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New Plymouth Boys' High School

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · New Plymouth

1,433 students on the roll · EQI 446.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 7. Current Equity Index: 446. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 107 Coronation Avenue, New Plymouth, 4342
  • Roll: 1,433 (October 2026)
  • Boys School
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1882
  • Isolation index 0.9, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Boarding: Yes
  • Setting: Large urban area
  • Phone: 06-7585399
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Contact: Sam Moore
  • Website: npbhs.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 1,144 · 80%
Pacific 68 · 5%
Asian 146 · 10%
MELAA 39 · 3%
Other 19 · 1%
International 30 · 2%

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

Other schools near here

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

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is New Plymouth Boys' High School?

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

How many students does New Plymouth Boys' High School have?

1,433 on the roll at October 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

What is New Plymouth Boys' High School's Equity Index?

EQI 446, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

Where is New Plymouth Boys' High School?

107 Coronation Avenue, , New Plymouth. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.