Top 91 secondary schools by ncea level 2 attainment in Auckland (2026)

Secondary schools ranked by the percentage of school leavers who left with at least NCEA Level 2 (Ministry of Education), for schools with 30 or more leavers. Ordered by the measure shown, with the Success Index (NZ) for context; 91 schools shown.

#	School	Sector	NCEA L2	Success Index (NZ)	Equity Index (EQI)	Students
1	Pinehurst School Albany · Composite · Years 1–13	Private	100%	– Not rated	–	1,157
2	Carmel College Milford · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	100%	91.3 Top 5%	382	1,102
3	Dilworth School Remuera · Composite · Years 1–13	Private	100%	– Not rated	–	503
4	Rosmini College Takapuna · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	99.3%	89.3 Top 5%	387	1,208
5	King's College Otahuhu · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	Private	99%	– Not rated	–	1,238
6	St Peter's College (Epsom) Grafton · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	98.8%	83.3 Top 10%	383	1,321
7	St Paul's College (Ponsonby) Ponsonby · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	98.4%	64.3 Top 50%	480	394
8	OneSchool Global - New Zealand Onehunga · Composite · Years 1–13	Private	98%	– Not rated	–	1,500
9	KingsWay School Red Beach · Composite · Years 1–13	State integrated	98%	90.8 Top 5%	388	2,086
10	Kristin School Albany · Composite · Years 1–13	Private	97.9%	– Not rated	–	1,770
11	Diocesan School For Girls Epsom · Composite · Years 1–13	Private	97.8%	– Not rated	–	1,727
12	ACG Sunderland Henderson · Composite · Years 1–13	Private	97.7%	– Not rated	–	902
13	Elim Christian College Mt Albert Mt Albert · Composite · Years 1–13	State integrated	97.4%	87.8 Top 5%	394	449
14	Marist College Mount Albert · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	97.3%	86.4 Top 5%	398	770
15	Saint Kentigern College Pakuranga · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	Private	97.2%	– Not rated	–	2,350
16	St Mary's College (Ponsonby) Ponsonby · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	96.9%	80.6 Top 10%	388	1,005
17	Westlake Boys High School Takapuna · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	96.8%	88.6 Top 5%	399	2,778
18	Westlake Girls' High School Takapuna · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	96.7%	87.6 Top 5%	403	2,297
19	Baradene College Remuera · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	96.6%	91.1 Top 5%	370	1,522
20	Auckland Girls' Grammar School Newton · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	96.3%	64.6 Top 50%	485	1,185
21	Liston College Henderson · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	96.2%	77.5 Top 25%	414	855
22	St Dominic's Catholic College (Henderson) Henderson · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	95.8%	80.4 Top 10%	423	854
23	Elim Christian College Howick South · Composite · Years 1–13	State integrated	95.5%	80.0 Top 10%	379	1,098
24	Sacred Heart College (Auckland) Glendowie · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	95.4%	86.7 Top 5%	394	1,504
25	McAuley High School Otahuhu · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State integrated	94.8%	54.8 Top 50%	483	757
26	St Cuthbert's College (Epsom) Epsom · Composite · Years 1–13	Private	94.6%	– Not rated	–	1,655
27	ACG Parnell College Parnell · Composite · Years 1–13	Private	94.4%	– Not rated	–	2,004
28	Wentworth College Gulf Harbour · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	Private	93.6%	– Not rated	–	473
29	Sancta Maria College Howick South · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	93.5%	85.8 Top 5%	390	1,061
30	Al-Madinah School Mangere · Composite · Years 1–13	State integrated	93.5%	80.2 Top 10%	413	551
31	Selwyn College Kohimarama · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	93.5%	83.3 Top 10%	411	1,604
32	Macleans College Bucklands Beach · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	93.2%	88.0 Top 5%	385	3,069
33	Epsom Girls Grammar School Epsom · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	93.2%	85.4 Top 5%	402	2,335
34	Takapuna Grammar School Takapuna · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	93.2%	86.6 Top 5%	393	2,273
35	Glendowie College Glendowie · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	92.7%	76.7 Top 25%	392	1,189
36	ACG Strathallan Karaka · Composite · Years 1–13	Private	92.6%	– Not rated	–	1,287
37	Long Bay College Torbay · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	92.6%	80.8 Top 10%	422	1,984
38	Rangitoto College Browns Bay · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	91.7%	85.4 Top 5%	397	4,189
39	Western Springs College-Ngā Puna o Waiōrea Western Springs · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	91.7%	80.0 Top 10%	422	1,784
40	Botany Downs Secondary College Botany Downs · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	90.7%	83.2 Top 10%	403	2,001
41	Vanguard Military School Rosedale · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	90.2%	50.0 Top 50%	494	150
42	Auckland Grammar School Epsom · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	90%	85.9 Top 5%	386	2,769
43	Northcote College Northcote · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	89.6%	77.1 Top 25%	428	1,632
44	Howick College Howick South · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	88.3%	74.8 Top 25%	432	2,238
45	Auckland Seventh-Day Adventist H S Mangere Bridge · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State integrated	87.9%	53.0 Top 50%	489	332
46	Ormiston Senior College Flat Bush · Secondary (Year 11-15)	State	87.6%	71.1 Top 25%	443	1,529
47	Albany Senior High School Albany · Secondary (Year 11-15)	State	87.5%	59.8 Top 50%	446	741
48	Pakūranga College Bucklands Beach · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	87.5%	75.1 Top 25%	431	2,302
