1,049 schools · 190,755 students
Full Primary
Years 1–8 schools that carry children all the way through primary without a separate intermediate step.
Full Primary
2026 2,578 schools · 4,376 ECE services
Every school in New Zealand, in one place.
Roll numbers, Equity Index, ethnic composition, contact details and qualification results for 2,578 schools and 4,376 early childhood centres — searchable, filterable and free to use.
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Regions covered
Browse the directory
Start with a region, a type, or a single name.
New Zealand has 2,578 schools across 18 regions. The fastest way in is usually where you live — then narrow by schooling level, gender and funding type.
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Auckland Region573
305,694 students · 1,416 ECE services · Auckland, Papakura, Pukekohe
02Waikato Region306
88,257 students · 482 ECE services · Hamilton, Cambridge, Tokoroa
03Canterbury Region296
106,964 students · 491 ECE services · Christchurch, Ashburton, Timaru
04Wellington Region252
90,802 students · 407 ECE services · Wellington, Lower Hutt, Porirua
05Manawatū-Whanganui Region198
41,732 students · 233 ECE services · Palmerston North, Whanganui, Levin
06Bay of Plenty Region165
58,710 students · 353 ECE services · Tauranga, Rotorua, Whakatane
07Northland Region155
31,778 students · 205 ECE services · Whangarei, Kaikohe, Kaitaia
08Otago Region147
34,961 students · 178 ECE services · Dunedin, Oamaru, Queenstown
09Hawke's Bay Region129
30,436 students · 212 ECE services · Napier, Hastings, Wairoa
10Taranaki Region94
21,581 students · 108 ECE services · New Plymouth, Stratford, Hāwera
11Southland Region82
16,858 students · 81 ECE services · Invercargill, Gore, Winton
12Gisborne Region54
8,934 students · 66 ECE services · Gisborne, Ruatoria, Tokomaru Bay
13Tasman Region35
7,830 students · 45 ECE services · Motueka, Richmond, Tasman
14West Coast Region35
4,387 students · 21 ECE services · Greymouth, Westport, Hokitika
15Marlborough Region30
7,001 students · 37 ECE services · Blenheim, Picton, Canvastown
16Nelson Region23
8,767 students · 37 ECE services · Nelson
17Area Outside Region3
76 students · 1 ECE services · Chatham Islands
18Other1
48 students · 3 ECE services · Auckland
Schooling levels
Find the right stage.
From contributing primary schools to full secondary schools and specialist settings — every schooling level in the New Zealand system.
765 schools · 228,752 students
Contributing
Years 1–6 contributing schools — the first stage of primary schooling, usually your local neighbourhood school.
Contributing
236 schools · 229,239 students
Secondary (Year 9-15)
Full secondary schools serving Years 9–15, where NCEA Levels 1–3 and University Entrance are completed.
Secondary (Year 9-15)
197 schools · 61,759 students
Composite
Composite schools covering a wide year range on a single campus, from new entrants through to Year 10.
Composite
118 schools · 74,103 students
Secondary (Year 7-15)
Secondary schools that start at Year 7, combining intermediate and secondary on one campus.
Secondary (Year 7-15)
114 schools · 54,611 students
Intermediate
Years 7–8 intermediate schools, the two-year bridge between primary and secondary.
Intermediate
What you get
Built for parents comparing schools — and for researchers reading the data.
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One page per school
Every school gets its own page: roll composition by ethnicity, Equity Index against the national average, isolation, enrolment scheme, boarding, language of instruction, opening year, nearby schools and full contact details.
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Filters that actually work
Combine keyword search with region, type, authority, gender, urban or rural, boarding, enrolment scheme, Equity Index band and roll size. Sort by roll, Equity Index or age, and share the filtered URL.
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Qualification results
NCEA Level 1–3 and University Entrance attainment for every region, year on year, taken straight from published Ministry of Education statistics — with plain-English explanations of what the numbers mean.
Qualification results
University Entrance, 2023.
National attainment for the most recent academic year held in the published statistics, with the full 180-record series available on the results pages.
49.7%
University Entrance, Year 13
23,084 students qualified
73.2%
NCEA Level 2, Year 12
44,001 students qualified
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Regional series published
16 regions × 4 qualifications
Worth knowing
Browse all schools
Schools worth a second look.
Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu
Wellington · Wellington Region
9,112Students
506Equity index
1858Opened
Major urban area
Akina School/ Activity Centre
Hastings · Hawke's Bay Region
0Students
569Equity index
1858Opened
Large urban area
Auckland Girls' Grammar School
Auckland · Auckland Region
1,185Students
485Equity index
1888Opened
Major urban area
Christ's College
Christchurch · Canterbury Region
707Students
—Equity index
1858Opened
Major urban area
Arahunga School
Whanganui · Manawatū-Whanganui Region
124Students
527Equity index
1971Opened
Large urban area
Altum Academy
Wellington · Wellington Region
0Students
375Equity index
2026Opened
Major urban area
TKKM o Waitaha
Christchurch · Canterbury Region
225Students
519Equity index
1992Opened
Major urban area
Castlecliff School
Whanganui · Manawatū-Whanganui Region
163Students
535Equity index
1892Opened
Large urban area
School changes
Closures, mergers and new schools — tracked as they happen.
The directory records 46 new schools and 51 closures in the current published cycle, along with mergers, name changes and school type changes. If a school near you is affected, you will find it here first.
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Choosing a school is never only about the numbers. But the numbers tell you where to start.
Questions
Frequently asked
Every school page combines the Ministry of Education school directory with published roll data: contact details, street address, school type, authority, co-educational status, roll size and ethnic composition, Equity Index, isolation index, enrolment scheme status, boarding facilities, language of instruction, opening year and the region and territorial authority the school sits in.
Roll and directory fields are drawn from the school directory export dated 1 September 2026. Qualification attainment statistics follow the Education Counts release schedule. Where a figure changes between exports, the directory page is regenerated from the latest file.
The Equity Index measures the socio-economic challenge a school's community faces, using student-level indicators rather than area averages. A higher score means greater need and a larger share of targeted funding. In this directory the national range runs from about 344 to 569, with a mean of 463. It is not a measure of school quality.
Yes. The school directory supports keyword search plus filters for region, school type, authority, co-education, urban or rural setting, language of instruction, boarding, enrolment scheme, Equity Index band, roll band and opening decade — and can sort by name, roll, Equity Index or age.
Yes — there are 4,376 early childhood services in the ECE directory, including kindergartens, kōhanga reo, playcentres and education and care services, with age-group rolls, 20 Hours ECE eligibility and funding type.
The NCEA results pages reproduce national and regional attainment rates for NCEA Levels 1–3 and University Entrance published by the Ministry of Education, including cumulative rates for students leaving school with a qualification.
Start searching
Find the right school, faster.
Search 2,578 New Zealand schools by name, town or region — then filter by schooling level, gender, funding, roll size and Equity Index.
- Data as at
- 1 September 2026
- Schools
- 2,578
- ECE services
- 4,376