Top 61 girls' schools in New Zealand (2026)
Single-sex girls' schools. Ranked by the Success Index (NZ) from official New Zealand data; 61 schools shown.
- 191Carmel CollegeMilford, Auckland · State integrated Secondary (Year 7-15)Equity Index (EQI) 382 · 1,102 students
- 291Baradene CollegeRemuera, Auckland · State integrated Secondary (Year 7-15)Equity Index (EQI) 370 · 1,522 students
- 388Westlake Girls' High SchoolTakapuna, Auckland · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 403 · 2,297 students
- 486Marist CollegeMount Albert, Auckland · State integrated Secondary (Year 7-15)Equity Index (EQI) 398 · 770 students
- 586Woodford HouseHavelock North, Hawke's Bay · State integrated Secondary (Year 7-15)Equity Index (EQI) 394 · 378 students
- 686Waikato Diocesan School For GirlsHamilton, Waikato · State integrated Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 391 · 675 students
- 786Iona CollegeHavelock North, Hawke's Bay · State integrated Secondary (Year 7-15)Equity Index (EQI) 396 · 340 students
- 885Epsom Girls Grammar SchoolEpsom, Auckland · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 402 · 2,335 students
- 985Craighead Diocesan SchoolWest End, Canterbury · State integrated Secondary (Year 7-15)Equity Index (EQI) 409 · 410 students
- 1082Wellington Girls' CollegeThorndon, Wellington · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 375 · 1,423 students
- 1181Christchurch Girls' High School -Te Kura o Hine WaioraRiccarton, Canterbury · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 419 · 1,308 students
- 1281Sacred Heart Girls' College (N Plymouth)Fitzroy, Taranaki · State integrated Secondary (Year 7-15)Equity Index (EQI) 414 · 729 students
- 1381St Mary's College (Ponsonby)Ponsonby, Auckland · State integrated Secondary (Year 7-15)Equity Index (EQI) 388 · 1,005 students
- 1481St Oran's CollegeBoulcott, Wellington · State integrated Secondary (Year 7-15)Equity Index (EQI) 380 · 502 students
- 1580St Dominic's Catholic College (Henderson)Henderson, Auckland · State integrated Secondary (Year 7-15)Equity Index (EQI) 423 · 854 students
- 1679Columba CollegeRoslyn, Otago · State integrated CompositeEquity Index (EQI) 391 · 607 students
- 1779St Hildas CollegiateDunedin, Otago · State integrated Secondary (Year 7-15)Equity Index (EQI) 394 · 464 students
- 1878Palmerston North Girls' High SchoolPalmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 433 · 1,318 students
- 1977Villa Maria CollegeUpper Riccarton, Canterbury · State integrated Secondary (Year 7-15)Equity Index (EQI) 411 · 831 students
- 2076St Matthew's Collegiate (Masterton)Masterton, Wellington · State integrated Secondary (Year 7-15)Equity Index (EQI) 404 · 274 students
- 2175St Catherines College (Kilbirnie)Kilbirnie, Wellington · State integrated Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 435 · 206 students
- 2275Nga Tawa Diocesan SchoolMarton, Manawatū-Whanganui · State integrated Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 431 · 193 students
- 2375Marian CollegeNorthcote-Christchurch, Canterbury · State integrated Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 426 · 427 students
- 2473Sacred Heart Girls' College (Ham)Hamilton East, Waikato · State integrated Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 439 · 933 students
- 2573Sacred Heart College (Lower Hutt)Lower Hutt, Wellington · State integrated Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 444 · 828 students
- 2671Napier Girls' High SchoolBluff Hill, Hawke's Bay · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 448 · 1,015 students
- 2770Wellington East Girls' CollegeMount Victoria, Wellington · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 416 · 996 students
- 2870Sacred Heart College (Napier)Napier, Hawke's Bay · State integrated Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 446 · 351 students
- 2969Holy Cross Catholic School (Henderson)Henderson, Auckland · State integrated Full PrimaryEquity Index (EQI) 413 · 454 students
- 3068St Mary's College (Wellington)Wellington CBD, Wellington · State integrated Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 429 · 556 students
- 3168Solway CollegeMasterton, Wellington · State integrated Secondary (Year 7-15)Equity Index (EQI) 431 · 211 students
- 3267Zayed College for GirlsMangere, Auckland · State integrated Secondary (Year 7-15)Equity Index (EQI) 433 · 196 students
