Maungawhau School

Auckland · Auckland Region

Contributing · State · Co-Educational · Major urban area · Enrolment scheme

Maungawhau School at a glance

Maungawhau School is a co-educational contributing school in Auckland, within the Auckland Region, operating in the state sector, with 674 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 344. The school has been open since 1912.

With 674 students on roll, Maungawhau School is a large school — larger than about 89% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 344, 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 119 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The roll is genuinely diverse: no single ethnic group dominates, with Asian at 48.6% and European at 43.6%. Diversity of this kind is common in urban New Zealand schools.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.2 (low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 33143.6%

Pasifika 253.3%

Asian 36948.6%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 131.7%

Other 131.7%

International 91.2%

European 331 · 43.6%

Pasifika 25 · 3.3%

Asian 369 · 48.6%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 13 · 1.7%

Other 13 · 1.7%

International 9 · 1.2%

Total roll recorded: 674 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

674Students on rollLarger than 89% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

344Equity IndexBelow national mean of 463

1.02Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.2Isolation indexlow isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeContributing
YearsYears 1–6
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
SettingMajor urban area
Territorial authorityAlbert-Eden Local Board Area
Education regionTāmaki Herenga Manawa
Regional councilAuckland 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
Opened1912
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaMaungawhau
WardAlbert-Eden-Puketāpapa Ward
General electorateMt Roskill
Māori electorate—

Location

Auckland Region

Auckland 36.8919° S · 174.7542° E

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About this data

School #1367 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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