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Diocesan School For Girls

Auckland · Auckland Region

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Figures on this page come from the New Zealand Ministry of Education school directory export dated 1 September 2026, with roll and ethnicity recorded at the same snapshot. Always confirm enrolment, zoning and fees directly with the school. About this directory

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About Diocesan School For Girls

Diocesan School For Girls is a girls school composite school in Auckland, within the Auckland Region, operating in the private : fully registered sector, with 1,727 students on roll. The school has been open since 1904.

With 1,727 students on roll, Diocesan School For Girls is a one of the largest school — larger than about 98% of New Zealand schools.

No Equity Index value has been published for this school.

The largest group is European at 55.4%, with a meaningful Asian community at 38.5% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0 (very low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 1,052 · 55.4%
Pasifika 54 · 2.8%
Asian 732 · 38.5%
Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 21 · 1.1%
Other 5 · 0.3%
International 36 · 1.9%

Total roll recorded: 1,727 students, from the 2026 roll census. Percentages may not sum to exactly 100% because of rounding and students who decline to state an ethnicity.

Roll in context

1,727Students on rollLarger than 98% of NZ schools · national median 215.5
—Equity IndexNot published
0.94Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)
0Isolation indexvery low isolation

Location

Auckland Region
Auckland 36.8793° S · 174.7795° E
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School information

  • School typeComposite
  • YearsComposite — wide year range
  • AuthorityPrivate : Fully Registered
  • GenderGirls School
  • SettingMajor urban area
  • Territorial authorityAlbert-Eden Local Board Area
  • Education regionTāmaki Herenga Manawa
  • Regional councilAuckland Region
  • Enrolment schemeNo — no enrolment scheme
  • BoardingBoarding available
  • Language of instructionAll students taught in English/other setting
  • Cohort entryNo — individual entry
  • DonationsNot applicable
  • Opened1904
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