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Rotorua Boys' High School
Rotorua · Bay of Plenty Region
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
- YearsYears 9–15
- GenderBoys School
- SettingLarge urban area
- Roll1,138 students
About Rotorua Boys' High School
Rotorua Boys' High School is a boys school secondary (year 9-15) school in Rotorua, within the Bay of Plenty Region, operating in the state sector, with 1,138 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 504. The school has been open since 1927.
With 1,138 students on roll, Rotorua Boys' High School is a very large school — larger than about 95% of New Zealand schools.
The school's Equity Index is 504, 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 41 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.
The largest group is European at 63.6%, with a meaningful Pasifika community at 20.6% — a mixed but clearly led roll.
On the isolation index the school scores 0.27 (low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.
Students by ethnicity
European
499 · 63.6%
Pasifika
162 · 20.6%
Asian
83 · 10.6%
Middle Eastern / Latin American / African
12 · 1.5%
Other
17 · 2.2%
International
12 · 1.5%
Total roll recorded: 1,138 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
1,138Students on rollLarger than 95% of NZ schools · national median 215.5
504Equity IndexAbove national mean of 463
1.06Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)
0.27Isolation indexlow isolation
344 · lowest need569 · highest need
Location
Nearby schools
John Paul CollegeRotorua · Secondary (Year 7-15)
0.9 km
Malfroy SchoolRotorua · Contributing
1 km
Rotorua IntermediateRotorua · Intermediate
1 km
TKKM o HurungaterangiRotorua · Composite
1 km
Rotorua SchoolRotorua · Full Primary
1 km
Te Rangihakahaka Centre for Science and TechnologyRotorua · Composite (Year 1-10)
1.1 km
School information
- School typeSecondary (Year 9-15)
- YearsYears 9–15
- AuthorityState
- GenderBoys School
- SettingLarge urban area
- Territorial authorityRotorua District
- Education regionBay of Plenty, Waiariki
- Regional councilBay of Plenty Region
- Enrolment schemeYes — has an in-zone entitlement
- BoardingBoarding available
- Language of instructionSome students taught in te reo Māori
- Cohort entryNo — individual entry
- DonationsDonations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened1927
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