Schools by region
2,578 schools across 18 regional councils. Choose a region to see every school in it, with roll, Equity Index, schooling level and funding type.
Auckland Region573 schools
305,694 students · average roll 533 · mean EQI 440 · 1,416 ECE services
02Waikato Region306 schools
88,257 students · average roll 288 · mean EQI 476 · 482 ECE services
03Canterbury Region296 schools
106,964 students · average roll 361 · mean EQI 444 · 491 ECE services
04Wellington Region252 schools
90,802 students · average roll 360 · mean EQI 440 · 407 ECE services
05Manawatū-Whanganui Region198 schools
41,732 students · average roll 211 · mean EQI 485 · 233 ECE services
06Bay of Plenty Region165 schools
58,710 students · average roll 356 · mean EQI 490 · 353 ECE services
07Northland Region155 schools
31,778 students · average roll 205 · mean EQI 507 · 205 ECE services
08Otago Region147 schools
34,961 students · average roll 238 · mean EQI 444 · 178 ECE services
09Hawke's Bay Region129 schools
30,436 students · average roll 236 · mean EQI 487 · 212 ECE services
10Taranaki Region94 schools
21,581 students · average roll 230 · mean EQI 476 · 108 ECE services
11Southland Region82 schools
16,858 students · average roll 206 · mean EQI 462 · 81 ECE services
12Gisborne Region54 schools
8,934 students · average roll 165 · mean EQI 507 · 66 ECE services
13Tasman Region35 schools
7,830 students · average roll 224 · mean EQI 449 · 45 ECE services
14West Coast Region35 schools
4,387 students · average roll 125 · mean EQI 476 · 21 ECE services
15Marlborough Region30 schools
7,001 students · average roll 233 · mean EQI 459 · 37 ECE services
16Nelson Region23 schools
8,767 students · average roll 381 · mean EQI 456 · 37 ECE services
17Area Outside Region3 schools
76 students · average roll 25 · mean EQI 485 · 1 ECE services
18Other1 schools
48 students · average roll 48 · mean EQI null · 3 ECE services
School roll by region.
Total students on roll in each region, from the directory export dated 1 September 2026.
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- Regions
- 18
- Schools
- 2,578
- Students
- 864,816