Kings High School (Dunedin)

Dunedin · Otago Region

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

Kings High School (Dunedin) at a glance

Kings High School (Dunedin) is a boys school secondary (year 9-15) school in Dunedin, within the Otago Region, operating in the state sector, with 876 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 453. The school has been open since 1936.

With 876 students on roll, Kings High School (Dunedin) is a very large school — larger than about 93% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 453, 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.

The largest group is European at 70.9%, with a meaningful Asian community at 12.5% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.12 (low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 62870.9%

Pasifika 778.7%

Asian 11112.5%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 455.1%

Other 50.6%

International 202.3%

European 628 · 70.9%

Pasifika 77 · 8.7%

Asian 111 · 12.5%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 45 · 5.1%

Other 5 · 0.6%

International 20 · 2.3%

Total roll recorded: 876 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

876Students on rollLarger than 93% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

453Equity IndexBelow national mean of 463

0.98Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.12Isolation indexlow isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeSecondary (Year 9-15)
YearsYears 9–15
AuthorityState
GenderBoys School
SettingMajor urban area
Territorial authorityDunedin City
Education regionOtago, Southland
Regional councilOtago 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
Opened1936
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaForbury
WardArea Outside Ward
General electorateTaieri
Māori electorate—

Location

Otago Region

Dunedin 45.9029° S · 170.4942° E

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Nearby schools

Queen's High SchoolDunedin · Secondary (Year 9-15) 0.3 km Bathgate Park SchoolDunedin · Full Primary 0.3 km St Clair SchoolDunedin · Contributing 0.6 km St Bernadette's School (Forbury)Dunedin · Contributing 0.8 km Te Whirika Sara Cohen Specialist SchoolDunedin · Specialist School 1 km Carisbrook SchoolDunedin · Full Primary 1.1 km