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Gisborne Boys' High School

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Gisborne

772 students on the roll · EQI 486.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 3. Current Equity Index: 486. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 80 Stanley Road, Gisborne, 4040
  • Roll: 772 (October 2026)
  • Boys School
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1909
  • Isolation index 0.82, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Setting: Large urban area
  • Phone: 06-8688159
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Contact: Tom Cairns
  • Website: gisboyshigh.net

Who the roll is

European 340 · 44%
Pacific 78 · 10%
Asian 56 · 7%
MELAA 16 · 2%
Other 61 · 8%
International 7 · 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 Gisborne Boys' High School?

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

How many students does Gisborne Boys' High School have?

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

What is Gisborne Boys' High School's Equity Index?

EQI 486, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3.

Where is Gisborne Boys' High School?

80 Stanley Road, , Gisborne. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.