New Plymouth Boys' High School

New Plymouth · Taranaki Region

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

New Plymouth Boys' High School at a glance

New Plymouth Boys' High School is a boys school secondary (year 9-15) school in New Plymouth, within the Taranaki Region, operating in the state sector, with 1,457 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 446. The school has been open since 1882.

With 1,457 students on roll, New Plymouth Boys' High School is a very large school — larger than about 97% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 446, 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.

78.8% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Asian descent make up 10%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.9 (high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 1,15978.8%

Pasifika 735.0%

Asian 14710.0%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 402.7%

Other 201.4%

International 322.2%

European 1,159 · 78.8%

Pasifika 73 · 5.0%

Asian 147 · 10.0%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 40 · 2.7%

Other 20 · 1.4%

International 32 · 2.2%

Total roll recorded: 1,457 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

1,457Students on rollLarger than 97% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

446Equity IndexBelow national mean of 463

0.81Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.9Isolation indexhigh isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeSecondary (Year 9-15)
YearsYears 9–15
AuthorityState
GenderBoys School
SettingLarge urban area
Territorial authorityNew Plymouth District
Education regionTaranaki, Whanganui, Manawatū
Regional councilTaranaki Region
Enrolment schemeNo — no enrolment scheme
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
Opened1882
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaWelbourn
WardKaitake-Ngāmotu General Ward
General electorateNew Plymouth
Māori electorate—

Location

Taranaki Region

New Plymouth 39.0615° S · 174.0863° E

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Nearby schools

Central School Te Kura Waenga O NgāmotuNew Plymouth · Contributing 0.6 km New Plymouth Girls' High SchoolNew Plymouth · Secondary (Year 9-15) 1 km Welbourn SchoolNew Plymouth · Contributing 1.3 km Highlands IntermediateNew Plymouth · Intermediate 1.4 km Merrilands SchoolNew Plymouth · Contributing 1.5 km St Pius X School (New Plymouth)New Plymouth · Contributing 1.6 km