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Highlands Intermediate

New Plymouth · Taranaki 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 Highlands Intermediate

Highlands Intermediate is a co-educational intermediate school in New Plymouth, within the Taranaki Region, operating in the state sector, with 714 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 444. The school has been open since 1955.

With 714 students on roll, Highlands Intermediate is a very large school — larger than about 90% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 444, 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 12.9%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.93 (high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 595 · 81.1%
Pasifika 22 · 3.0%
Asian 95 · 12.9%
Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 13 · 1.8%
Other 9 · 1.2%

Total roll recorded: 714 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

714Students on rollLarger than 90% of NZ schools · national median 215.5
444Equity IndexBelow national mean of 463
0.67Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)
0.93Isolation indexhigh isolation
344 · lowest need569 · highest need

Location

Taranaki Region
New Plymouth 39.0743° S · 174.0898° E
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Nearby schools

Welbourn SchoolNew Plymouth · Contributing 0.3 km St Pius X School (New Plymouth)New Plymouth · Contributing 0.6 km Vogeltown SchoolNew Plymouth · Contributing 1.2 km New Plymouth Adventist Christian SchoolNew Plymouth · Full Primary 1.3 km New Plymouth Boys' High SchoolNew Plymouth · Secondary (Year 9-15) 1.4 km Merrilands SchoolNew Plymouth · Contributing 1.7 km

School information

  • School typeIntermediate
  • YearsYears 7–8
  • AuthorityState
  • GenderCo-Educational
  • SettingLarge urban area
  • Territorial authorityNew Plymouth District
  • Education regionTaranaki, Whanganui, Manawatū
  • Regional councilTaranaki 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 should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened1955
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