Havelock North High School

Havelock North · Hawke's Bay Region

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Co-Educational · Medium urban area · Enrolment scheme

Havelock North High School at a glance

Havelock North High School is a co-educational secondary (year 9-15) school in Havelock North, within the Hawke's Bay Region, operating in the state sector, with 1,148 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 434. The school has been open since 1975.

With 1,148 students on roll, Havelock North High School is a very large school — larger than about 95% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 434, which is below the national average of 463. A lower Equity Index signals less socio-economic need in the school's community than the national norm.

81.1% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Asian descent make up 8.7%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.16 (low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 92281.1%

Pasifika 353.1%

Asian 998.7%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 292.6%

Other 292.6%

International 232.0%

European 922 · 81.1%

Pasifika 35 · 3.1%

Asian 99 · 8.7%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 29 · 2.6%

Other 29 · 2.6%

International 23 · 2.0%

Total roll recorded: 1,148 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

1,148Students on rollLarger than 95% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

434Equity IndexBelow national mean of 463

0.76Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.16Isolation indexlow isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeSecondary (Year 9-15)
YearsYears 9–15
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
SettingMedium urban area
Territorial authorityHastings District
Education regionHawke's Bay, Tairāwhiti
Regional councilHawke's Bay Region
Enrolment schemeYes — has an in-zone entitlement
BoardingDay school only
Language of instructionAll students taught in English/other setting
Cohort entryNo — individual entry
DonationsDonations may be requested
Opened1975
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaKaranema-St Hill
WardHastings-Havelock North General Ward
General electorateTukituki
Māori electorate—

Location

Hawke's Bay Region

Havelock North 39.6666° S · 176.8948° E

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Nearby schools

Havelock North IntermediateHavelock North · Intermediate 0.3 km Hereworth SchoolHavelock North · Full Primary 0.3 km Te Mata School (Havelock North)Havelock North · Contributing 0.4 km Hukarere Girls' CollegeHavelock North · Secondary (Year 9-15) 1.3 km Havelock North Primary SchoolHavelock North · Contributing 1.4 km Iona CollegeHavelock North · Secondary (Year 7-15) 1.9 km