# Napier Boys' High School

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Napier

https://www.chch.live/school/216-napier-boys-high-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 6 · Current Equity Index: 453

*Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.*

## The record
- 31 Chambers Street, Napier, 4110
- Roll: 1,257 (October 2026)
- Boys School
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1872
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.09, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Boarding: Yes
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 1021 · Pacific 66 · Asian 99 · MELAA 33 · International 39
- Phone: 06-8335900
- Email: nbhs@nbhs.school.nz
- Contact: Michael Taylor (Acting)
- Website: http://www.nbhs.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Napier Boys' High School, in force from 2004-01-21 · 19 km²

*Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.*

## Other schools near here
- [Te Awa School](https://www.chch.live/school/2691-te-awa-school), decile 1 · EQI 536
- [Napier Community High School](https://www.chch.live/school/6124-napier-community-high-school), EQI 569
- [Maraenui Bilingual School (Napier)](https://www.chch.live/school/2604-maraenui-bilingual-school-napier), decile 1 · EQI 562
- [Richmond School (Napier)](https://www.chch.live/school/2665-richmond-school-napier), decile 1 · EQI 569
- [Marewa School](https://www.chch.live/school/2606-marewa-school), decile 1 · EQI 542
- [William Colenso College](https://www.chch.live/school/220-william-colenso-college), decile 2 · EQI 548
- [Hawke's Bay School for Teenage Parents](https://www.chch.live/school/2747-hawke-s-bay-school-for-teenage-parents), decile 1 · EQI 569
- [Nelson Park School](https://www.chch.live/school/2620-nelson-park-school), decile 5 · EQI 458

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.514768&lon=176.916453

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Napier Boys' High School?**

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

**How many students does Napier Boys' High School have?**

1,257 on the roll at October 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Napier Boys' High School's Equity Index?**

EQI 453, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

**Does Napier Boys' 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.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=216 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026