Havelock North High School
153 Te Mata Road, Havelock North · Hawke's Bay & Gisborne
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Composite score
Established
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #586 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Havelock North High School's most recent ERO review (December 2023) found that leadership is committed to improving teaching capability through a professional learning community, with well-established systems for monitoring and supporting senior student achievement at NCEA levels. The school maintains supportive, respectful relationships with a focus on strengthening student agency.
Best suited for
Students aged 13-18 in Havelock North looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Havelock North High School a good school?
Havelock North High School scores 77/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Leadership's commitment to improving and strengthening teaching capability and capacity through a professional learning community
- Well established systems in the senior school for monitoring, tracking and supporting student achievement at National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) levels
- Supportive, respectful relationships with a focus on strengthening student agency
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.
L1 92% · L2 88% · UE 74% · top quartile of band (n=81) · why? ▼ hide
Uni 37% · Te Pūkenga 12% · Industry 10% · top quartile of band (n=77) · why? ▼ hide
88% to Y13 · above band median (n=84) · why? ▼ hide
standdowns 16.7/1k · suspensions 0.9/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (n=518) · why? ▼ hide
+6.9% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above band median (n=515) · why? ▼ hide
85/100 from ERO review 2023-12 · top quartile of band (n=520) · why? ▼ hide
⚠ 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): 85/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-12-12 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Leadership is committed to improving and strengthening teaching capability and capacity through a professional learning community
- Well established systems in the senior school for monitoring, tracking and supporting student achievement at NCEA levels
- Supportive, respectful relationships with a focus on strengthening student agency
- Focus on ensuring systems and processes are in place to track, monitor and report on learner progress and achievement in the junior school
"leadership's commitment to improving and strengthening teaching capability and capacity through a professional learning community"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2017–2023. Click a point to read that review.
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
NCEA Level 1 · 2024
92.0%
195 of 212 leavers
-3.1pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
87.7%
186 of 212 leavers
-0.6pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
74.1%
157 of 212 leavers
+12.2pt 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.
88.2%
2024 cohort · 212 students
+2.5pt 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.
Stand-downs · 2024
16.7
29 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
0.9
2 this year · NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
0.0
· NZ avg ~1.5
Vocational Pathway Awards
School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).
- Creative Industries 23
- Service Industries 20
- Construction and Infrastructure 1
- Manufacturing and Technology 1
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.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$10.80M
Per-student funding · 2022
$9,851
2018
$7.4M
2019
$8.0M
2020
$9.4M
2021
$9.1M
2022
$10.8M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 09 249
- Year 10 252
- Year 11 259
- Year 12 184
- Year 13+ 190
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 82.6%
- Māori 17.6%
- Asian 7.4%
- Other / MELAA 4.1%
- Pacific 3.5%
- International 1.0%
International students
SIEBA member · Day school only
ESOL support
partial
Location
153 Te Mata Road, Havelock North. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Havelock North High School.
Havelock North Intermediate
Intermediate · 0.3km · 555 roll
63
-14 vs this
Hereworth School
Full Primary · 0.3km · 332 roll
85
+8 vs this
Te Mata School (Havelock North)
Contributing · 0.4km · 545 roll
76
-1 vs this
Hukarere Girls' College
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 1.3km · 53 roll
57
-20 vs this
Havelock North Primary School
Contributing · 1.4km · 603 roll
76
-1 vs this
Iona College
Secondary (Year 7-15) · 1.9km · 333 roll
79
+2 vs this
Frequently asked
Is Havelock North High School a good school?
Havelock North High School scores 77/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2023-12 review identified 4 key findings. Leadership is committed to improving and strengthening teaching capability and capacity through a professional learning community
How do I enrol my child at Havelock North High School?
Contact the school directly on 06-8778129, email office@hnhs.school.nz, or visit www.hnhs.school.nz. For state schools, check your home address against the school's enrolment zone — some schools are in-zone-only.
What are the fees?
Havelock North High School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Havelock North High School has 1,096 students, with an EQI of 434 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Havelock North High School in 2023-12, 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.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- sieba.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- hnhs.school.nz
- crimestats.co.nz