Napier Boys' High School

Napier · Hawke's Bay Region

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Boys School · Large urban area · Boarding · Enrolment scheme

Napier Boys' High School at a glance

Napier Boys' High School is a boys school secondary (year 9-15) school in Napier, within the Hawke's Bay Region, operating in the state sector, with 1,280 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 453. The school has been open since 1872.

With 1,280 students on roll, Napier Boys' High School is a very large school — larger than about 96% 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.

80.5% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Asian descent make up 8.3%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.09 (very low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 1,03480.5%

Pasifika 665.1%

Asian 1068.3%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 332.6%

International 453.5%

European 1,034 · 80.5%

Pasifika 66 · 5.1%

Asian 106 · 8.3%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 33 · 2.6%

International 45 · 3.5%

Total roll recorded: 1,280 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

1,280Students on rollLarger than 96% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

453Equity IndexBelow national mean of 463

0.74Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.09Isolation indexvery low isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeSecondary (Year 9-15)
YearsYears 9–15
AuthorityState
GenderBoys School
SettingLarge urban area
Territorial authorityNapier City
Education regionHawke's Bay, Tairāwhiti
Regional councilHawke's Bay Region
Enrolment schemeYes — has an in-zone entitlement
BoardingBoarding available
Language of instructionAll students taught in English/other setting
Cohort entryNo — individual entry
DonationsDonations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened1872
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaMcLean Park
WardNelson Park Ward
General electorateNapier
Māori electorate—

Location

Hawke's Bay Region

Napier 39.5148° S · 176.9165° E

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Nearby schools

Te Awa SchoolNapier · Contributing 0.4 km Napier Community High SchoolNapier · Activity Centre 0.5 km Maraenui Bilingual School (Napier)Napier · Full Primary 0.9 km Richmond School (Napier)Napier · Contributing 1.2 km Marewa SchoolNapier · Contributing 1.4 km William Colenso CollegeNapier · Secondary (Year 7-15) 2 km