Kings High School (Dunedin)

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Dunedin

876 students on the roll · EQI 453.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 7. 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

270 Bay View Road, Dunedin, 9012
Roll: 876 (September 2026)
Boys School
Donations may be requested
Opened 1936
Isolation index 0.12, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Phone: 03-4557547
Email: rectors-ea@kingshigh.school.nz
Contact: Nick McIvor
Website: kingshigh.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 628 · 72%

Māori 166 · 19%

Pacific 77 · 9%

Asian 111 · 13%

MELAA 45 · 5%

Other 5 · 1%

International 20 · 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

Queen's High School, decile 5 · EQI 463 · 251 m
Bathgate Park School, decile 3 · EQI 510 · 327 m
St Clair School, decile 8 · EQI 422 · 590 m
St Bernadette's School (Forbury), decile 6 · EQI 425 · 838 m
Te Whirika Sara Cohen Specialist School, decile 5 · EQI 498 · 997 m
Carisbrook School, decile 3 · EQI 520 · 1.1 km
Musselburgh School, decile 5 · EQI 500 · 1.6 km
Tahuna Normal Intermediate, decile 8 · EQI 442 · 1.8 km

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

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Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Kings High School (Dunedin)?

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

How many students does Kings High School (Dunedin) have?

876 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

What is Kings High School (Dunedin)'s Equity Index?

EQI 453, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

Where is Kings High School (Dunedin)?

270 Bay View Road, , Dunedin. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.