List of schools in the Northland Region
Northland is the northernmost region of New Zealand. It contains numerous rural primary schools, some small town primary and secondary schools, and a small number of city schools. Area schools in isolated areas provide complete education from primary to secondary level. Intermediate schools exist in Kaitaia, Kaikohe, Dargaville, Whangārei and Kamo.
All schools are coeducational except for Whangārei Boys' and Girls' High Schools in Whangārei. The only private schools are Springbank School in Kerikeri and Otamatea Christian School in Maungaturoto.
Several Kura Kaupapa Māori schools exist in the region, all but one in the Far North District. These schools teach solely or principally in the Māori language.[1] The name "Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o (placename)" can be translated as "The Kaupapa Māori School of (placename)".
In New Zealand schools, students begin formal education in Year 1 at the age of five.[2] Year 13 is the final year of secondary education. Years 14 and 15 refer to adult education facilities.
State schools are those fully funded by the government and at which no fees can be charged, although a donation is commonly requested.[3] A state integrated school is a state school with a special character based on a religious or philosophical belief. A private school, also known as an independent school, charges fees to its students.[4]
The equity index (EQI) is a measure of the average socioeconomic status of the school's roll: the higher the number, the more socioeconomic barriers students face to achievement. For statistical purposes, schools are banded into seven bands based on their EQI and the barriers faced: fewest, few, below average, average, above average, many, and most. The EQI and band given here are based on figures from 2026.[5] The roll of each school changes frequently as students start school for the first time, move between schools, and graduate. The rolls given here are those provided by the Ministry of Education, based on figures from October 2025.[6] The Ministry of Education institution number, given in the last column, links to the Education Counts page for each school.
Far North
The Far North District includes the towns of Opononi, Kaikohe and Kawakawa, and the areas north of these towns.
| Name | Years | Area | Authority | EQI (band) | Roll | Website | MOE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahipara School | 1–8 | Ahipara | State | 509 (many) | 225 | [1] | 1000 |
| Awanui School | 1–6 | Awanui | State | 544 (most) | 47 | — | 1004 |
| Bay of Islands College | 9–15 | Kawakawa | State | 530 (most) | 475 | [2] | 8 |
| Broadwood Area School | 1–15 | Broadwood | State | 558 (most) | 134 | [3] | 6 |
| Herekino School | 1–8 | Herekino | State | 532 (most) | 17 | — | 1013 |
| Horeke School | 1–6 | Horeke | State | 565 (most) | 22 | — | 1016 |
| Kaeo Primary School | 1–6 | Kaeo | State | 526 (most) | 144 | [4] | 1019 |
| Kaikohe Christian School | 1–15 | Kaikohe | State integrated | 516 (many) | 152 | [5] | 1175 |
| Kaikohe East School | 1–6 | Kaikohe | State | 549 (most) | 237 | — | 1021 |
| Kaikohe Intermediate | 7–8 | Kaikohe | State | 555 (most) | 123 | — | 1022 |
| Kaikohe West School | 1–6 | Kaikohe | State | 557 (most) | 172 | [6] | 1023 |
