Gisborne Boys' High School

Gisborne · Gisborne Region

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Boys School · Large urban area

Gisborne Boys' High School at a glance

Gisborne Boys' High School is a boys school secondary (year 9-15) school in Gisborne, within the Gisborne Region, operating in the state sector, with 790 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 486. The school has been open since 1909.

With 790 students on roll, Gisborne Boys' High School is a very large school — larger than about 92% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 486, which is close to the national average of 463. That means the roll faces a broadly typical level of socio-economic challenge compared with schools across Aotearoa.

The largest group is European at 60.9%, with a meaningful Pasifika community at 14% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.82 (high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 34760.9%

Pasifika 8014.0%

Asian 569.8%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 183.2%

Other 6110.7%

International 81.4%

European 347 · 60.9%

Pasifika 80 · 14.0%

Asian 56 · 9.8%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 18 · 3.2%

Other 61 · 10.7%

International 8 · 1.4%

Total roll recorded: 790 students. Percentages are calculated from the 2026 roll census and may not sum to exactly 100% because of rounding and students who decline to state an ethnicity.

Roll in context

790Students on rollLarger than 92% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

486Equity IndexAbove national mean of 463

1.21Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.82Isolation indexhigh isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeSecondary (Year 9-15)
YearsYears 9–15
AuthorityState
GenderBoys School
SettingLarge urban area
Territorial authorityGisborne District
Education regionHawke's Bay, Tairāwhiti
Regional councilGisborne Region
Enrolment schemeNo — no enrolment scheme
BoardingDay school only
Language of instructionAll students taught in English/other setting
Cohort entryNo — individual entry
DonationsDonations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened1909
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaTe Hapara East
WardTairāwhiti General Ward
General electorateEast Coast
Māori electorate—

Te reo Māori programme

69Taught predominantly in te reo Māori9.20% of the roll

405Learning te reo in English mediumLevels 3–5 immersion recorded separately

This school reports 474 students learning te reo Māori across immersion and English-medium programmes, according to the kura language statistics.

Location

Gisborne Region

Gisborne 38.6589° S · 178.0090° E

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Nearby schools

Gisborne Specialist School (Proposed opening date: 2028-01-01)Gisborne · Specialist School 0.2 km Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Horouta WanangaGisborne · Composite 0.2 km Gisborne Girls' High SchoolGisborne · Secondary (Year 9-15) 0.4 km Gisborne IntermediateGisborne · Intermediate 0.4 km Awapuni School (Gisborne)Gisborne · Contributing 0.9 km Te Hapara SchoolGisborne · Contributing 1.1 km