Otago-Southland
Otago-Southland is a large area in the southernmost part of New Zealand. Its major centres include Invercargill, Dunedin, Oamaru, Balclutha, Alexandra and Cromwell, and major tourist areas are Queenstown, Wanaka, Arrowtown and the Catlins. It is comprised of 11 education catchments.
Size and growth
Queenstown-Lakes and Central Otago Districts were among the fastest growing territorial authorities in New Zealand in the year ending June 2018. Recent growth in the Wanaka catchment exceeded Statistics NZ projections. Wanaka and Wakatipu Basin are considered high growth catchments.
Education network plans
There are nine education network plans (outside the highest growth catchments) in the Otago-Southland region.
See the Otago-Southland region education network plans here.
Catchment Plans within the National Education Growth Plan
The Otago-Southland region has two individual catchment plans within the National Education Growth Plan.
See the Otago-Southland region catchment plans here.
Have a say
Our communities are changing all the time. When we work with School Boards to come up with options to meet the demand of students in particular areas, we look at the whole network rather than individual schools.
Join the conversation
Find out what consultation on enrolment schemes is happening in your region.
To participate in other Ministry consultations see the Consultation hub(external link).
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