Last updated October 2026
Tisbury School is a state, co-educational primary school for Years 1 to 6 at 3 Boundary Road, Invercargill. It opened in 1891 and had 126 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes all of Motu Rimu, and parts of Tisbury, Woodend, Seaward Bush, Awarua, Greenhills, Clifton and Rockdale; the zone map below shows the full boundary.
The school’s website describes multi-level classrooms plus a new entrant room, each named after a local waterway or area, and membership of the Invercargill Kāhui Ako. A Go Bus school bus route links the school with the surrounding rural roads, and students can self-refer to the ChatBus counselling service.
At a glance
- Principal
- Andrea Joyce
- Address
- 3 Boundary Road, Invercargill
- Phone
- 03 216 8213
Home zone
Suburbs in the zone: all of Motu Rimu.
Parts of Tisbury, Woodend, Seaward Bush, Awarua, Greenhills, Clifton and Rockdale Invercargill: check your street.
Zone boundaries are set by the school’s enrolment scheme and can change. Confirm your address with the school before you rely on it.
Who goes here
Share of the 126 students who identify with each group. Students can name more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
MELAA: Middle Eastern, Latin American and African.
What ERO found
The Education Review Office’s latest report on the school is a School Report from April 2025. ERO found good quality teaching that is lifting progress in reading, writing and maths, a shared structured approach to literacy across the year levels, and leaders who grow teachers’ expertise.
Children with complex needs get good support, the school does well on engagement, wellbeing and inclusion, and the community is closely involved in setting the school’s direction.
ERO also reported that a small majority of learners met the expected curriculum level in reading and maths, fewer than half did in writing, and results were not yet equitable across groups. Attendance was below the 80% regular attendance target, though improving.
The agreed priorities are a structured approach to maths with teacher training, raising achievement in literacy and maths with a focus on boys’ writing, more leadership and say in their learning for Year 5 and 6 students, and an attendance plan shared with families.
Read the ERO reports for Tisbury School
Enrolling
Tisbury School has an enrolment scheme, so children living in the home zone have the right to enrol. The board decides each year whether it has any out-of-zone places, and any places are advertised in the local newspaper. The enrolment page shows the zone map and a written zone description.
Families apply through the online enrolment form linked from the enrolment page. New entrants start on set entry dates each term once they have turned five, and children moving into the zone from another school can start straight away.
Schools nearby
Where students go next
Based on home zones around the school’s own address. Families can apply to any school, and your own address decides which zones you are in.
In Tisbury
Tisbury School is in Tisbury. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Tisbury guide →Questions parents ask
Is Tisbury School zoned?
It has a home zone covering all of Motu Rimu and parts of Tisbury, Woodend, Seaward Bush, Awarua, Greenhills, Clifton and Rockdale Invercargill.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 6.
How many students go there?
126 at 1 Sep 2026.
Does it ask for donations?
No. It is in the donation scheme, so it only asks for donations for school camps.
What is its Equity Index?
467. The Ministry of Education’s Equity Index estimates the socio-economic barriers a school’s students face, from 344 (fewest) to 569 (most). It is used to share out funding, not as a measure of quality.
Updated automatically when the Ministry publishes new data.
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Sources and data notes 1
- School facts: School details and roll: Ministry of Education school directory, 22 Oct 2026 (CC BY 4.0). Home zone: Ministry of Education enrolment zones (CC BY 4.0). NCEA results, roll history and stand-downs: Education Counts, school leavers 2023 to 2025, stand-downs 2025, rolls 2021 to 2025 (CC BY 4.0).