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Gisborne Boys' High School

80 Stanley Road, Gisborne · Hawke's Bay & Gisborne

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Total roll 774
EQI 486
Founded 1908
56

Composite score

Developing

C+

Below median

Rank #1,740 of scored NZ schools

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State school Boys-only school Secondary school (Secondary (Year 9-15)) EQI 486

In summary

The Education Review Office conducted a board assurance review in November 2023. The Board attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of November 2022, with Board Administration and Curriculum requirements confirmed. No composite score is currently available for this school.

Best suited for

Students aged 13-18 in Gisborne looking for a state-funded setting.

Is Gisborne Boys' High School a good school?

Gisborne Boys' High School scores 56/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

Summary derived from ERO reports + audited financials + MoE records. Every claim links to its source — see data transparency at the bottom of this page.

Score breakdown

6 axes, each scored 0–100 on a national absolute scale. As at 2025.

How this is computed
Academic
35%
L1 80% · L2 68% · UE 36% · below band median (n=109) · why?
Mean of latest NCEA Level 1 + Level 2 + UE achievement percentage from Education Counts. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: below band median (n=109).
66
Outcomes
25%
Uni 13% · Te Pūkenga 12% · Industry 19% · top 10% of band (n=102) · why?
Share of leavers going to a New Zealand university + Te Pūkenga + Industry Training (capped at 100%). Counts are normalised when EC publishes raw cohort sizes instead of percentages. Source: Education Counts post-school destinations. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: top 10% of band (n=102).
45
Retention
15%
73% to Y13 · below band median (n=115) · why?
Percentage of the Y9 cohort still enrolled in Y13 (all students). Source: Education Counts retention table. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: below band median (n=115).
73
Wellbeing
12%
standdowns 63.6/1k · suspensions 5.0/1k · exclusions 0.7/1k · below band median (n=468) · why?
Composite of stand-downs, suspensions, and exclusions per 1,000 students (lower is better). Formula: standdowns/1k + 2× suspensions/1k + 5× exclusions/1k. Small primary schools with no rows score top of band ("no incidents reported"). Source: Education Counts student engagement. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: below band median (n=468).
23
Trajectory
8%
+0.7% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=469) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: near band median (n=469).
51
ERO review
5%
69/100 from ERO review 2023-11 · below band median (n=471) · why?
Composite score from the most recent Education Review Office report (Haiku-extracted 0–100 from the published review text). For primary schools this is the heaviest axis (40%) because NCEA-style outcomes data isn't applicable. Source: ERO via Wayback archive. Year: 2023. Peer comparison: below band median (n=471).
69

⚠ Insufficient EQI-band peers (n<10) to compute per-axis percentile context. The score above is absolute; treat it as a single-school read rather than a peer comparison.

Real ERO composite (from the latest review): 69/100.

Latest ERO review

2023-11-10 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of November 2022
  • Board Administration requirements confirmed
  • Curriculum requirements confirmed
  • Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements confirmed
  • Personnel Management and Finance requirements confirmed
"As of November 2022, the Gisborne Boys' High School, School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
— ERO, 2023-11-10 (governance)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2016–2023. Click a point to read that review.

latest 69
0 25 50 75 100 20162023 2016-09-30 · 86/100 2023-11-10 · 69/100

NCEA achievement

School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).

Education Counts

NCEA Level 1 · 2024

79.5%

132 of 166 leavers

-7.9pt vs prior year

NCEA Level 2 · 2024

67.5%

112 of 166 leavers

-3.0pt vs prior year

University Entrance · 2024

36.1%

60 of 166 leavers

-4.3pt vs prior year

Data: Ministry of Education / Education Counts, CC-BY-4.0

Stay-on rate

Percentage of students who stay at school until at least their 17th birthday — the standard NZ proxy for Year-9-to-Year-13 retention.

Education Counts

72.9%

2024 cohort · 166 students

+1.9pt vs 2023

Discipline (age-standardised, per 1,000 students)

Stand-down = sent home temporarily. Suspension = formal investigation. Exclusion = removed from school. National averages shown for comparison.

Education Counts

Stand-downs · 2024

63.6

84 this year · NZ avg ~37

Suspensions · 2024

5.0

8 this year · NZ avg ~5

Exclusions · 2024

0.7

1 this year · NZ avg ~1.5

Vocational Pathway Awards

School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).

Education Counts
  • Service Industries 6
  • Creative Industries 6
  • Manufacturing and Technology 5
  • Primary Industries 2

Government funding

Crown funding only (school operations + teacher salaries + property). Excludes locally-raised funds, international fees and trading income — those are in the audited financial report above.

Education Counts

Total Crown funding · 2022

$9.33M

Per-student funding · 2022

$12,054

2018

$6.5M

2019

$7.2M

2020

$8.0M

2021

$8.4M

2022

$9.3M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 09
    185
  • Year 10
    184
  • Year 11
    163
  • Year 12
    167
  • Year 13+
    115

Roll by ethnicity

Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.

Education Counts
  • Māori
    57.9%
  • European/Pākehā
    47.5%
  • Pacific
    8.5%
  • Asian
    6.7%
  • Other / MELAA
    6.2%
  • International
    0.5%

Location

80 Stanley Road, Gisborne. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Gisborne Boys' High School a good school?

Gisborne Boys' High School scores 56/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2023-11 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of November 2022

How do I enrol my child at Gisborne Boys' High School?

Contact the school directly on 06-8688159, email office@gisboyshigh.net, or visit www.gisboyshigh.net. For state schools, check your home address against the school's enrolment zone — some schools are in-zone-only.

What are the fees?

Gisborne Boys' High School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Gisborne Boys' High School has 774 students, with an EQI of 486 (mid-range socio-economic context). It is a boys school-only school.

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Gisborne Boys' High School in 2023-11, signed by Shelley Booysen. 4 ERO reports are on file in our archive.

Data transparency

Every fact on this page links to its source. We never publish a claim without provenance — read our methodology for the full rules.

Last updated

10 Nov 2023

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