Lytton High School

Lytton High School is a co-educational secondary (year 9-15) school in Gisborne, within the Gisborne Region, operating in the state sector, with 551 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 526. The school has been open since 1961.

With 551 students on roll, Lytton High School is a large school — larger than about 84% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 526, which is above the national average of 463. A higher Equity Index signals greater socio-economic need in the school's community — schools in this band receive more targeted government funding and support. The gap of 63 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The largest group is European at 72.5%, with a meaningful Pasifika community at 14.6% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.88 (high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.