Nayland College

Nelson · Nelson Region

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Co-Educational · Large urban area · Enrolment scheme

Nayland College at a glance

Nayland College is a co-educational secondary (year 9-15) school in Nelson, within the Nelson Region, operating in the state sector, with 1,270 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 462. The school has been open since 1966.

With 1,270 students on roll, Nayland College is a very large school — larger than about 96% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 462, which is close to the national average of 463. That means the roll faces a broadly typical level of socio-economic challenge compared with schools across Aotearoa.

76.7% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Asian descent make up 8%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.19 (low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 1,05176.7%

Pasifika 594.3%

Asian 1108.0%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 513.7%

Other 272.0%

International 725.3%

European 1,051 · 76.7%

Pasifika 59 · 4.3%

Asian 110 · 8.0%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 51 · 3.7%

Other 27 · 2.0%

International 72 · 5.3%

Total roll recorded: 1,270 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

1,270Students on rollLarger than 96% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

462Equity IndexBelow national mean of 463

0.9Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.19Isolation indexlow isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeSecondary (Year 9-15)
YearsYears 9–15
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
SettingLarge urban area
Territorial authorityNelson City
Education regionNelson, Marlborough, West Coast
Regional councilNelson 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 should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened1966
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaNayland
WardStoke-Tāhunanui General Ward
General electorateNelson
Māori electorate—

Location

Nelson Region

Nelson 41.3050° S · 173.2327° E

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Nearby schools

Broadgreen IntermediateNelson · Intermediate 0.1 km Nayland Primary SchoolNelson · Contributing 0.2 km Birchwood SchoolNelson · Contributing 0.7 km Stoke SchoolNelson · Contributing 1.3 km Nelson Christian AcademyNelson · Full Primary 1.6 km Enner Glynn SchoolNelson · Contributing 1.8 km