Good Shepherd School (Balmoral)

Auckland · Auckland Region

Contributing · State : Integrated · Co-Educational · Major urban area

Good Shepherd School (Balmoral) at a glance

Good Shepherd School (Balmoral) is a co-educational contributing school in Auckland, within the Auckland Region, operating in the state : integrated sector, with 195 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 368. The school has been open since 1913.

With 195 students on roll, Good Shepherd School (Balmoral) is a medium-sized school — larger than about 46% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 368, which is well below the national average of 463. A lower Equity Index signals less socio-economic need in the school's community than the national norm. The gap of 95 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The roll is genuinely diverse: no single ethnic group dominates, with European at 49.6% and Asian at 25%. Diversity of this kind is common in urban New Zealand schools.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.18 (low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 11749.6%

Pasifika 4418.6%

Asian 5925.0%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 135.5%

Other 31.3%

European 117 · 49.6%

Pasifika 44 · 18.6%

Asian 59 · 25.0%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 13 · 5.5%

Other 3 · 1.3%

Total roll recorded: 195 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

195Students on rollLarger than 46% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

368Equity IndexBelow national mean of 463

1.22Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.18Isolation indexlow isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeContributing
YearsYears 1–6
AuthorityState : Integrated
GenderCo-Educational
SettingMajor urban area
Territorial authorityAlbert-Eden Local Board Area
Education regionTāmaki Herenga Manawa
Regional councilAuckland Region
Enrolment schemeNo — no enrolment scheme
BoardingDay school only
Language of instructionAll students taught in English/other setting
Cohort entryNo — individual entry
DonationsDonations may be requested
Opened1913
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaBalmoral
WardAlbert-Eden-Puketāpapa Ward
General electorateMt Albert
Māori electorate—

Location

Auckland Region

Auckland 36.8912° S · 174.7435° E

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About this data

School #1297 is drawn from the New Zealand Ministry of Education school directory export dated 1 September 2026, with roll and ethnicity figures recorded at the same snapshot. Equity Index, isolation index, enrolment scheme and boarding fields are as published by the Ministry. Qualification attainment statistics on this site come from Education Counts releases.

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