- 3366Hamilton Girls' High SchoolHamilton, Waikato · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 463 · 1,783 students
- 3466Nelson College For GirlsNelson, Nelson · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 442 · 956 students
- 3565Auckland Girls' Grammar SchoolNewton, Auckland · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 485 · 1,185 students
- 3664Southland Girls' High SchoolGeorgetown, Southland · State Secondary (Year 7-15)Equity Index (EQI) 463 · 1,076 students
- 3763Otago Girls' High SchoolDunedin, Otago · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 439 · 715 students
- 3863New Plymouth Girls' High SchoolNew Plymouth, Taranaki · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 447 · 1,290 students
- 3963St John's Girls' School (Invercargill)Invercargill, Southland · State integrated Full PrimaryEquity Index (EQI) 417 · 126 students
- 4063Queen's High SchoolSt Clair, Otago · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 463 · 588 students
- 4161Taranaki Diocesan School for GirlsStratford, Taranaki · State integrated Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 461 · 99 students
- 4260Marlborough Girls' CollegeSpringlands, Marlborough · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 455 · 961 students
- 4359Tauranga Girls' CollegeGate Pa, Bay of Plenty · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 466 · 1,439 students
- 4456Holy Cross School (Papatoetoe)Papatoetoe, Auckland · State integrated Full PrimaryEquity Index (EQI) 445 · 568 students
- 4555Whangārei Girls' High SchoolRegent, Northland · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 471 · 1,496 students
- 4655McAuley High SchoolOtahuhu, Auckland · State integrated Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 483 · 757 students
- 4754Avonside Girls' High SchoolNorth New Brighton, Canterbury · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 472 · 1,090 students
- 4851St Anne's Catholic School (Manurewa)Manurewa, Auckland · State integrated Full PrimaryEquity Index (EQI) 453 · 511 students
- 4951St Joseph's School (Grey Lynn)Grey Lynn, Auckland · State integrated Full PrimaryEquity Index (EQI) 447 · 76 students
- 5051Christ the King Catholic School (Owairaka)Mount Roskill, Auckland · State integrated Full PrimaryEquity Index (EQI) 449 · 121 students
- 5150St Joseph's Catholic School (Onehunga)Onehunga, Auckland · State integrated Full PrimaryEquity Index (EQI) 447 · 171 students
- 5250Waitaki Girls' High SchoolOamaru, Otago · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 478 · 399 students
- 5349Timaru Girls' High SchoolTimaru, Canterbury · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 474 · 484 students
- 5447Kelston Girls' CollegeNew Lynn, Auckland · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 507 · 584 students
- 5542St Joseph's School (Otahuhu)Otahuhu, Auckland · State integrated Full PrimaryEquity Index (EQI) 468 · 268 students
- 5640Whanganui Girls' CollegeWhanganui East, Manawatū-Whanganui · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 493 · 362 students
- 5735Gisborne Girls' High SchoolTe Hapara, Gisborne · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 488 · 691 students
- 5834St John the Evangelist Catholic SchoolOtara, Auckland · State integrated Full PrimaryEquity Index (EQI) 487 · 200 students
- 5930Hastings Girls' High School - Ngā Rau Huia o ĀkinaStortford Lodge, Hawke's Bay · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 514 · 518 students
- 6027St Joseph's Maori Girls' CollegeTaradale, Hawke's Bay · State integrated Secondary (Year 7-15)Equity Index (EQI) 515 · 172 students
- 6127Rotorua Girls' High SchoolHillcrest, Bay of Plenty · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 522 · 605 students
| # | School | Sector | Success Index (NZ) | Equity Index (EQI) | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carmel College Milford, Auckland · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13 | State integrated | 91.3 Top 5% | 382 | 1,102 |
| 2 | Baradene College Remuera, Auckland · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13 | State integrated | 91.1 Top 5% | 370 | 1,522 |
| 3 | Westlake Girls' High School Takapuna, Auckland · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 87.6 Top 5% | 403 | 2,297 |
| 4 | Marist College Mount Albert, Auckland · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13 | State integrated | 86.4 Top 5% | 398 | 770 |
