Northern Southland College

Not to be confused with Southlands College or Southland College.

Northern Southland College (NSC) is a secondary school for students from year 7 to 13 in Lumsden, New Zealand.

Northern Southland College
Location
51 Maria Street, Lumsden, New Zealand
Coordinates	45.7446°S 168.4484°E / -45.7446; 168.4484
Information
Type	State Co-Ed Secondary (Year 7-13)
Established	1976
Ministry of Education Institution no.	395
Chairman	Jonny Elder
Principal	Peter Wilkinson
School roll	201[1] (July 2025)
Socio-economic decile	7O[2]
Website	nsc.school.nz

NCS has students from Mossburn, Balfour and Five Rivers. Most pupils travel to school via bus.

Curriculum

Northern Southland College uses National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) based assessments; the “credits” earned from these exams go towards the student’s NCEA qualification.^[3]