Top 100 secondary schools in Auckland (2026)

Secondary and composite schools offering Years 9–13. Ranked by the Success Index (NZ) from official New Zealand data; 100 schools shown.

#	School	Sector	Success Index (NZ)	Equity Index (EQI)	Students
1	Carmel College Milford · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	91.3 Top 5%	382	1,102
2	Baradene College Remuera · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	91.1 Top 5%	370	1,522
3	KingsWay School Red Beach · Composite · Years 1–13	State integrated	90.8 Top 5%	388	2,086
4	Rosmini College Takapuna · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	89.3 Top 5%	387	1,208
5	Westlake Boys High School Takapuna · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	88.6 Top 5%	399	2,778
6	Macleans College Bucklands Beach · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	88.0 Top 5%	385	3,069
7	Elim Christian College Mt Albert Mt Albert · Composite · Years 1–13	State integrated	87.8 Top 5%	394	449
8	Westlake Girls' High School Takapuna · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	87.6 Top 5%	403	2,297
9	Sacred Heart College (Auckland) Glendowie · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	86.7 Top 5%	394	1,504
10	Takapuna Grammar School Takapuna · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	86.6 Top 5%	393	2,273
11	Marist College Mount Albert · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	86.4 Top 5%	398	770
12	Auckland Grammar School Epsom · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	85.9 Top 5%	386	2,769
13	Sancta Maria College Howick South · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	85.8 Top 5%	390	1,061
14	Epsom Girls Grammar School Epsom · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	85.4 Top 5%	402	2,335
15	Rangitoto College Browns Bay · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	85.4 Top 5%	397	4,189
16	Selwyn College Kohimarama · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	83.3 Top 10%	411	1,604
17	St Peter's College (Epsom) Grafton · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	83.3 Top 10%	383	1,321
18	Botany Downs Secondary College Botany Downs · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	83.2 Top 10%	403	2,001
19	Twin Oaks Classical School Mt Roskill · Composite · Years 1–13	Charter	82.3 Top 10%	384	108
20	Hare Krishna School Riverhead · Composite · Years 1–13	State integrated	80.9 Top 10%	371	211
21	North West College Henderson · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	Charter	80.9 Top 10%	394	150
22	Long Bay College Torbay · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	80.8 Top 10%	422	1,984
23	St Mary's College (Ponsonby) Ponsonby · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	80.6 Top 10%	388	1,005
24	St Dominic's Catholic College (Henderson) Henderson · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	80.4 Top 10%	423	854
25	St Ignatius of Loyola Catholic College Drury · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	80.3 Top 10%	419	608
26	Al-Madinah School Mangere · Composite · Years 1–13	State integrated	80.2 Top 10%	413	551
27	Ormiston Junior College Flat Bush · Secondary (Year 7-10) · Years 7–13	State	80.2 Top 10%	424	1,505
28	Elim Christian College Howick South · Composite · Years 1–13	State integrated	80.0 Top 10%	379	1,098
29	Western Springs College-Ngā Puna o Waiōrea Western Springs · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	80.0 Top 10%	422	1,784
30	Mt Albert Grammar School Mount Albert · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	79.1 Top 25%	415	3,651
31	Michael Park School Ellerslie · Composite · Years 1–13	State integrated	78.0 Top 25%	388	326
32	Liston College Henderson · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	77.5 Top 25%	414	855
33	Northcote College Northcote · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	77.1 Top 25%	428	1,632
34	Glendowie College Glendowie · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	76.7 Top 25%	392	1,189
35	Iqra School New Lynn · Composite · Years 1–13	State integrated	76.5 Top 25%	409	268
36	Lynfield College Mount Roskill · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	75.9 Top 25%	417	2,040
37	Pakūranga College Bucklands Beach · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	75.1 Top 25%	431	2,302
38	Howick College Howick South · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	74.8 Top 25%	432	2,238
39	Green Bay High School Green Bay · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	74.6 Top 25%	430	1,960
40	Albany Junior High School Albany · Secondary (Year 7-10) · Years 7–13	State	72.9 Top 25%	408	1,154
41	Orewa College Orewa · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State	72.9 Top 25%	432	2,285
42	Hobsonville Point Secondary School Hobsonville Point · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	72.8 Top 25%	430	1,055
43	Mission Heights Junior College Flat Bush · Secondary (Year 7-10) · Years 7–13	State	72.0 Top 25%	407	933
44	Mahurangi College Warkworth · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State	71.2 Top 25%	441	1,563
45	Ormiston Senior College Flat Bush · Secondary (Year 11-15)	State	71.1 Top 25%	443	1,529
46	KingsGate School Pukekohe West · Composite · Years 1–13	State integrated	68.4 Top 25%	434	280
47	Zayed College for Girls Mangere · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	66.6 Top 25%	433	196
48	Avondale College Avondale · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	64.7 Top 50%	439	2,813
49	Auckland Girls' Grammar School Newton · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	64.6 Top 50%	485	1,185
50	Rutherford College Te Atatu · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	64.6 Top 50%	459	1,596
51	St Paul's College (Ponsonby) Ponsonby · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	64.3 Top 50%	480	394
52	Whangaparaoa College Stanmore Bay · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State	64.3 Top 50%	447	1,922