| 5 | Woodford House Havelock North, Hawke's Bay · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13 | State integrated | 86.3 Top 5% | 394 | 378 |
| 6 | Waikato Diocesan School For Girls Hamilton, Waikato · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State integrated | 86.0 Top 5% | 391 | 675 |
| 7 | Iona College Havelock North, Hawke's Bay · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13 | State integrated | 85.6 Top 5% | 396 | 340 |
| 8 | Epsom Girls Grammar School Epsom, Auckland · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 85.4 Top 5% | 402 | 2,335 |
| 9 | Craighead Diocesan School West End, Canterbury · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13 | State integrated | 84.5 Top 5% | 409 | 410 |
| 10 | Wellington Girls' College Thorndon, Wellington · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 82.1 Top 10% | 375 | 1,423 |
| 11 | Christchurch Girls' High School -Te Kura o Hine Waiora Riccarton, Canterbury · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 81.0 Top 10% | 419 | 1,308 |
| 12 | Sacred Heart Girls' College (N Plymouth) Fitzroy, Taranaki · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13 | State integrated | 80.7 Top 10% | 414 | 729 |
| 13 | St Mary's College (Ponsonby) Ponsonby, Auckland · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13 | State integrated | 80.6 Top 10% | 388 | 1,005 |
| 14 | St Oran's College Boulcott, Wellington · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13 | State integrated | 80.5 Top 10% | 380 | 502 |
| 15 | St Dominic's Catholic College (Henderson) Henderson, Auckland · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13 | State integrated | 80.4 Top 10% | 423 | 854 |
| 16 | Columba College Roslyn, Otago · Composite · Years 1–13 | State integrated | 79.3 Top 25% | 391 | 607 |
| 17 | St Hildas Collegiate Dunedin, Otago · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13 | State integrated | 79.3 Top 25% | 394 | 464 |
| 18 | Palmerston North Girls' High School Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 77.7 Top 25% | 433 | 1,318 |
| 19 | Villa Maria College Upper Riccarton, Canterbury · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13 | State integrated | 77.2 Top 25% | 411 | 831 |
| 20 | St Matthew's Collegiate (Masterton) Masterton, Wellington · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13 | State integrated | 75.5 Top 25% | 404 | 274 |
| 21 | St Catherines College (Kilbirnie) Kilbirnie, Wellington · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State integrated | 75.2 Top 25% | 435 | 206 |
| 22 | Nga Tawa Diocesan School Marton, Manawatū-Whanganui · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State integrated | 74.8 Top 25% | 431 | 193 |
| 23 | Marian College Northcote-Christchurch, Canterbury · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State integrated | 74.7 Top 25% | 426 | 427 |
| 24 | Sacred Heart Girls' College (Ham) Hamilton East, Waikato · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State integrated | 73.0 Top 25% | 439 | 933 |
| 25 | Sacred Heart College (Lower Hutt) Lower Hutt, Wellington · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State integrated | 72.7 Top 25% | 444 | 828 |
| 26 | Napier Girls' High School Bluff Hill, Hawke's Bay · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 70.6 Top 25% | 448 | 1,015 |
| 27 | Wellington East Girls' College Mount Victoria, Wellington · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 70.1 Top 25% | 416 | 996 |
| 28 | Sacred Heart College (Napier) Napier, Hawke's Bay · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State integrated | 70.0 Top 25% | 446 | 351 |
| 29 | Holy Cross Catholic School (Henderson) Henderson, Auckland · Full Primary · Years 1–8 | State integrated | 69.0 Top 25% | 413 | 454 |
| 30 | St Mary's College (Wellington) Wellington CBD, Wellington · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State integrated | 68.4 Top 25% | 429 | 556 |
| 31 | Solway College Masterton, Wellington · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13 | State integrated | 67.9 Top 25% | 431 | 211 |
| 32 | Zayed College for Girls Mangere, Auckland · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13 | State integrated | 66.6 Top 25% | 433 | 196 |
| 33 | Hamilton Girls' High School Hamilton, Waikato · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 66.3 Top 50% | 463 | 1,783 |
