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New Plymouth Girls' High School

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

1,276 students on the roll · EQI 447.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 7. Current Equity Index: 447. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 60 Northgate, New Plymouth, 4342
  • Roll: 1,276 (October 2026)
  • Girls School
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1885
  • Isolation index 0.91, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Boarding: Yes
  • Setting: Large urban area
  • Phone: 06-7573899
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Contact: Jacqui Brown
  • Website: npghs.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 1,046 · 82%
Pacific 73 · 6%
Asian 161 · 13%
MELAA 26 · 2%
Other 20 · 2%
International 12 · 1%

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 Girls' High School?

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

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

1,276 on the roll at October 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

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

EQI 447, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

Where is New Plymouth Girls' High School?

60 Northgate, , New Plymouth. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.