Whangārei Girls' High School
1 Lupton Avenue, Regent · Northland
Composite score
Established
Below median
Rank #1,361 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Whangārei Girls' High School's board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of March 2023. The board administration and curriculum requirements have been confirmed. No composite score was available at the time of this review.
Best suited for
Students aged 13-18 in Regent looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Whangārei Girls' High School a good school?
Whangārei Girls' High School scores 65/100 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.
L1 80% · L2 72% · UE 53% · below band median (n=84) · why? ▼ hide
Uni 23% · Te Pūkenga 18% · Industry 5% · above band median (n=81) · why? ▼ hide
75% to Y13 · near band median (n=86) · why? ▼ hide
standdowns 16.5/1k · suspensions 6.8/1k · exclusions 1.5/1k · near band median (n=404) · why? ▼ hide
+6.9% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above band median (n=403) · why? ▼ hide
85/100 from ERO review 2023-04 · top 10% of band (n=406) · 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
2023-04-21 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of March 2023
- Board Administration requirements confirmed
- Curriculum requirements confirmed
- Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements confirmed
- Personnel Management and Finance requirements confirmed
"As of March 2023, the Whangārei Girls' High School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements:"
Composite score across reviews
4 ERO reviews on file, 2016–2023. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$21.47M
Surplus / (deficit)
$448k
Net assets / equity
$10.62M
2 years of audited data on file · View full history (Pro)
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
NCEA Level 1 · 2024
80.4%
255 of 317 leavers
-0.7pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
72.2%
229 of 317 leavers
+2.5pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
53.0%
168 of 317 leavers
+9.2pt 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.
74.8%
2024 cohort · 317 students
+6.3pt 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
16.5
42 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
6.8
21 this year · NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
1.5
4 this year · NZ avg ~1.5
Vocational Pathway Awards
School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).
- Creative Industries 16
- Social and Community Services 8
- Service Industries 8
- Construction and Infrastructure 6
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
$17.79M
Per-student funding · 2022
$11,788
2018
$13.2M
2019
$13.8M
2020
$16.2M
2021
$16.0M
2022
$17.8M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 09 340
- Year 10 357
- Year 11 307
- Year 12 324
- Year 13+ 202
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 77.7%
- Māori 38.7%
- Asian 8.9%
- Pacific 7.0%
- Other / MELAA 2.8%
- International 2.7%
International students
SIEBA member · Boarding available
ESOL support
partial
Location
1 Lupton Avenue, Regent. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Whangārei Girls' High School a good school?
Whangārei Girls' High School scores 65/100 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 2023-04 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of March 2023
How do I enrol my child at Whangārei Girls' High School?
Contact the school directly on 09-4304460, email office@wghs.school.nz, or visit www.wghs.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?
Whangārei Girls' High School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Whangārei Girls' High School has 1,509 students, with an EQI of 471 (mid-range socio-economic context). It is a girls school-only school.
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Whangārei Girls' High School in 2023-04, signed by Shelley Booysen. 5 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
- wghs.school.nz
- sieba.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz