Lists of schools in New Zealand

New Zealand has over 2,500 primary and secondary schools.

State schools and state integrated schools are primarily funded by the central government. Private schools receive a lower level of state funding (about 25% of their costs). See Secondary education in New Zealand for more details.

Population decline in rural and some urban areas has led to school closures in recent decades. This was a much debated topic in 2003–2004.

Largest schools

These are the 50 largest schools in New Zealand, plus significant largest schools not in the largest 50 overall, based on the March 2016 roll numbers.^[1]

Rank	Name	Location	Roll	Notes
1	Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu	central Wellington	4227	National correspondence school
2	Rangitoto College	Mairangi Bay, Auckland	3176	Largest school in New Zealand
3	Mount Albert Grammar School	Mount Albert, Auckland	2732
4	Avondale College	Avondale, Auckland	2726
5	Burnside High School	Burnside, Christchurch	2518	Largest school in the South Island, largest school in the Canterbury region
6	Macleans College	Bucklands Beach, Auckland	2534
7	Auckland Grammar School	Epsom, Auckland	2532	Largest single-sex school (boys')
8	Westlake Boys' High School	Takapuna, Auckland	2317
9	Hamilton Boys' High School	Hamilton	2267	Largest school in the Waikato region
10	Epsom Girls' Grammar School	Epsom, Auckland	2208	Largest single-sex girls' school
11	Westlake Girls' High School	Takapuna, Auckland	2081
12	Mount Roskill Grammar School	Mt Roskill, Auckland	2098
13	Pakuranga College	Bucklands Beach, Auckland	2192
14	Otumoetai College	Tauranga	2012	Largest school in the Bay of Plenty region
15	Massey High School	Massey, Auckland	1962
16	Howick College	Howick South, Auckland	2029
17	Manurewa High School	Manurewa, Auckland	2002
18	Hagley Community College	Central City, Christchurch	2204
19	James Hargest College	Invercargill	1922	Largest school in the Southland region
20	Orewa College	Orewa, Auckland	1974	Largest Year 7–13 secondary school
21	Tauranga Boys' College	Tauranga	1940
22	Lynfield College	Mount Roskill, Auckland	1911
23	Saint Kentigern College	Pakuranga, Auckland	1950	Largest private school
24	Botany Downs Secondary College	Botany Downs, Auckland	1880
25	Cashmere High School	Cashmere, Christchurch	1924
26	Hillcrest High School	Hamilton	1822
27	Rangiora High School	Rangiora	1782	Largest school in a secondary urban area (pop. 10k–30k)
28	Palmerston North Boys' High School	Palmerston North	1801	Largest school in the Manawatu-Wanganui region
29	Rosehill College	Papakura, Auckland	1845
30	Long Bay College	Torbay, Auckland	1705
31	Westmount School	Mangere, Auckland	1662	Multi-campus school
32	Takapuna Grammar School	Takapuna, Auckland	1703
33	Wellington College	Mount Victoria, Wellington	1666	Largest school in the Wellington region
34	Hamilton Girls' High School	Hamilton	1726
35	Hutt Valley High School	Lower Hutt	1676
36	Pukekohe High School	Pukekohe, Auckland	1663
37	Lincoln High School	Lincoln	1685	Largest school in a minor urban area (pop. 1k–10k)
38	Wanganui High School	Whanganui	1598
39	Southern Cross Campus	Mangere, Auckland	1580	Largest composite (Year 1–13) school
40	Papanui High School	Papanui, Christchurch	1605
41	Bethlehem College	Tauranga	1592	Largest state-integrated school
42	Papatoetoe High School	Papatoetoe, Auckland	1487
43	Western Heights High School	Rotorua	1498
44	Kerikeri High School	Kerikeri	1542	Largest school in the Northland Region
45	Tawa College	Tawa, Wellington	1525
46	Waimea College	Richmond	1508	Largest school in the Tasman region
47	Cambridge High School	Cambridge	1510
48	Aorere College	Papatoetoe, Auckland	1579
49	Kristin School	Albany, Auckland	1523
50	Fraser High School	Hamilton	1532
	New Plymouth Girls' High School	New Plymouth	1254	Largest school in the Taranaki region
	Napier Boys' High School	Napier	1249	Largest school in the Hawke's Bay region
	Nelson College for Girls	Nelson	1120	Largest school in the Nelson region
	Tauranga Intermediate	Tauranga	1199	Largest intermediate (Year 7–8) school
	King's High School	Dunedin	1060	Largest school in the Otago region
	Marlborough Girls' College	Blenheim	978	Largest school in the Marlborough region
	Finlayson Park School	Manurewa, Auckland	947	Largest primary school (Years 1–6)
	Balmoral School	Mount Eden, Auckland	844	Largest full primary (Year 1–8) school
	Gisborne Boys' High School	Gisborne	857	Largest school in the Gisborne region
	Greymouth High School	Greymouth	545	Largest school in the West Coast region
	Waiheke High School	Surfdale, Waiheke Island	514	Largest school outside the North and South Islands
	Onewhero Area School	Onewhero, Waikato	554	Largest school in a rural area (pop. <1k)

Schools by region

North Island

• List of schools in the Auckland Region
• List of schools in the Bay of Plenty Region
• List of schools in the Gisborne Region
• List of schools in the Hawke's Bay Region
• List of schools in the Manawatu-Wanganui Region
• List of schools in the Northland Region
• List of schools in the Taranaki Region
• List of schools in the Waikato Region
• List of schools in the Wellington Region

South Island and other islands

• List of schools in the Canterbury Region
• List of schools in Christchurch
• List of schools in the Chatham Islands
• List of schools in the Marlborough Region
• List of schools in Nelson, New Zealand
• List of schools in the Otago Region
• List of schools in the Southland Region
• List of schools in the Tasman Region
• List of schools in the West Coast Region

Former schools by region

• Closed schools in the Northland Region

See also

• For a list of New Zealand schools with Wikipedia articles, see: Category:Schools in New Zealand
• Education in New Zealand
• Secondary education in New Zealand
• The Correspondence School
• One Day School
• List of Catholic schools in New Zealand

References

1. "Directory of Schools - as at 18 April 2016". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2015-04-19.