New River Primary

Contributing · State

Year levels: 1–6
Total roll: 217
Enrolment zone: No
Gender: Co-Educational

Every one of the 82 schools in Southland Region with a published location. New River Primary is the marked one. Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0

Where is it, and how do I get in touch?

Address: 117 Elizabeth Street, Kew, Invercargill
Territorial authority: Invercargill City
Phone: 03-2110035
Email: principal@newriver.school.nz
Website: http://newriver.school.nz
Directions: Get directions

Other schools nearby: schools in Invercargill · schools in Southland

Who goes here?

Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.

European: 134
Māori: 71
Pacific: 53
Asian: 15
MELAA: 6
Other: 1
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.

By year level
	Māori	Pacific	Asian	MELAA	Other	European/ Pākehā	Total
Year 01	9	14	5	1	0	15	35
Year 02	11	3	5	0	0	16	28
Year 03	13	8	3	1	0	31	42
Year 04	14	11	2	2	1	26	45
Year 05	8	10	5	1	0	19	34
Year 06	15	6	1	1	1	26	37
Year 07	7	3	0	0	0	10	12
Total	77	55	21	6	2	143	233

By age
	Māori	Pacific	Asian	MELAA	Other	European/ Pākehā	Total
Age 05	7	10	4	1	0	14	27
Age 06	12	5	3	1	0	15	29
Age 07	14	10	4	0	0	31	45
Age 08	14	10	2	0	1	29	45
Age 09	9	11	6	2	0	18	36
Age 10	13	4	2	1	1	25	35
Age 11	8	5	0	1	0	11	16
Total	77	55	21	6	2	143	233

Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0

Student engagement

Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024

475.9%

New River Primary	475.9%
Southland Region	61.8%
Contributing	35.6%
State	40.2%
New Zealand	37.1%

Trend and demographic breakdown

Female	46.2%
Male	854.3%
Māori	292%
Pacific	152.8%
Asian	135.4%
Other	335.3%
European/Pākehā	656.4%
Total	475.9%

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

New River Primary	0%
Southland Region	6.3%
Contributing	3.5%
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

New River Primary	0%
Southland Region	2.8%
Contributing	1.5%
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): 522
Boarding: No
Language of instruction: All students taught in English/other setting
Urban / rural: Large urban area
Date opened: 27 January 2005

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What did ERO find?

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Roll date: 30 June 2026 (2026).