# Rotorua Girls' High School

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Hillcrest, Rotorua

https://www.chch.live/school/153-rotorua-girls-high-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 3 · Current Equity Index: 522

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

## The record
- 251 Old Taupo Road, Hillcrest, Rotorua, 3010
- Roll: 589 (October 2026)
- Girls School
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1959
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.26, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Boarding: Yes
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 211 · Pacific 103 · Asian 41 · MELAA 13 · Other 2 · International 1
- Phone: 07-3480156
- Email: principal@rghs.school.nz
- Contact: Sarah Riley (Acting)
- Website: http://www.rghs.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Rotorua Girls' 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
- [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
- [Glenholme School](https://www.chch.live/school/1724-glenholme-school), decile 3 · EQI 496
- [St Mary's Catholic School (Rotorua)](https://www.chch.live/school/1958-st-mary-s-catholic-school-rotorua), decile 6 · EQI 387
- [John Paul College](https://www.chch.live/school/532-john-paul-college), decile 7 · EQI 415
- [Rotorua Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/152-rotorua-boys-high-school), decile 3 · EQI 504
- [Rotorua S D A School](https://www.chch.live/school/4129-rotorua-s-d-a-school), decile 4 · EQI 508
- [TKKM o Hurungaterangi](https://www.chch.live/school/3103-tkkm-o-hurungaterangi), decile 1 · EQI 550

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-38.147857&lon=176.238386

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Girls School, in Hillcrest.

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

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

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

EQI 522, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3.

**Does Rotorua Girls' 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=153 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026