Rosehill School

Papakura · Auckland Region

Specialist School · State · Co-Educational · Major urban area

Rosehill School at a glance

Rosehill School is a co-educational specialist school school in Papakura, within the Auckland Region, operating in the state sector, with 361 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 507. The school has been open since 1858.

With 361 students on roll, Rosehill School is a large school — larger than about 69% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 507, which is above the national average of 463. A higher Equity Index signals greater socio-economic need in the school's community — schools in this band receive more targeted government funding and support. The gap of 44 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The roll is genuinely diverse: no single ethnic group dominates, with Pasifika at 53.1% and Asian at 22.9%. Diversity of this kind is common in urban New Zealand schools.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.36 (low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 7320.9%

Pasifika 18653.1%

Asian 8022.9%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 102.9%

Other 10.3%

European 73 · 20.9%

Pasifika 186 · 53.1%

Asian 80 · 22.9%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 10 · 2.9%

Other 1 · 0.3%

Total roll recorded: 361 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

361Students on rollLarger than 69% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

507Equity IndexAbove national mean of 463

1.12Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.36Isolation indexlow isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeSpecialist School
Special characterDay Specialist
YearsSpecialist — all years
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
SettingMajor urban area
Territorial authorityPapakura Local Board Area
Education regionTāmaki Herenga Waka
Regional councilAuckland Region
Enrolment schemeNo — no enrolment scheme
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
Opened1858
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaRosehill
WardManurewa-Papakura Ward
General electoratePapakura
Māori electorate—

Location

Auckland Region

Papakura 37.0758° S · 174.9364° E

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Nearby schools

Rosehill CollegePapakura · Secondary (Year 9-15) 0.1 km Kereru Park CampusPapakura · Full Primary 0.1 km Rosehill IntermediatePapakura · Intermediate 0.3 km St Mary's Catholic School (Papakura)Papakura · Contributing 0.5 km Papakura Central SchoolPapakura · Contributing 0.9 km Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngā PapaonekuraAuckland · Composite 1 km

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About this data

School #1472 is drawn from the New Zealand Ministry of Education school directory export dated 1 September 2026, with roll and ethnicity figures recorded at the same snapshot. Equity Index, isolation index, enrolment scheme and boarding fields are as published by the Ministry. Qualification attainment statistics on this site come from Education Counts releases.

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