Tisbury School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 118
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 3 Boundary Road, Invercargill
- Territorial authority
- Invercargill City
- Phone
- 03-2168213
- office@tisbury.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.tisbury.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Invercargill · schools in Southland
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.
- Term dates
- Term 1, 2026: Tuesday 27 January – Friday 02 April
Term 1 | Tuesday 27 January | Friday 02 April
Year stated as2026 Term Dates
- Term 2, 2026: Monday 20 April – Friday 03 July
Term 2 | Monday 20 April | Friday 03 July
Year stated as2026 Term Dates
- Term 3, 2026: Monday 20 July – Friday 25 September
Term 3 | Monday 20 July | Friday 25 September
Year stated as2026 Term Dates
- Term 4, 2026: Monday 12 October – Tuesday 08 December
Term 4 | Monday 12 October | Tuesday 08 December
Year stated as2026 Term Dates
- Term 1, 2026: Tuesday 27 January – Friday 02 April
- Getting there
- Tisbury School bus route, advised by TSP: AM starts at the corner of Blyth St/Bluff Rd (SH1) and runs via Motu Rimu, Tiwai, Awarua School, Welsh and Long Bush Sth Roads to Tisbury School, continuing to the Verdon College transfer hub; PM starts at Tisbury School and runs the reverse
TSP advises AM: Starts at cnr of Blyth St/Bluff Rd (SH1), head south along SH1 to Motu Rimu Rd, turn left into Motu Rimu Rd to Tiwai Rd, turn right into Tiwai Rd to Awarua School Rd, turns at this junction and returns via Tiwai to Motu Rimu Rds , turn right into Motu Rimu Rd, remains on Motu Rimu Rd, turn right into Welsh Rd, left into Long Bush Sth Rd, travel north to Gorge Rd Invercargill Highway (Southern Scenic Route) into Invercargill, to Tisbury School (offload prim) continue onto Rockdale Rd, left into Onslow to Verdon College transfer hub for transfers - continues to JHSC PM: Starts at Tisbury School (does the reverse twice - once for primary and then travels to transfer hub picks up all secondary and then heads out to do this again for secondary only)
- Tisbury School bus route, advised by TSP: AM starts at the corner of Blyth St/Bluff Rd (SH1) and runs via Motu Rimu, Tiwai, Awarua School, Welsh and Long Bush Sth Roads to Tisbury School, continuing to the Verdon College transfer hub; PM starts at Tisbury School and runs the reverse
- How to enrol
- https://enrolments.linc-ed.com/apply/NZ/4029
[Online Enrolment Form](https://enrolments.linc-ed.com/apply/NZ/4029)
- https://enrolments.linc-ed.com/apply/NZ/4029
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 104
- Māori
- 27
- Pacific
- 1
- Asian
- 9
- 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 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 15 |
| Year 02 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 18 |
| Year 03 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 18 |
| Year 04 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| Year 05 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Year 06 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 17 |
| Year 07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 103 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 14 |
| Age 06 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 19 |
| Age 07 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 18 |
| Age 08 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| Age 09 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Age 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 18 |
| Age 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 103 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
44.5%
| Tisbury School | 44.5% |
|---|---|
| Southland Region | 61.8% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 99.2% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 49.2% |
| Total | 44.5% |
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%
| Tisbury School | 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
0%
| Tisbury School | 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)
- 467
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural other
- Date opened
- 25 January 1891
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).