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Napier Girls' High School

Napier · Hawke's Bay 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 Napier Girls' High School

Napier Girls' High School is a girls school secondary (year 9-15) school in Napier, within the Hawke's Bay Region, operating in the state sector, with 1,015 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 448. The school has been open since 1884.

With 1,015 students on roll, Napier Girls' High School is a very large school — larger than about 95% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 448, 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.

81.8% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Asian descent make up 8.1%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.04 (very low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 862 · 81.8%
Pasifika 49 · 4.6%
Asian 85 · 8.1%
Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 21 · 2.0%
Other 13 · 1.2%
International 24 · 2.3%

Total roll recorded: 1,015 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

1,015Students on rollLarger than 95% of NZ schools · national median 215.5
448Equity IndexBelow national mean of 463
0.73Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)
0.04Isolation indexvery low isolation
344 · lowest need569 · highest need

Location

Hawke's Bay Region
Napier 39.4857° S · 176.9150° E
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Nearby schools

Sacred Heart College (Napier)Napier · Secondary (Year 9-15) 0.4 km Napier Central SchoolNapier · Contributing 0.6 km Napier IntermediateNapier · Intermediate 1.3 km Nelson Park SchoolNapier · Contributing 1.4 km Port Ahuriri SchoolNapier · Contributing 1.4 km Marewa SchoolNapier · Contributing 2.4 km

School information

  • School typeSecondary (Year 9-15)
  • YearsYears 9–15
  • AuthorityState
  • GenderGirls 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
  • Opened1884
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