City Heights Montessori 2
Education & Care
254 York Place, Dunedin Central · Dunedin City
City Heights Montessori 2 is an education and care service in Dunedin Central with a current roll of 58 children. Our analysis of the ERO report (May 2023) indicates a B grade for bicultural practice, with the environment reflecting dual cultural heritage and children having opportunities for te reo and tikanga. Leadership and governance was graded C, with a framework in place but not yet using evaluation to determine what works and decide changes.
AI-generated summary of this centre's ERO review data — verify against the ERO report below. How summaries are generated.
Roll breakdown
By age
By ethnicity
Note: a child may be counted under multiple ethnicities (total may exceed roll).
Operator
Standalone
Cultural & rohe
ERO review
Akarangi · 2023-05-16
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"The environment is very well resourced, and thoughtfully designed. It clearly reflects the dual cultural heritage of Aotearoa. Children have opportunities to hear and use te reo Māori and experience aspects of tikanga Māori."
Environment reflects dual cultural heritage; children have opportunities for te reo and tikanga.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"An internal evaluation framework guides the review process. Multiple viewpoints are sought and contribute to the collaborative sense making. Leaders and teachers are yet to use internal evaluation to determine what is working or not, and for whom, to decide what changes are needed."
Framework in place but not yet using evaluation to determine what works and decide changes.
Source: Education Review Office review of City Heights Montessori 2 dated 2023-05-16, licensed CC-BY 4.0. The 4-point overall judgement is ERO's; the 6 dimension grades are our analysis of ERO's prose (see methodology). · Centre has 2 individual reviews on file — showing most recent.
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where City Heights Montessori 2 hasn't been graded on a dimension, the composite uses the national average for that dimension as a placeholder. Each affected axis below is flagged est. When a new ERO review lands, the placeholder is replaced and the score may shift.
The composite is a weighted average of six ERO dimensions, each scored 0–100 (A=90, B=70, C=50, D=25). The "(p47)" style suffix shows where the centre sits within its EQI band (peer percentile, when ≥10 comparable centres in band). See methodology for the formula + limits.
Location
254 York Place, Dunedin Central. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is City Heights Montessori 2 a free kindergarten?
- City Heights Montessori 2 is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at City Heights Montessori 2?
- 58 children attend City Heights Montessori 2 (roll year 2025).
- Where is City Heights Montessori 2?
- 254 York Place Dunedin Central Dunedin City
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Sources & verification
Every fact on this page links back to its government source. Verify directly:
- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #80056) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- Suburb safety & demographics: SafeSuburbs ↗ · crimestats.co.nz ↗ · NZ Police RCVD + Stats NZ 2023 Census, CC-BY 4.0
- Funding policy (20 Hours / Childcare Subsidy / FamilyBoost): parents.education.govt.nz · WINZ · IRD · Crown copyright (policy only — we cite parameters, don't republish)
- Map tiles: © OpenStreetMap · © CARTO · ODbL + CC-BY 3.0
- Machine-readable formats: facts.json · markdown.md
Full source list, licence text, refresh cadence: /sources. How we match, clean, and rank: /methodology.
Data sources & freshness (4 sources · last refresh 12 July 2026)
Service type, address, roll, ethnicity, Equity Index, 20 Hours, Takiwā, lat/lng
Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)
Per-centre review reports + 6-dimension letter grades (curriculum / wellbeing / whānau / bicultural / health & safety / leadership)
Safety score, crime/1k, 2023 Census demographics
Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.