| 34 | Nelson College For Girls Nelson, Nelson · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 66.0 Top 50% | 442 | 956 |
| 35 | Auckland Girls' Grammar School Newton, Auckland · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 64.6 Top 50% | 485 | 1,185 |
| 36 | Southland Girls' High School Georgetown, Southland · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13 | State | 64.3 Top 50% | 463 | 1,076 |
| 37 | Otago Girls' High School Dunedin, Otago · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 63.4 Top 50% | 439 | 715 |
| 38 | New Plymouth Girls' High School New Plymouth, Taranaki · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 63.3 Top 50% | 447 | 1,290 |
| 39 | St John's Girls' School (Invercargill) Invercargill, Southland · Full Primary · Years 1–8 | State integrated | 63.0 Top 50% | 417 | 126 |
| 40 | Queen's High School St Clair, Otago · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 62.7 Top 50% | 463 | 588 |
| 41 | Taranaki Diocesan School for Girls Stratford, Taranaki · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State integrated | 61.2 Top 50% | 461 | 99 |
| 42 | Marlborough Girls' College Springlands, Marlborough · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 59.8 Top 50% | 455 | 961 |
| 43 | Tauranga Girls' College Gate Pa, Bay of Plenty · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 58.7 Top 50% | 466 | 1,439 |
| 44 | Holy Cross School (Papatoetoe) Papatoetoe, Auckland · Full Primary · Years 1–8 | State integrated | 55.7 Top 50% | 445 | 568 |
| 45 | Whangārei Girls' High School Regent, Northland · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 55.0 Top 50% | 471 | 1,496 |
| 46 | McAuley High School Otahuhu, Auckland · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State integrated | 54.8 Top 50% | 483 | 757 |
| 47 | Avonside Girls' High School North New Brighton, Canterbury · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 53.5 Top 50% | 472 | 1,090 |
| 48 | St Anne's Catholic School (Manurewa) Manurewa, Auckland · Full Primary · Years 1–8 | State integrated | 51.3 Top 50% | 453 | 511 |
| 49 | St Joseph's School (Grey Lynn) Grey Lynn, Auckland · Full Primary · Years 1–8 | State integrated | 50.9 Top 50% | 447 | 76 |
| 50 | Christ the King Catholic School (Owairaka) Mount Roskill, Auckland · Full Primary · Years 1–8 | State integrated | 50.5 Top 50% | 449 | 121 |
| 51 | St Joseph's Catholic School (Onehunga) Onehunga, Auckland · Full Primary · Years 1–8 | State integrated | 50.0 Top 50% | 447 | 171 |
| 52 | Waitaki Girls' High School Oamaru, Otago · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 49.5 Top 50% | 478 | 399 |
| 53 | Timaru Girls' High School Timaru, Canterbury · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 48.5 Top 50% | 474 | 484 |
| 54 | Kelston Girls' College New Lynn, Auckland · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 46.8 Lower 50% | 507 | 584 |
| 55 | St Joseph's School (Otahuhu) Otahuhu, Auckland · Full Primary · Years 1–8 | State integrated | 41.6 Lower 50% | 468 | 268 |
| 56 | Whanganui Girls' College Whanganui East, Manawatū-Whanganui · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 39.8 Lower 50% | 493 | 362 |
| 57 | Gisborne Girls' High School Te Hapara, Gisborne · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 35.0 Lower 50% | 488 | 691 |
| 58 | St John the Evangelist Catholic School Otara, Auckland · Full Primary · Years 1–8 | State integrated | 33.8 Lower 50% | 487 | 200 |
| 59 | Hastings Girls' High School - Ngā Rau Huia o Ākina Stortford Lodge, Hawke's Bay · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 29.8 Lower 50% | 514 | 518 |
| 60 | St Joseph's Maori Girls' College Taradale, Hawke's Bay · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13 | State integrated | 26.7 Lower 50% | 515 | 172 |
| 61 | Rotorua Girls' High School Hillcrest, Bay of Plenty · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 26.5 Lower 50% | 522 | 605 |
Carmel College in Milford, Auckland leads the 2026 list of girls' schools in New Zealand with a Success Index (NZ) of 91.3. Of the 61 schools shown, 36 are state integrated, 25 are state.
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 girls school in New Zealand?
Carmel College in Milford, Auckland ranks first among girls' schools in New Zealand with a Success Index (NZ) of 91.3 out of 100 (Equity Index (EQI): 382).
How are girls' 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.
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