# Whangārei Boys' High School

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

https://www.chch.live/school/15-whangarei-boys-high-school

## 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
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 1002 · Pacific 129 · Asian 124 · MELAA 21 · Other 15 · International 11
- Phone: 09-4304170
- Email: enquiries@wbhs.school.nz
- Contact: Alec Solomon
- Website: http://www.wbhs.school.nz

## 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.*

## Other schools near here
- [Whangārei Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/16-whangarei-girls-high-school), decile 5 · EQI 471
- [Whangarei School](https://www.chch.live/school/1130-whangarei-school), decile 4 · EQI 464
- [Whangarei Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1129-whangarei-intermediate), decile 4 · EQI 506
- [St Francis Xavier Catholic School (Whangarei)](https://www.chch.live/school/1588-st-francis-xavier-catholic-school-whangarei), decile 6 · EQI 404
- [Renew School](https://www.chch.live/school/1138-renew-school), decile 4 · EQI 461
- [Te Kāpehu Whetū](https://www.chch.live/school/3619-te-kapehu-whetu), EQI 529
- [Blomfield Special School and Resource Ctre](https://www.chch.live/school/1007-blomfield-special-school-and-resource-ctre), decile 3 · EQI 518
- [Whau Valley School](https://www.chch.live/school/1131-whau-valley-school), decile 2 · EQI 537

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-35.716116&lon=174.318379

## 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.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=15 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026