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Best secondary schools in Auckland — Central

49 secondary schools ranked by the SchoolsNearMe composite — a 5-axis score (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory) compared against EQI-band peers. Methodology.

Data refreshed from Education Counts 2026-05-27. Schools without enough data to score on the composite are omitted from this page but still appear in the directory.

  1. 1
    Baradene College logo
    Baradene College

    Remuera · Secondary (Year 7-15) · 1,491 students · EQI <420 (most advantaged)

    89

    / 100 composite

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    Academic
    96
    Outcomes
    83
    Retention
    97
    Wellbeing
    90
    Trajectory
    67
    ERO review
    85
  2. 2
    Diocesan School For Girls logo
    Diocesan School For Girls

    Epsom · Composite · 1,697 students · EQI unknown

    88

    / 100 composite

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    Academic
    99
    Outcomes
    72
    Retention
    100
    Wellbeing
    —
    Trajectory
    65
    ERO review
    85
  3. 3
    Saint Kentigern College logo
    Saint Kentigern College

    Pakuranga · Secondary (Year 7-15) · 2,336 students · EQI unknown

    87

    / 100 composite

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    Academic
    98
    Outcomes
    72
    Retention
    98
    Wellbeing
    —
    Trajectory
    62
    ERO review
    85
  4. 4
    St Mary's College (Ponsonby) logo
    St Mary's College (Ponsonby)

    Ponsonby · Secondary (Year 7-15) · 1,001 students · EQI <420 (most advantaged)

    86

    / 100 composite

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    Academic
    95
    Outcomes
    77
    Retention
    96
    Wellbeing
    98
    Trajectory
    44
    ERO review
    85
  5. 5
    Elim Christian College Mt Albert logo
    Elim Christian College Mt Albert

    Mt Albert · Composite · 440 students · EQI <420 (most advantaged)

    86

    / 100 composite

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    Academic
    93
    Outcomes
    —
    Retention
    89
    Wellbeing
    87
    Trajectory
    57
    ERO review
    76
  6. 6
    Sacred Heart College (Auckland) logo
    Sacred Heart College (Auckland)

    Glendowie · Secondary (Year 7-15) · 1,420 students · EQI <420 (most advantaged)

    85

    / 100 composite

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    Academic
    93
    Outcomes
    75
    Retention
    94
    Wellbeing
    85
    Trajectory
    63
    ERO review
    85
  7. 7
    Epsom Girls Grammar School logo
    Epsom Girls Grammar School

    Epsom · Secondary (Year 9-15) · 2,274 students · EQI <420 (most advantaged)

    85

    / 100 composite

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    Academic
    92
    Outcomes
    74
    Retention
    95
    Wellbeing
    96
    Trajectory
    56
    ERO review
    85
  8. 8
    St Cuthbert's College (Epsom) logo
    St Cuthbert's College (Epsom)

    Epsom · Composite · 1,641 students · EQI unknown

    85

    / 100 composite

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    Academic
    98
    Outcomes
    65
    Retention
    98
    Wellbeing
    —
    Trajectory
    67
    ERO review
    87
  9. 9
    Sancta Maria College logo
    Sancta Maria College

    Howick South · Secondary (Year 7-15) · 1,062 students · EQI <420 (most advantaged)

    85

    / 100 composite

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    Academic
    94
    Outcomes
    79
    Retention
    95
    Wellbeing
    85
    Trajectory
    52
    ERO review
    73
  10. 10
    ACG Parnell College logo
    ACG Parnell College

    Parnell · Composite · 1,922 students · EQI unknown

    85

    / 100 composite

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    Academic
    96
    Outcomes
    63
    Retention
    91
    Wellbeing
    —
    Trajectory
    100
    ERO review
    76
View the remaining 39 ranked secondary schools in Auckland — Central
  1. 11. Macleans College Bucklands Beach
    82
  2. 12. St Peter's College (Epsom) Grafton
    82
  3. 13. Glendowie College Glendowie
    82
  4. 14. Marist College Mount Albert
    82
  5. 15. Auckland Grammar School Epsom
    79
  6. 16. Botany Downs Secondary College Botany Downs
    79
  7. 17. Selwyn College Kohimarama
    78
  8. 18. Auckland Girls' Grammar School Newton
    78
  9. 19. Elim Christian College Howick South
    77
  10. 20. Mt Albert Grammar School Mount Albert
    76
  11. 21. The BUSY School NZ Auckland Central
    76
  12. 22. Galaxy International College (Proposed opening date: 2026-07-20) Auckland CBD
    76
  13. 23. Twin Oaks Classical School Greenlane
    76
  14. 24. Te Kapehu Whetu - Tamaki Grafton
    76
  15. 25. Aotearoa Infinite Academy Auckland Central
    76
  16. 26. City 0-10 Auckland Central
    76
  17. 27. Te Kura o Ngāti Whātua ki Tāmaki (Proposed opening date: 2026-07-20) Auckland Central
    76
  18. 28. Western Springs College-Ngā Puna o Waiōrea Western Springs
    74
  19. 29. Dilworth School Remuera
    72
  20. 30. Pakuranga College Bucklands Beach
    71
  21. 31. Howick College Howick South
    71
  22. 32. Lynfield College Mount Roskill
    70
  23. 33. Avondale College Avondale
    69
  24. 34. OneSchool Global - New Zealand Onehunga
    69
  25. 35. One Tree Hill College Penrose
    68
  26. 36. Michael Park School Ellerslie
    68
  27. 37. Mt Roskill Grammar Mount Roskill
    66
  28. 38. St Paul's College (Ponsonby) Ponsonby
    61
  29. 39. TKKM o Puau Te Moananui-a-Kiwa Glen Innes
    61
  30. 40. Waiheke High School Waiheke Island
    60
  31. 41. Marcellin College Royal Oak
    59
  32. 42. Onehunga High School Onehunga
    58
  33. 43. Crimson Global Academy Parnell
    57
  34. 44. Edgewater College Pakuranga
    54
  35. 45. Tamaki College Glen Innes
    53
  36. 46. Mt Hobson Academy
    36
  37. 47. UP International College New Zealand Auckland CBD
    34
  38. 48. Auckland Montessori College Panmure
    32
  39. 49. TKKM o Nga Maungarongo Mount Albert
    19

About this ranking

SchoolsNearMe's composite combines five axes — academic achievement, post-school destinations, Y9→Y13 retention, wellbeing (low stand-down rate), and roll trajectory — into a single 0–100 score. The math compares each school against its EQI-band peers (12 bands covering NZ's socio-economic spread), so a school serving more disadvantaged students isn't unfairly penalised against schools serving the most-advantaged.

Schools below 30 students aren't given a rollup score (per-axis data is still on each profile). Schools without composite-eligible data don't appear on this page.

Source data: Education Counts (NCEA, retention, destinations, discipline, funding) · Ministry of Education (roll, EQI, identity).