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Gisborne Girls' High School

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Te Hapara, Gisborne

686 students on the roll in Te Hapara · EQI 488.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 3. Current Equity Index: 488. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 555 Gladstone Road, Te Hapara, Gisborne, 4040
  • Roll: 686 (October 2026)
  • Girls School
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1955
  • Isolation index 0.82, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
  • Setting: Large urban area
  • Phone: 06-8686092
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Contact: Belinda Hannah
  • Website: gisbornegirlshigh.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 392 · 57%
Pacific 53 · 8%
Asian 46 · 7%
MELAA 6 · 1%
Other 5 · 1%
International 13 · 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.

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Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Gisborne Girls' High School?

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

How many students does Gisborne Girls' High School have?

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

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

EQI 488, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3.

Where is Gisborne Girls' High School?

555 Gladstone Road, Te Hapara, Gisborne. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.