton Road, Dipton
- Territorial authority
- Southland District
- Phone
- 03-2485208
- office@dipton.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Southland
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 34
- Māori
- 9
- Pacific
- 0
- Asian
- 7
- MELAA
- 1
- 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 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Year 02 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Year 03 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Year 04 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Year 05 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Year 06 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Year 07 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Year 08 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 49 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Age 06 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Age 07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Age 08 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Age 09 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Age 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Age 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Age 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Age 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 49 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Dipton School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Southland Region | 61.8% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| 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%
| Dipton School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Southland Region | 6.3% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| 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%
| Dipton School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Southland Region | 2.8% |
| Full Primary | 1.7% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| 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)
- 421
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural other
- 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
- 12 December 2022
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (12 December 2022)
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 12 December 2022 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 45 — 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.
October 2015
66
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 30 November 2015
February 2011
71
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 6 May 2011
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 12 December 2022 — “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 Dipton 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
Dipton School is a small, rural primary school in Northern Southland. It provides education for students from Years 1 to 8. A new, experienced principal began in Term 4 2022.
Dipton School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
make a positive impact on students’ learning through communication and relationships
make a positive impact on students’ futures by providing excellent teaching and learning opportunities
provide an environment that is conducive to learning.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Dipton School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to effectively evaluate the changes teachers have made to the reading programme to support students' progress.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is that:
the school wants all students to achieve well academically
teachers have identified that some students were not making the desired progress through the extra support they were receiving
teachers have changed the way they are teaching the reading programme to a more inclusive approach.
The school expects to see students achieving well and an evaluation process that provides strong evidence for the impact changes to teaching are having on students’ learning.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support it in its goal to have all students succeed in literacy.
All staff have in-depth knowledge of every learner which helps them tailor programmes to meet individual needs.
Teachers work collaboratively to support students’ learning.
Teachers embrace new learning and participate in regular professional development and discussions to benefit students’ learning.
The board has funded extra staffing to keep classes small and provide individuals with one-to-one support.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
broadening the contexts for the evaluation focus to other areas of literacy to ensure teaching is also having a positive impact on students’ writing achievement
further building schoolwide evaluation practices so that changes in teaching strategies are monitored, responded to and having a positive effect on students’ learning.
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.
Dr Lesley Patterson Director Review and Improvement Services (Southern) Southern Region | Te Tai Tini
12 December 2022
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).