| Kaingaroa School | 1–8 | Kaingaroa | State | 490 (above average) | 115 | [7] | 1024 |
| Kaitaia College | 9–15 | Kaitaia | State | 522 (most) | 752 | [8] | 3 |
| Kaitaia Intermediate | 7–8 | Kaitaia | State | 541 (most) | 202 | — | 1025 |
| Kaitaia Primary School | 1–6 | Kaitaia | State | 544 (most) | 311 | [9] | 1026 |
| Karetu School | 1–8 | Karetu | State | 497 (many) | 81 | [10] | 1031 |
| Kawakawa Primary School | 1–8 | Kawakawa | State | 531 (most) | 252 | — | 1033 |
| Kerikeri High School | 7–15 | Kerikeri | State | 463 (average) | 1,609 | [11] | 5 |
| Kerikeri Primary School | 1–6 | Kerikeri | State | 462 (average) | 559 | — | 1034 |
| Kohukohu School | 1–8 | Kohukohu | State | 543 (most) | 32 | [12] | 1035 |
| Mangamuka School | 1–6 | Mangamuka | State | 556 (most) | 10 | — | 1037 |
| Mangonui School | 1–6 | Mangōnui | State | 495 (many) | 153 | [13] | 1039 |
| Maromaku School | 1–8 | Maromaku | State | 485 (above average) | 30 | [14] | 2102 |
| Matauri Bay School | 1–6 | Matauri Bay | State | 549 (most) | 52 | — | 1044 |
| Te Kura o Mātihetihe | 1–8 | Matihetihe | State | 552 (most) | 9 | — | 1046 |
| Moerewa School | 1–8 | Moerewa | State | 552 (most) | 132 | [15] | 2103 |
| Motatau School | 1–8 | Motatau | State | 539 (most) | 62 | — | 1053 |
| Ngataki School | 1–8 | Ngataki | State | 551 (most) | 52 | — | 1055 |
| Northland College | 9–15 | Kaikohe | State | 552 (most) | 291 | [16] | 9 |
| Ohaeawai School | 1–6 | Ōhaeawai | State | 491 (above average) | 150 | [17] | 1058 |
| Okaihau College | 7–15 | Ōkaihau | State | 516 (many) | 279 | [18] | 7 |
| Okaihau Primary School | 1–6 | Ōkaihau | State | 510 (many) | 147 | [19] | 1059 |
| Te Kura o Ōmanaia | 1–8 | Omanaia | State | 529 (most) | 63 | — | 1060 |
| Opononi Area School | 1–15 | Opononi | State | 537 (most) | 151 | — | 11 |
| Opua School | 1–8 | Opua | State | 447 (below average) | 99 | [20] | 1063 |
| Oromahoe School | 1–8 | Oromahoe | State | 450 (average) | 170 | [21] | 1065 |
| Oruaiti School | 1–8 | Oruaiti | State | 467 (average) | 168 | [22] | 1066 |
| Oturu School | 1–8 | Kaitaia | State | 569 (most) | 131 | — | 1071 |
| Paihia School | 1–8 | Paihia | State | 497 (many) | 153 | [23] | 1072 |
| Pakaraka School | 1–8 | Pakaraka | State | 521 (many) | 53 | [24] | 1073 |
| Pamapuria School | 1–6 | Pamapuria | State | 546 (most) | 89 | [25] | 1076 |
| Paparore School | 1–6 | Paparore | State | 483 (above average) | 169 | [26] | 1078 |
| Peria School | 1–8 | Peria | State | 498 (many) | 81 | [27] | 1081 |
| Pompallier School | 1–8 | Kaitaia | State integrated | 462 (average) | 164 | [28] | 1082 |
| Pukenui School | 1–8 | Pukenui | State | 484 (above average) | 106 | — | 1086 |
| Pukepoto School | 1–6 | Kaitaia | State | 560 (most) | 30 | [29] | 1087 |
| Rawene School | 1–8 | Rawene | State | 523 (most) | 79 | — | 1093 |
| Riverview School | 1–6 | Kerikeri | State | 436 (below average) | 412 | [30] | 1594 |
| Russell School | 1–8 | Russell | State | 465 (average) | 74 | — | 1096 |
| Springbank School | 1–15 | Kerikeri | Private | n/a | 207 | [31] | 436 |
| Taipa Area School | 1–15 | Taipa | State | 530 (most) | 426 | [32] | 2 |
| Tautoro School | 1–8 | Tautoro | State | 550 (most) | 163 | [33] | 2101 |
| Te Hapua School | 1–8 | Te Hāpua | State | 550 (most) | 18 | [34] | 1109 |
