# Rotorua Boys' High School

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Rotorua

https://www.chch.live/school/152-rotorua-boys-high-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 3 · Current Equity Index: 504

*Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.*

## The record
- 1612 Pukuatua Street, Rotorua, 3046
- Roll: 1,116 (October 2026)
- Boys School
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1927
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.27, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Boarding: Yes
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 491 · Pacific 160 · Asian 83 · MELAA 12 · Other 15 · International 12
- Phone: 07-3486169
- Email: info@rbhs.school.nz
- Contact: John Kendal
- Website: http://www.rbhs.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Rotorua Boys' High School, in force from 2024-01-01 · 2619 km²

*Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.*

## Other schools near here
- [John Paul College](https://www.chch.live/school/532-john-paul-college), decile 7 · EQI 415
- [Malfroy School](https://www.chch.live/school/1796-malfroy-school), decile 2 · EQI 529
- [Rotorua Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1933-rotorua-intermediate), decile 3 · EQI 505
- [TKKM o Hurungaterangi](https://www.chch.live/school/3103-tkkm-o-hurungaterangi), decile 1 · EQI 550
- [Rotorua School](https://www.chch.live/school/1934-rotorua-school), decile 3 · EQI 522
- [Te Rangihakahaka Centre for Science and Technology](https://www.chch.live/school/871-te-rangihakahaka-centre-for-science-and-technology), EQI 513
- [Rotorua Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/153-rotorua-girls-high-school), decile 3 · EQI 522
- [Sunset Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1970-sunset-primary-school), decile 1 · EQI 551

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-38.13727&lon=176.237477

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Rotorua Boys' High School?**

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

**How many students does Rotorua Boys' High School have?**

1,116 on the roll at October 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Rotorua Boys' High School's Equity Index?**

EQI 504, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3.

**Does Rotorua 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=152 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026