Ministry of Education Data · 2,557 Schools

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Explore 2,557 schools with transparent, data-driven profiles powered by official Ministry of Education, Education Counts, and NZQA data.

NATIONAL SNAPSHOT
Total Schools2,557
Regions16
Authority Types4
Avg EQI455
Geocoded99.5%
Data Source Year2024

Everything you need, in one profile

Transparent, structured data on every school — no marketing copy, no opinions. Just facts.

EQI & Equity Context

Community socio-economic context with Equity Index and school-level EQI distribution

Roll Trends

Historical roll and enrolment data showing growth, decline, and demographic shifts

Ethnicity Breakdown

Māori, Pacific, Asian, European, and other ethnicity composition per school

Enrolment Schemes

Enrolment scheme status and zone coverage for in-zone and out-of-zone intake

Nearby Schools

EQI-rated map of comparable schools within a geographic radius

Data Provenance

Every metric carries verifiable Ministry of Education and Education Counts source attribution

Browse by Region

Explore schools across all 16 New Zealand regions

AucklandAKL
Main cityAuckland City
567 schoolsAvg EQI 440
WaikatoWKO
Main cityHamilton
305 schoolsAvg EQI 476
CanterburyCAN
Main cityChristchurch
293 schoolsAvg EQI 444
WellingtonWGN
Main cityWellington City
250 schoolsAvg EQI 440
Manawatū-WhanganuiMWU
Main cityPalmerston North
197 schoolsAvg EQI 485
Bay of PlentyBOP
Main cityTauranga
165 schoolsAvg EQI 489
NorthlandNTL
Main cityWhangarei
154 schoolsAvg EQI 507
OtagoOTA
Main cityDunedin
146 schoolsAvg EQI 444
Hawke's BayHKB
Main cityNapier / Hastings
128 schoolsAvg EQI 487
TaranakiTKI
Main cityNew Plymouth
94 schoolsAvg EQI 476
SouthlandSTL
Main cityInvercargill
82 schoolsAvg EQI 462
GisborneGIS
Main cityGisborne City
53 schoolsAvg EQI 507
West CoastWST
Main cityGreymouth
35 schoolsAvg EQI 476
TasmanTAS
Main cityRichmond
35 schoolsAvg EQI 449
MarlboroughMBH
Main cityBlenheim
30 schoolsAvg EQI 459
NelsonNSN
Main cityNelson City
23 schoolsAvg EQI 456

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Rankings

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Compare

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Heatmaps

Interactive region-level visualisations of school data across Aotearoa

Data Sources

Full transparency on Ministry of Education, Education Counts, and NZQA data

Compare schools side-by-side

Select up to 4 schools and compare EQI, roll size, ethnicity breakdown, and school context in a clear tabular view.

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Data Sources & Transparency

School profiles are built from official, open structured data including the Ministry of Education school directory, Education Counts roll and EQI data, and NZQA secondary qualification results. All metrics carry source and year provenance.

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