| Te Kura ā Iwi o Pawarenga | 1–8 | Rotokakahi | State | 537 (most) | 6 | [35] | 932 |
| Te Kura o Hato Hohepa Te Kamura[7] | 1–8 | Whangaroa Harbour | State integrated | 543 (most) | 10 | — | 1100 |
| Te Kura o Te Kao | 1–8 | Te Kao | State | 533 (most) | 85 | — | 1 |
| Te Kura o Waikare | 1–8 | Waikare | State | 537 (most) | 84 | [36] | 1666 |
| Te Kura Taumata o Panguru[8] | 1–15 | Panguru | State | 542 (most) | 121 | [37] | 10 |
| Te Rangi Aniwaniwa[9] | 1–15 | Awanui | State | 519 (many) | 202 | — | 1147 |
| Te Tii School | 1–8 | Te Tii | State | 486 (above average) | 51 | — | 1112 |
| Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Kaikohe | 1–15 | Kaikohe | State | 521 (many) | 223 | [38] | 4227 |
| Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Pukemiro | 1–8 | Kaitaia | State | 537 (most) | 157 | — | 3114 |
| Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Taumarere | 1–15 | Moerewa | State | 523 (most) | 135 | — | 2104 |
| Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Tonga o Hokianga[10] | 1–8 | Whirinaki | State | 521 (many) | 142 | — | 3117 |
| Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Whangaroa | 1–8 | Matauri Bay | State | 540 (most) | 43 | — | 3106 |
| Totara North School | 1–6 | Whangaroa Harbour | State | 487 (above average) | 21 | — | 1116 |
| Umawera School | 1–6 | Umawera | State | 502 (many) | 31 | — | 1119 |
| Waiharara School | 1–8 | Waiharara | State | 561 (most) | 17 | — | 1120 |
| Te Kura O Waima | 1–8 | Waimā | State | 552 (most) | 45 | — | 1122 |
| Whangaroa College | 7–15 | Kaeo | State | 540 (most) | 100 | — | 4 |
Whangārei
The Whangarei District covers the east and centre of the Northland region. It includes Ruakākā, Tauraroa, and Titoki, but not Kawakawa.
| Name | Years | Area | Authority | EQI (band) | Roll | Website | MOE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blomfield Special School and Resource Centre | – | Whangārei | State | 518 (many) | 166 | [39] | 1007 |
| Bream Bay College | 7–15 | Ruakākā | State | 482 (above average) | 608 | [40] | 20 |
| Excellere College | 1–15 | Springs Flat | State integrated | 452 (average) | 335 | [41] | 429 |
| Glenbervie School | 1–6 | Glenbervie | State | 437 (below average) | 232 | [42] | 1011 |
| He Mataariki School for Teen Parents | – | Raumanga | State | 569 (most) | n/a | — | 2757 |
| Hikurangi School | 1–8 | Hikurangi | State | 526 (most) | 185 | — | 1014 |
| Hora Hora Primary School | 1–6 | Horahora | State | 534 (most) | 306 | [43] | 1015 |
| Huanui College | 7–15 | Glenbervie | Private | n/a | 356 | [44] | 620 |
| Hukerenui School Years 1-8 | 1–8 | Hūkerenui | State | 476 (above average) | 166 | [45] | 1017 |
| Hurupaki School | 1–6 | Kamo | State | 436 (below average) | 329 | — | 1018 |
| Kamo High School | 9–15 | Kamo | State | 508 (many) | 771 | [46] | 13 |
| Kamo Intermediate | 7–8 | Kamo | State | 482 (above average) | 687 | [47] | 1029 |
| Kamo Primary School | 1–6 | Kamo | State | 467 (average) | 434 | [48] | 1030 |
| Kaurihohore School | 1–6 | Kauri | State | 439 (below average) | 179 | — | 1032 |
| Kokopu School | 1–8 | Kokopu | State | 461 (average) | 122 | [49] | 1036 |
| Manaia View School | 1–8 | Raumanga | State | 565 (most) | 219 | [50] | 1648 |
| Mangakahia Area School | 1–15 | Titoki | State | 560 (most) | 82 | [51] | 18 |
| Matarau School | 1–8 | Matarau | State | 440 (below average) | 281 | [52] | 1043 |
