Gorge Road School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 26
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 4 Factory Road, Invercargill
- Territorial authority
- Southland District
- Phone
- 03-2395763
- office@gorgeroad.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Southland
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.
- Voluntary donation
- $80 per child, $120 for two children, $160 for three children and $180 for four or more children, divided evenly over the four term year
Donations are voluntary. The BOT suggest $80 per child, $120 for two children, $160 for three children and $180 for four or more children. This is divided evenly over the four term year.
- $80 per child, $120 for two children, $160 for three children and $180 for four or more children, divided evenly over the four term year
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 10
- Māori
- 3
- Pacific
- 0
- Asian
- 14
- 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Year 02 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Year 03 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Year 04 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Year 05 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Year 06 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Year 07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 29 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Age 06 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Age 07 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Age 08 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Age 09 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Age 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Age 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 29 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Gorge Road 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%
| Gorge Road 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%
| Gorge Road 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)
- 460
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural other
- Date opened
- 25 January 1889
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
We have no ERO reports on record for this school. That can mean ERO has not published one yet, or that we have not matched one — it is not a finding about the school. ero.govt.nz is the place to check.
Roll date: 30 June 2026 (2026).