Whangārei Boys' High School

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Avenues, Whangarei

1,393 students on the roll in Avenues · EQI 474 · an enrolment scheme in place.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 5. Current Equity Index: 474. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

245 Western Hills Drive, Avenues, Whangarei, 140
Roll: 1,393 (October 2026)
Boys School
Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened 1878
An enrolment scheme is in place.
Isolation index 0.6, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Setting: Large urban area
Phone: 09-4304170
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Alec Solomon
Website: wbhs.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 1,002 · 72%

Pacific 129 · 9%

Asian 124 · 9%

MELAA 21 · 2%

Other 15 · 1%

International 11 · 1%

Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Enrolment zone

Whangarei Boys' High School, in force from 2025-01-01 · 364 km²

Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary. Confirm with the school before relying on it.

Other schools near here

Whangārei Girls' High School, decile 5 · EQI 471 · 332 m
Whangarei School, decile 4 · EQI 464 · 348 m
Whangarei Intermediate, decile 4 · EQI 506 · 701 m
St Francis Xavier Catholic School (Whangarei), decile 6 · EQI 404 · 1.5 km
Renew School, decile 4 · EQI 461 · 1.6 km
Te Kāpehu Whetū, EQI 529 · 1.7 km
Blomfield Special School and Resource Ctre, decile 3 · EQI 518 · 1.7 km
Whau Valley School, decile 2 · EQI 537 · 1.8 km

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 November 2026.

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Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Whangārei Boys' High School?

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Boys School, in Avenues.

How many students does Whangārei Boys' High School have?

1,393 on the roll at October 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

What is Whangārei Boys' High School's Equity Index?

EQI 474, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

Does Whangārei Boys' High School have an enrolment zone?

1 zone polygon on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.