| Maungakaramea School | 1–8 | Maungakaramea | State | 438 (below average) | 111 | — | 1047 |
| Maungatapere School | 1–8 | Maungatapere | State | 430 (below average) | 312 | [53] | 1048 |
| Maunu School | 1–6 | Maunu | State | 409 (few) | 320 | [54] | 1050 |
| Morningside School | 1–6 | Morningside | State | 490 (above average) | 348 | [55] | 1052 |
| Ngunguru School | 1–8 | Ngunguru | State | 427 (few) | 226 | — | 1056 |
| One Tree Point School | 1–6 | One Tree Point | State | 441 (below average) | 233 | [56] | 1061 |
| Onerahi Primary School | 1–6 | Onerahi | State | 489 (above average) | 365 | [57] | 1062 |
| Otaika Valley School | 1–6 | Otaika | State | 470 (above average) | 132 | — | 1068 |
| Pakotai School | 1–8 | Pakotai | State | 562 (most) | 23 | — | 1075 |
| Parua Bay School | 1–8 | Parua Bay | State | 432 (below average) | 307 | — | 1080 |
| Pompallier Catholic College | 7–15 | Maunu | State integrated | 424 (few) | 647 | [58] | 17 |
| Poroti School | 1–8 | Poroti | State | 501 (many) | 48 | — | 1083 |
| Portland School | 1–6 | Portland | State | 515 (many) | 108 | — | 1084 |
| Purua School | 1–8 | Purua | State | 513 (many) | 28 | — | 1089 |
| Raurimu Avenue School | 1–8 | Onerahi | State | 569 (most) | 51 | — | 1092 |
| Renew School | 1–15 | Morningside | State integrated | 461 (average) | 199 | [59] | 1138 |
| Ruakaka School | 1–6 | Ruakākā | State | 485 (above average) | 314 | — | 1094 |
| St Francis Xavier Catholic School | 1–6 | Whau Valley | State integrated | 404 (few) | 500 | [60] | 1588 |
| Tauraroa Area School | 1–15 | Tauraroa | State | 477 (above average) | 429 | [61] | 12 |
| Te Horo School | 1–8 | Pipiwai | State | 562 (most) | 28 | — | 1110 |
| Te Kura o Otangarei | 1–8 | Otangarei | State | 569 (most) | 95 | [62] | 1069 |
| Tikipunga High School | 7–15 | Tikipunga | State | 560 (most) | 341 | [63] | 14 |
| Tikipunga Primary School | 1–6 | Tikipunga | State | 548 (most) | 359 | — | 1113 |
| Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Rawhiti Roa[11] | 1–15 | Tikipunga | State | 535 (most) | 183 | — | 1154 |
| Totara Grove School | 1–6 | Kamo | State | 530 (most) | 286 | — | 1028 |
| Waiotira School | 1–6 | Waiotira | State | 465 (average) | 29 | [64] | 1124 |
| Waipu Primary School | 1–6 | Waipu | State | 438 (below average) | 264 | [65] | 1125 |
| Whananaki School | 1–8 | Whananaki | State | 523 (most) | 42 | — | 1127 |
| Whangarei Adventist Christian School | 1–8 | Whau Valley | State integrated | 474 (above average) | 35 | — | 4154 |
| Whangārei Boys' High School | 9–15 | Whangārei | State | 474 (above average) | 1,370 | [66] | 15 |
| Whangārei Girls' High School | 9–15 | Whangārei | State | 471 (above average) | 1,497 | [67] | 16 |
| Whangarei Heads School | 1–8 | Whangārei Heads | State | 408 (few) | 143 | [68] | 1128 |
| Whangarei Intermediate | 7–8 | Whangārei | State | 506 (many) | 507 | — | 1129 |
| Whangarei Primary School | 1–6 | Whangārei | State | 464 (average) | 484 | [69] | 1130 |
| Whangaruru School | 1–8 | Whangaruru | State | 559 (most) | 40 | — | 1667 |
| Whau Valley School | 1–6 | Whau Valley | State | 537 (most) | 309 | [70] | 1131 |
Kaipara
The Kaipara District is based around the northern reaches of the Kaipara Harbour and includes Dargaville, Ruawai and Maungaturoto.
| Name | Years | Area | Authority | Decile | Roll | Website | MOE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aranga School | 1–8 | Aranga | State | 534 (most) | 15 | [71] | 1001 |
| Arapohue School | 1–8 | Arapohue | State | 502 (many) | 33 | — | 1002 |
| Dargaville High School | 9–15 | Dargaville | State | 515 (many) | 363 | — | 19 |
| Dargaville Intermediate | 7–8 | Dargaville | State | 514 (many) | 163 | [72] | 1008 |
| Dargaville Primary School | 1–6 | Dargaville | State | 492 (above average) | 399 | [73] | 1009 |
| Kaihu Valley School | 1–8 | Kaihu | State | 563 (most) | 16 | — | 1020 |
| Kaiwaka School | 1–6 | Kaiwaka | State | 482 (above average) | 132 | — | 1027 |
| Mangawhai Beach School | 1–8 | Mangawhai | State | 430 (below average) | 711 | [74] | 1038 |
| Matakohe School | 1–8 | Matakohe | State | 515 (many) | 38 | — | 1042 |
| Maungaturoto School | 1–6 | Maungaturoto | State | 477 (above average) | 213 | — | 1049 |
| Otamatea Christian School | 1–15 | Maungaturoto | Private | n/a | 55 | [75] | 283 |
| Otamatea High School | 7–13 | Maungaturoto | State | 480 (above average) | 612 | [76] | 21 |
| Paparoa School | 1–6 | Paparoa | State | 468 (average) | 42 | — | 1077 |
| Pouto School | 1–8 | Pouto Peninsula | State | 521 (many) | 11 | — | 1085 |
| Ruawai College | 7–13 | Ruawai | State | 526 (most) | 160 | [77] | 22 |
| Ruawai School | 1–6 | Ruawai | State | 501 (many) | 110 | — | 1095 |
| Selwyn Park School | 1–6 | Dargaville | State | 542 (most) | 151 | — | 1097 |
| St Josephs School | 1–8 | Dargaville | State integrated | 484 (above average) | 108 | [78] | 1098 |
| Tangiteroria School | 1–8 | Tangiteroria | State | 485 (above average) | 35 | [79] | 1104 |
| Tangowahine School | 1–8 | Tangowahine | State | 513 (many) | 25 | — | 1105 |
| Te Kopuru School | 1–8 | Te Kōpuru | State | 519 (many) | 86 | — | 1111 |
| Tinopai School | 1–8 | Tinopai | State | 534 (most) | 13 | [80] | 1114 |
| TKKM o Ngaringaomatariki | 1–8 | Oruawharo | State | 524 (most) | 91 | — | 600 |
See also
References
- General
- "Education Counts". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- "ERO school and early childhood education reports". Education Review Office. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
- "Decile change 2007 to 2008 for state & state integrated schools" (XLS). New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
- Specific
- ^ "A Framework for Review and Evaluation in Te Aho Matua Kura Kaupapa Māori". Education Review Office. February 2008. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
- ^ "About School: School basics". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Archived from the original on 26 May 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
- ^ "School Fees". New Zealand Government. 31 October 2016.
- ^ "about NZ education". EduSearch. Archived from the original on 6 December 2007. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
- ^ "New Zealand Equity Index". New Zealand Ministry of Education.
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ "Te Kura o Hato Hohepa Te Kamura" means "The School of St Joseph the Carpenter"
- ^ "Te Kura Taumata o Panguru" means "Pangaru High School"
- ^ "Te Rangi Aniwaniwa" means "Rainbow (in the) Sky"
- ^ "Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Tonga o Hokianga" means "The Kaupapa Maori School of South Hokianga"
- ^ "Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Rawhiti Roa" means "The Kaupapa Maori School of the East Coast" (literally: long east)