53	Mt Roskill Grammar Mount Roskill · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	61.3 Top 50%	444	1,929
54	Glenfield College Glenfield · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	60.7 Top 50%	466	782
55	Pukekohe High School Pukekohe · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	60.2 Top 50%	465	1,922
56	Albany Senior High School Albany · Secondary (Year 11-15)	State	59.8 Top 50%	446	741
57	Te Kura Māori o Ngā Tapuwae Mangere · Composite · Years 1–13	State	59.6 Top 50%	499	332
58	Papatoetoe High School Papatoetoe · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	58.6 Top 50%	472	1,800
59	Horizon School Snells Beach · Composite · Years 1–13	State integrated	58.4 Top 50%	435	217
60	One Tree Hill College Penrose · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	57.8 Top 50%	466	1,479
61	De La Salle College Mangere East · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	55.5 Top 50%	484	966
62	McAuley High School Otahuhu · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State integrated	54.8 Top 50%	483	757
63	Waitakere College Henderson · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	54.7 Top 50%	480	1,957
64	Kaipara College Helensville · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	54.6 Top 50%	460	719
65	Onehunga High School Onehunga · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	53.4 Top 50%	478	1,015
66	Massey High School Massey · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	53.2 Top 50%	486	2,110
67	Auckland Seventh-Day Adventist H S Mangere Bridge · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State integrated	53.0 Top 50%	489	332
68	Waiuku College Waiuku · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	52.3 Top 50%	476	986
69	Rosehill College Papakura · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	51.5 Top 50%	473	1,751
70	Birkenhead College Birkenhead · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	50.2 Top 50%	464	487
71	Vanguard Military School Rosedale · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	50.0 Top 50%	494	150
72	Marcellin College Royal Oak · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	48.9 Top 50%	470	462
73	Waiheke High School Waiheke Island · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State	48.9 Top 50%	442	388
74	Southern Cross Campus Mangere · Composite · Years 1–13	State	48.8 Top 50%	515	1,671
75	Henderson High School Henderson · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	47.8 Lower 50%	481	1,044
76	Manurewa High School Manurewa · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	47.7 Lower 50%	508	2,369
77	Otahuhu College Otahuhu · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	46.9 Lower 50%	509	1,096
78	Kelston Girls' College New Lynn · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	46.8 Lower 50%	507	584
79	Edgewater College Pakuranga · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	44.5 Lower 50%	497	629
80	Alfriston College Manurewa · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	44.2 Lower 50%	496	1,257
81	TKKM o Hoani Waititi Glen Eden · Composite · Years 1–13	State	43.5 Lower 50%	493	246
82	Aorere College Papatoetoe · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	41.6 Lower 50%	497	1,706
83	Kelston Boys' High School New Lynn · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	41.4 Lower 50%	505	807
84	South Auckland Middle School Manurewa · Restricted Composite (Year 7-10) · Years 7–10	State	39.7 Lower 50%	488	176
85	The Busy Group New Zealand Limited Auckland Central · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	Charter	39.7 Lower 50%	445	118
86	Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngā Papaonekura Papakura · Composite · Years 1–13	State	37.7 Lower 50%	485	75
87	TKKM o Te Raki Paewhenua Mairangi Bay · Composite · Years 1–13	State	36.2 Lower 50%	504	145
88	Te Wharekura o Manurewa Manurewa · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	34.1 Lower 50%	547	71
89	Wesley College Pukekohe · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	33.0 Lower 50%	509	326
90	Rodney College Wellsford · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	32.5 Lower 50%	489	357
91	Te Haikura a Kiwa Manurewa · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	32.5 Lower 50%	529	1,856
92	Tangaroa College Otara · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	32.2 Lower 50%	521	1,080
93	Tamaki College Glen Innes · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	31.4 Lower 50%	526	703
94	Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate Senior School Otara · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	31.3 Lower 50%	525	652
95	Mangere College Mangere · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	31.0 Lower 50%	521	756
96	Pacific Advance Secondary School Otahuhu · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	27.8 Lower 50%	519	158
97	Papakura High School Papakura · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	26.3 Lower 50%	531	1,309
98	Middle School West Auckland Henderson · Restricted Composite (Year 7-10) · Years 7–10	State	20.8 Lower 50%	526	136
99	TKKM o Mangere Mangere · Composite · Years 1–13	State	20.5 Lower 50%	544	292
100	TKKM o Nga Maungarongo Mount Albert · Composite · Years 1–13	State	20.4 Lower 50%	527	70

Carmel College in Milford leads the 2026 list of secondary schools in Auckland with a Success Index (NZ) of 91.3. Of the 100 schools shown, 70 are state, 27 are state integrated, 3 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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Frequently asked questions

What is the best secondary school in Auckland?

Carmel College in Milford ranks first among secondary schools in Auckland with a Success Index (NZ) of 91.3 out of 100 (Equity Index (EQI): 382).

How are secondary schools in Auckland 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.