Dunedin North Intermediate
Intermediate · State
- Year levels
- 7–8
- Total roll
- 276
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- North Road, Dunedin
- Territorial authority
- Dunedin City
- Phone
- 03-473 9027
- office@dni.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.dni.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
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Can my child go here?
This school has an enrolment scheme, so a place is not open to every address. How enrolment zones work
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Zone boundaries shown here are approximate. Ministry of Education data warns these boundaries do not have high spatial precision and can place neighbouring addresses on different sides of a line. This is not a confirmation of enrolment eligibility — always confirm directly with the school. Zone geometry also does not reflect enrolment priority rules (siblings, special character categories, ballots) — it shows the mapped boundary only.
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Source: Ministry of Education, CC BY 3.0 NZ
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.
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.
- How to enrol
- https://ole.edgelearning.co.nz/Default?schoolId=5ef8db80-76a7-4274-b048-95f5787ad103
DNI Online Enrolment Form (domestic enrolments only) [linked here](https://ole.edgelearning.co.nz/Default?schoolId=5ef8db80-76a7-4274-b048-95f5787ad103)
- https://ole.edgelearning.co.nz/Default?schoolId=5ef8db80-76a7-4274-b048-95f5787ad103
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
Dunedin North Intermediate maintains its signatory status to The Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021 (“The Code”), primarily to support those international fee-paying school learners who are already in Dunedin, studying at one of our contributing primary schools.
- Accepted, as stated
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 221
- Māori
- 49
- Pacific
- 18
- Asian
- 36
- MELAA
- 14
- Other
- 3
- International
- 3
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 07 | 29 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 108 | 0 | 138 |
| Year 08 | 28 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 122 | 1 | 157 |
| Total | 57 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 4 | 230 | 1 | 295 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 11 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 91 | 0 | 116 |
| Age 12 | 28 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 116 | 1 | 151 |
| Age 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 28 |
| Total | 57 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 4 | 230 | 1 | 295 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
18.8%
| Dunedin North Intermediate | 18.8% |
|---|---|
| Otago Region | 36.8% |
| Intermediate | 43.3% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 19% |
|---|---|
| Male | 18.6% |
| Māori | 44.1% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 28.2% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 20.6% |
| Total | 18.8% |
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
5.8%
| Dunedin North Intermediate | 5.8% |
|---|---|
| Otago Region | 4.6% |
| Intermediate | 4.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 5.8% |
|---|---|
| Male | 5.8% |
| Māori | 13.3% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 7.3% |
| Total | 5.8% |
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
3%
| Dunedin North Intermediate | 3% |
|---|---|
| Otago Region | 2% |
| Intermediate | 1.9% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 6% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 3.8% |
| Total | 3% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison exclusion data (2024)
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- 435
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 5 February 1934
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
- 14 November 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (14 November 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 14 November 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 276 — 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.
February 2019
236
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 27 March 2019
This is one count taken for one report. It says what the roll was on that day, and nothing about how the roll has moved.
What ERO wrote in its latest report
This is ERO’s report of 14 November 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 12 months of the Education Review Office and Dunedin North Intermediate 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
Dunedin North Intermediate is a school catering for year 7 and 8 students located in North Dunedin. The school’s values are: Kia Māia -be courageous and independent, Dream Big-promote curious, creative, happy learners and Act With Integrity-value manaakitaka, kaitiakitaka and kotahitaka .
Dunedin North Intermediate’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
examine assessment and the purpose in relation to improved teaching and learning (in relation to structured literacy)
develop and implement the refreshed curriculum
refine PB4L in relation to teaching and learning relationships.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Dunedin North Intermediate’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how Dunedin North Intermediate can deliver a consistent and developmentally appropriate literacy programme across the school that recognises and extends those who arrive at intermediate having made age-appropriate progress, while rapidly progressing those who have fallen behind.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
the school is concerned that a number of students begin and leave Dunedin North Intermediate each year without the requisite literacy skills and knowledge to succeed at high school
the two-year duration of learning offered at intermediate is challenging in terms of being able to provide age-appropriate supports for students significantly behind
staff are committed to supporting children with additional and diverse needs to experience success in literacy
the school wants to ensure that gender and cultural background are not limiting factors in literacy success
recent professional development has highlighted the need for a consistent and developmentally appropriate literacy programme in the school with appropriate and ongoing professional development to support it.
The school expects to see:
review and assessment of existing and new practices, impact analysis and ongoing monitoring of the improvement actions
evaluation of the impact of leaders, teachers and learning assistants on enhancing students’ learning, progress and achievement in literacy
consistent implementation of literacy programmes across the school for equitable and excellent learner outcomes.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to deliver a consistent and developmentally appropriate literacy programme across the school:
leadership of collaborative relationships for inclusion, learning and wellbeing
well considered professional development that empowers quality teaching and learning
a structured and highly effective cycle of student achievement analysis that is embedded and aligned with the school’s strategic direction and priorities.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
greater collaboration and learning within the kāhui ako to deepen the shared understanding of teacher best practice and enable literacy success for all students
ensuring that future strategic priorities for the school reflect the greatest needs of all 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
14 November 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).