Top 44 boys' schools in New Zealand (2026)

Single-sex boys' schools. Ranked by the Success Index (NZ) from official New Zealand data; 44 schools shown.

1
90
Hutt International Boys' SchoolTrentham, Wellington · State integrated Secondary (Year 7-15)Equity Index (EQI) 366 · 652 students
2
89
Rosmini CollegeTakapuna, Auckland · State integrated Secondary (Year 7-15)Equity Index (EQI) 387 · 1,208 students
3
89
Westlake Boys High SchoolTakapuna, Auckland · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 399 · 2,778 students
4
89
Wellington CollegeMount Victoria, Wellington · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 383 · 1,934 students
5
87
Sacred Heart College (Auckland)Glendowie, Auckland · State integrated Secondary (Year 7-15)Equity Index (EQI) 394 · 1,504 students
6
86
Auckland Grammar SchoolEpsom, Auckland · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 386 · 2,769 students
7
83
St Peter's College (Epsom)Grafton, Auckland · State integrated Secondary (Year 7-15)Equity Index (EQI) 383 · 1,321 students
8
83
Lindisfarne CollegeStortford Lodge, Hawke's Bay · State integrated Secondary (Year 7-15)Equity Index (EQI) 398 · 562 students
9
78
John McGlashan CollegeMaori Hill, Otago · State integrated Secondary (Year 7-15)Equity Index (EQI) 390 · 526 students
10
78
Liston CollegeHenderson, Auckland · State integrated Secondary (Year 7-15)Equity Index (EQI) 414 · 855 students
11
77
St Thomas of Canterbury CollegeSockburn, Canterbury · State integrated Secondary (Year 7-15)Equity Index (EQI) 430 · 686 students
12
77
St John's College (Hillcrest)Hillcrest, Waikato · State integrated Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 428 · 933 students
13
75
Christchurch Boys' High SchoolRiccarton, Canterbury · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 418 · 1,403 students
14
74
St Bede's CollegePapanui, Canterbury · State integrated Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 415 · 795 students
15
73
Rathkeale CollegeOpaki, Wellington · State integrated Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 415 · 317 students
16
72
Hamilton Boys' High SchoolHamilton, Waikato · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 429 · 2,267 students
17
72
Francis Douglas Memorial CollegeWestown, Taranaki · State integrated Secondary (Year 7-15)Equity Index (EQI) 418 · 779 students
18
71
Otago Boys' High SchoolDunedin, Otago · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 432 · 853 students
19
71
St Patrick's College (Silverstream)Upper Hutt, Wellington · State integrated Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 433 · 737 students
20
70
St Patrick's College (Kilbirnie)Kilbirnie, Wellington · State integrated Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 417 · 722 students
21
67
Palmerston North Boys' High SchoolPalmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 441 · 1,794 students
22
66
Rongotai CollegeKilbirnie, Wellington · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 428 · 701 students
23
65
New Plymouth Boys' High SchoolNew Plymouth, Taranaki · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 446 · 1,457 students
24
64
St Paul's College (Ponsonby)Ponsonby, Auckland · State integrated Secondary (Year 7-15)Equity Index (EQI) 480 · 394 students
25
64
Napier Boys' High SchoolNapier, Hawke's Bay · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 453 · 1,280 students
26
62
St Bernard's CollegeLower Hutt, Wellington · State integrated Secondary (Year 7-15)Equity Index (EQI) 444 · 676 students
27
61
St John's College (Hastings)Hastings, Hawke's Bay · State integrated Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 456 · 398 students
28
61
Tauranga Boys' CollegeTauranga, Bay of Plenty · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 456 · 2,258 students
29
56
De La Salle CollegeMangere East, Auckland · State integrated Secondary (Year 7-15)Equity Index (EQI) 484 · 966 students
30
55
Nelson CollegeNelson, Nelson · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 441 · 1,009 students
31
54
Kings High School (Dunedin)Dunedin, Otago · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 453 · 876 students
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54
Timaru Boys' High SchoolWest End, Canterbury · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 457 · 793 students
33
54
Southland Boys' High SchoolInvercargill, Southland · State Secondary (Year 7-15)Equity Index (EQI) 464 · 1,078 students
34
53
Marlborough Boys' CollegeBlenheim, Marlborough · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 456 · 999 students
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49
Whangārei Boys' High SchoolAvenues, Northland · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 474 · 1,404 students
36
48
Waitaki Boys' High SchoolOamaru, Otago · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 477 · 418 students
37
47
Shirley Boys' High School - Ngā Tama o ŌruapaeroaChristchurch, Canterbury · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 464 · 1,295 students
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42
Hato Paora CollegeFeilding, Manawatū-Whanganui · State integrated Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 516 · 110 students
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42
Rotorua Boys' High SchoolRotorua, Bay of Plenty · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 504 · 1,138 students
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41
Kelston Boys' High SchoolNew Lynn, Auckland · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 505 · 807 students
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38
Gisborne Boys' High SchoolGisborne, Gisborne · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 486 · 790 students
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38
Hastings Boys' High SchoolHastings, Hawke's Bay · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 502 · 742 students
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35
Te Aute CollegePukehou, Hawke's Bay · State integrated Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 541 · 74 students
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7
TIPENEBombay, Auckland · Charter Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 542 · 68 students

