New Plymouth Girls' High School

New Plymouth · Taranaki Region

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

New Plymouth Girls' High School at a glance

New Plymouth Girls' High School is a girls school secondary (year 9-15) school in New Plymouth, within the Taranaki Region, operating in the state sector, with 1,290 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 447. The school has been open since 1885.

With 1,290 students on roll, New Plymouth Girls' High School is a very large school — larger than about 96% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 447, 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.

78.3% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Asian descent make up 11.9%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.91 (high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 1,05878.3%

Pasifika 755.5%

Asian 16111.9%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 261.9%

Other 201.5%

International 120.9%

European 1,058 · 78.3%

Pasifika 75 · 5.5%

Asian 161 · 11.9%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 26 · 1.9%

Other 20 · 1.5%

International 12 · 0.9%

Total roll recorded: 1,290 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

1,290Students on rollLarger than 96% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

447Equity IndexBelow national mean of 463

0.79Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.91Isolation indexhigh isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeSecondary (Year 9-15)
YearsYears 9–15
AuthorityState
GenderGirls 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
Opened1885
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaStrandon
WardKaitake-Ngāmotu General Ward
General electorateNew Plymouth
Māori electorate—

Location

Taranaki Region

New Plymouth 39.0548° S · 174.0948° E

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Nearby schools

Sacred Heart Girls' College (N Plymouth)New Plymouth · Secondary (Year 7-15) 0.7 km St John Bosco School (New Plymouth)New Plymouth · Contributing 0.8 km Fitzroy SchoolNew Plymouth · Contributing 1 km New Plymouth Boys' High SchoolNew Plymouth · Secondary (Year 9-15) 1 km Merrilands SchoolNew Plymouth · Contributing 1.2 km Central School Te Kura Waenga O NgāmotuNew Plymouth · Contributing 1.4 km