49	Mahurangi College Warkworth · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State	87.5%	71.2 Top 25%	441	1,563
50	Kaipara College Helensville · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	87.4%	54.6 Top 50%	460	719
51	Mt Albert Grammar School Mount Albert · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	87.1%	79.1 Top 25%	415	3,651
52	Hobsonville Point Secondary School Hobsonville Point · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	86.2%	72.8 Top 25%	430	1,055
53	Glenfield College Glenfield · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	85.7%	60.7 Top 50%	466	782
54	Green Bay High School Green Bay · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	85.4%	74.6 Top 25%	430	1,960
55	Ambury Park Centre Mangere Bridge · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	Private	85.3%	– Not rated	–	3
56	Avondale College Avondale · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	85.3%	64.7 Top 50%	439	2,813
57	Lynfield College Mount Roskill · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	84.8%	75.9 Top 25%	417	2,040
58	De La Salle College Mangere East · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	84.6%	55.5 Top 50%	484	966
59	Pukekohe High School Pukekohe · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	84.6%	60.2 Top 50%	465	1,922
60	Mt Roskill Grammar Mount Roskill · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	84.4%	61.3 Top 50%	444	1,929
61	Orewa College Orewa · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State	84.1%	72.9 Top 25%	432	2,285
62	Rutherford College Te Atatu · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	83.5%	64.6 Top 50%	459	1,596
63	Southern Cross Campus Mangere · Composite · Years 1–13	State	83.1%	48.8 Top 50%	515	1,671
64	Birkenhead College Birkenhead · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	82.2%	50.2 Top 50%	464	487
65	Waiuku College Waiuku · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	82.1%	52.3 Top 50%	476	986
66	Kelston Girls' College New Lynn · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	82%	46.8 Lower 50%	507	584
67	Papatoetoe High School Papatoetoe · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	81.6%	58.6 Top 50%	472	1,800
68	Otahuhu College Otahuhu · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	81.3%	46.9 Lower 50%	509	1,096
69	Wesley College Pukekohe · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	80.9%	33.0 Lower 50%	509	326
70	Marcellin College Royal Oak · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	80.3%	48.9 Top 50%	470	462
71	Whangaparaoa College Stanmore Bay · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State	80.1%	64.3 Top 50%	447	1,922
72	Manurewa High School Manurewa · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	79.5%	47.7 Lower 50%	508	2,369
73	One Tree Hill College Penrose · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	79.2%	57.8 Top 50%	466	1,479
74	Massey High School Massey · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	79%	53.2 Top 50%	486	2,110
75	Onehunga High School Onehunga · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	78.9%	53.4 Top 50%	478	1,015
76	Waitakere College Henderson · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	78.4%	54.7 Top 50%	480	1,957
77	Edgewater College Pakuranga · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	76.5%	44.5 Lower 50%	497	629
78	Pacific Advance Secondary School Otahuhu · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	74.3%	27.8 Lower 50%	519	158
79	Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate Senior School Otara · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	74.3%	31.3 Lower 50%	525	652
80	Waiheke High School Waiheke Island · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State	73.8%	48.9 Top 50%	442	388
81	Kelston Boys' High School New Lynn · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	73.2%	41.4 Lower 50%	505	807
82	Rosehill College Papakura · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	72.3%	51.5 Top 50%	473	1,751
83	Henderson High School Henderson · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	72%	47.8 Lower 50%	481	1,044
84	Alfriston College Manurewa · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	71.6%	44.2 Lower 50%	496	1,257
85	Rodney College Wellsford · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	69.4%	32.5 Lower 50%	489	357
86	Tamaki College Glen Innes · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	69.1%	31.4 Lower 50%	526	703
87	Aorere College Papatoetoe · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	68.8%	41.6 Lower 50%	497	1,706
88	Te Haikura a Kiwa Manurewa · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	68.1%	32.5 Lower 50%	529	1,856
89	Mangere College Mangere · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	66.7%	31.0 Lower 50%	521	756
90	Tangaroa College Otara · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	66.5%	32.2 Lower 50%	521	1,080
91	Papakura High School Papakura · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	55.9%	26.3 Lower 50%	531	1,309

Pinehurst School in Albany leads the 2026 list of secondary schools by ncea level 2 attainment in Auckland with NCEA L2 100%. Of the 91 schools shown, 58 are state, 20 are state integrated, 13 are private.

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Pinehurst School in Albany ranks first among secondary schools by ncea level 2 attainment in Auckland with NCEA L2 100%.

How are secondary schools by ncea level 2 attainment in Auckland ranked?

Secondary schools ranked by the percentage of school leavers who left with at least NCEA Level 2 (Ministry of Education), for schools with 30 or more leavers. Figures are the most recent published by the national authority and matched to the school directory.

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