#	School	Sector	Success Index (NZ)	Equity Index (EQI)	Students
1	Hutt International Boys' School Trentham, Wellington · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	89.8 Top 5%	366	652
2	Rosmini College Takapuna, Auckland · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	89.3 Top 5%	387	1,208
3	Westlake Boys High School Takapuna, Auckland · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	88.6 Top 5%	399	2,778
4	Wellington College Mount Victoria, Wellington · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	88.5 Top 5%	383	1,934
5	Sacred Heart College (Auckland) Glendowie, Auckland · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	86.7 Top 5%	394	1,504
6	Auckland Grammar School Epsom, Auckland · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	85.9 Top 5%	386	2,769
7	St Peter's College (Epsom) Grafton, Auckland · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	83.3 Top 10%	383	1,321
8	Lindisfarne College Stortford Lodge, Hawke's Bay · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	82.6 Top 10%	398	562
9	John McGlashan College Maori Hill, Otago · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	77.7 Top 25%	390	526
10	Liston College Henderson, Auckland · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	77.5 Top 25%	414	855
11	St Thomas of Canterbury College Sockburn, Canterbury · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	77.3 Top 25%	430	686
12	St John's College (Hillcrest) Hillcrest, Waikato · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State integrated	77.1 Top 25%	428	933
13	Christchurch Boys' High School Riccarton, Canterbury · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	75.2 Top 25%	418	1,403
14	St Bede's College Papanui, Canterbury · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State integrated	73.8 Top 25%	415	795
15	Rathkeale College Opaki, Wellington · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State integrated	72.8 Top 25%	415	317
16	Hamilton Boys' High School Hamilton, Waikato · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	72.4 Top 25%	429	2,267
17	Francis Douglas Memorial College Westown, Taranaki · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	71.9 Top 25%	418	779
18	Otago Boys' High School Dunedin, Otago · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	71.1 Top 25%	432	853
19	St Patrick's College (Silverstream) Upper Hutt, Wellington · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State integrated	70.8 Top 25%	433	737
20	St Patrick's College (Kilbirnie) Kilbirnie, Wellington · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State integrated	69.5 Top 25%	417	722
21	Palmerston North Boys' High School Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	66.7 Top 25%	441	1,794
22	Rongotai College Kilbirnie, Wellington · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	66.2 Top 50%	428	701
23	New Plymouth Boys' High School New Plymouth, Taranaki · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	65.0 Top 50%	446	1,457
24	St Paul's College (Ponsonby) Ponsonby, Auckland · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	64.3 Top 50%	480	394
25	Napier Boys' High School Napier, Hawke's Bay · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	64.0 Top 50%	453	1,280
26	St Bernard's College Lower Hutt, Wellington · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	62.3 Top 50%	444	676
27	St John's College (Hastings) Hastings, Hawke's Bay · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State integrated	61.2 Top 50%	456	398
28	Tauranga Boys' College Tauranga, Bay of Plenty · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	61.2 Top 50%	456	2,258
29	De La Salle College Mangere East, Auckland · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	55.5 Top 50%	484	966
30	Nelson College Nelson, Nelson · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	55.3 Top 50%	441	1,009
31	Kings High School (Dunedin) Dunedin, Otago · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	54.4 Top 50%	453	876
32	Timaru Boys' High School West End, Canterbury · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	53.8 Top 50%	457	793
33	Southland Boys' High School Invercargill, Southland · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State	53.7 Top 50%	464	1,078
34	Marlborough Boys' College Blenheim, Marlborough · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	52.8 Top 50%	456	999
35	Whangārei Boys' High School Avenues, Northland · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	49.4 Top 50%	474	1,404
36	Waitaki Boys' High School Oamaru, Otago · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	48.1 Top 50%	477	418
37	Shirley Boys' High School - Ngā Tama o Ōruapaeroa Christchurch, Canterbury · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	46.9 Lower 50%	464	1,295
38	Hato Paora College Feilding, Manawatū-Whanganui · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State integrated	41.7 Lower 50%	516	110
39	Rotorua Boys' High School Rotorua, Bay of Plenty · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	41.6 Lower 50%	504	1,138
40	Kelston Boys' High School New Lynn, Auckland · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	41.4 Lower 50%	505	807
41	Gisborne Boys' High School Gisborne, Gisborne · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	38.3 Lower 50%	486	790
42	Hastings Boys' High School Hastings, Hawke's Bay · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	37.7 Lower 50%	502	742
43	Te Aute College Pukehou, Hawke's Bay · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State integrated	35.0 Lower 50%	541	74
44	TIPENE Bombay, Auckland · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	Charter	6.6 Lower 50%	542	68

Hutt International Boys' School in Trentham, Wellington leads the 2026 list of boys' schools in New Zealand with a Success Index (NZ) of 89.8. Of the 44 schools shown, 23 are state, 20 are state integrated, 1 are charter.

Scores are percentiles within school type, so a primary school and a secondary school with the same score sit at the same point in their own distributions. Use the rankings to build a shortlist, then visit the schools and ask how they support students at your child's level.

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What is the best boys school in New Zealand?

Hutt International Boys' School in Trentham, Wellington ranks first among boys' schools in New Zealand with a Success Index (NZ) of 89.8 out of 100 (Equity Index (EQI): 366).

How are boys' schools in New Zealand ranked?

Each school's Success Index (NZ) combines 5 factors: equity index (fewer barriers is higher) (45%), roll size (10%), roll growth (5 years) (15%), school leavers with ncea level 2+ (20%), school leavers with university entrance (10%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across New Zealand. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.

Are these 2026 rankings official?

No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official New Zealand data (Ministry of Education – Schools Directory; Ministry of Education – School leaver attainment (Find a school)). The Equity Index describes the student community, not teaching quality.