Whangārei Girls' High School

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

1,469 students on the roll in Regent · EQI 471 · an enrolment scheme in place.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 5. Current Equity Index: 471. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

1 Lupton Avenue, Regent, Whangarei, 140
Roll: 1,469 (October 2026)
Girls 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
Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
Boarding: Yes
Setting: Large urban area
Phone: 09-4304460
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Sonya Lockyer
Website: wghs.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 1,128 · 77%

Pacific 111 · 8%

Asian 142 · 10%

MELAA 21 · 1%

Other 33 · 2%

International 25 · 2%

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 Girls' 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 Boys' High School, decile 5 · EQI 474 · 332 m
Whangarei School, decile 4 · EQI 464 · 516 m
Whangarei Intermediate, decile 4 · EQI 506 · 1.0 km
St Francis Xavier Catholic School (Whangarei), decile 6 · EQI 404 · 1.2 km
Whau Valley School, decile 2 · EQI 537 · 1.5 km
Te Kāpehu Whetū, EQI 529 · 1.9 km
Renew School, decile 4 · EQI 461 · 1.9 km
Blomfield Special School and Resource Ctre, decile 3 · EQI 518 · 2.0 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 Girls' High School?

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

How many students does Whangārei Girls' High School have?

1,469 on the roll at October 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

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

EQI 471, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

Does Whangārei 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.