# Kelston Boys' High School

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · New Lynn, Auckland

https://www.chch.live/school/83-kelston-boys-high-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 3 · Current Equity Index: 505

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

## The record
- Archibald Road, New Lynn, Auckland, 0640
- Roll: 807 (September 2026)
- Boys School
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1954
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.09, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in a Pacific language
- Roll by ethnicity: European 165 · Māori 194 · Pacific 588 · Asian 124 · MELAA 15 · Other 7 · International 4
- Phone: 09-8186185
- Email: data.manager@kbhs.school.nz
- Contact: Mikaele Taito
- Website: http://www.kbhs.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Kelston Boys' High School, in force from 2023-01-01 · 11 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Kelston Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1330-kelston-intermediate), decile 2 · EQI 504
- [St Leonards Road School](https://www.chch.live/school/1499-st-leonards-road-school), decile 3 · EQI 481
- [Kelston School](https://www.chch.live/school/1331-kelston-school), decile 3 · EQI 479
- [Kelston Girls' College](https://www.chch.live/school/84-kelston-girls-college), decile 2 · EQI 507
- [Iqra School](https://www.chch.live/school/941-iqra-school), EQI 409
- [Glendene School](https://www.chch.live/school/1293-glendene-school), decile 2 · EQI 491
- [Glen Eden School](https://www.chch.live/school/1285-glen-eden-school), decile 3 · EQI 469
- [Fruitvale Road School](https://www.chch.live/school/1281-fruitvale-road-school), decile 4 · EQI 440

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.898785&lon=174.666886

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Boys School, in New Lynn.

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

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

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

EQI 505, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3.

**Does Kelston 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=83 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026