Top 91 secondary schools by university entrance in Auckland (2026)

Secondary schools ranked by the percentage of school leavers who attained the University Entrance award (Ministry of Education). Ordered by the measure shown, with the Success Index (NZ) for context; 91 schools shown.

#	School	Sector	UE	Success Index (NZ)	Equity Index (EQI)	Students
1	Pinehurst School Albany · Composite · Years 1–13	Private	98.9%	– Not rated	–	1,157
2	Diocesan School For Girls Epsom · Composite · Years 1–13	Private	97.2%	– Not rated	–	1,727
3	Kristin School Albany · Composite · Years 1–13	Private	95.4%	– Not rated	–	1,770
4	Baradene College Remuera · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	94.8%	91.1 Top 5%	370	1,522
5	ACG Parnell College Parnell · Composite · Years 1–13	Private	94.4%	– Not rated	–	2,004
6	Carmel College Milford · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	93.8%	91.3 Top 5%	382	1,102
7	St Paul's College (Ponsonby) Ponsonby · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	93.7%	64.3 Top 50%	480	394
8	Marist College Mount Albert · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	93.7%	86.4 Top 5%	398	770
9	St Peter's College (Epsom) Grafton · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	93.3%	83.3 Top 10%	383	1,321
10	St Cuthbert's College (Epsom) Epsom · Composite · Years 1–13	Private	93%	– Not rated	–	1,655
11	Saint Kentigern College Pakuranga · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	Private	92.1%	– Not rated	–	2,350
12	OneSchool Global - New Zealand Onehunga · Composite · Years 1–13	Private	91.9%	– Not rated	–	1,500
13	King's College Otahuhu · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	Private	91.7%	– Not rated	–	1,238
14	St Mary's College (Ponsonby) Ponsonby · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	91.6%	80.6 Top 10%	388	1,005
15	KingsWay School Red Beach · Composite · Years 1–13	State integrated	90.5%	90.8 Top 5%	388	2,086
16	Westlake Boys High School Takapuna · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	90.1%	88.6 Top 5%	399	2,778
17	Auckland Girls' Grammar School Newton · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	89.9%	64.6 Top 50%	485	1,185
18	Liston College Henderson · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	89.3%	77.5 Top 25%	414	855
19	Westlake Girls' High School Takapuna · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	88.7%	87.6 Top 5%	403	2,297
20	Sancta Maria College Howick South · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	88.5%	85.8 Top 5%	390	1,061
21	Dilworth School Remuera · Composite · Years 1–13	Private	88%	– Not rated	–	503
22	Wentworth College Gulf Harbour · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	Private	87.2%	– Not rated	–	473
23	Al-Madinah School Mangere · Composite · Years 1–13	State integrated	87.1%	80.2 Top 10%	413	551
24	Elim Christian College Mt Albert Mt Albert · Composite · Years 1–13	State integrated	86.8%	87.8 Top 5%	394	449
25	McAuley High School Otahuhu · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State integrated	86.5%	54.8 Top 50%	483	757
26	Macleans College Bucklands Beach · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	85.8%	88.0 Top 5%	385	3,069
27	Rosmini College Takapuna · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	85.4%	89.3 Top 5%	387	1,208
28	Epsom Girls Grammar School Epsom · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	85%	85.4 Top 5%	402	2,335
29	St Dominic's Catholic College (Henderson) Henderson · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	84.9%	80.4 Top 10%	423	854
30	Takapuna Grammar School Takapuna · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	84.3%	86.6 Top 5%	393	2,273
31	Elim Christian College Howick South · Composite · Years 1–13	State integrated	84.1%	80.0 Top 10%	379	1,098
32	ACG Sunderland Henderson · Composite · Years 1–13	Private	83.7%	– Not rated	–	902
33	ACG Strathallan Karaka · Composite · Years 1–13	Private	83.5%	– Not rated	–	1,287
34	Sacred Heart College (Auckland) Glendowie · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	83.2%	86.7 Top 5%	394	1,504
35	Rangitoto College Browns Bay · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	82.4%	85.4 Top 5%	397	4,189
36	Selwyn College Kohimarama · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	81.9%	83.3 Top 10%	411	1,604
37	Long Bay College Torbay · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	81.7%	80.8 Top 10%	422	1,984
38	Glendowie College Glendowie · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	80.9%	76.7 Top 25%	392	1,189
39	Auckland Grammar School Epsom · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	80.5%	85.9 Top 5%	386	2,769
40	Western Springs College-Ngā Puna o Waiōrea Western Springs · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	77.9%	80.0 Top 10%	422	1,784
41	Botany Downs Secondary College Botany Downs · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	76.3%	83.2 Top 10%	403	2,001
42	Mt Albert Grammar School Mount Albert · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	74.8%	79.1 Top 25%	415	3,651
43	Vanguard Military School Rosedale · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	74.5%	50.0 Top 50%	494	150
44	Auckland Seventh-Day Adventist H S Mangere Bridge · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State integrated	72.4%	53.0 Top 50%	489	332
45	Southern Cross Campus Mangere · Composite · Years 1–13	State	72.3%	48.8 Top 50%	515	1,671
46	Green Bay High School Green Bay · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	72.2%	74.6 Top 25%	430	1,960
47	Glenfield College Glenfield · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	72.1%	60.7 Top 50%	466	782
48	Northcote College Northcote · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	72%	77.1 Top 25%	428	1,632
49	Albany Senior High School Albany · Secondary (Year 11-15)	State	71.8%	59.8 Top 50%	446	741
50	Ambury Park Centre Mangere Bridge · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	Private	71.7%	– Not rated	–	3
51	Avondale College Avondale · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	71.3%	64.7 Top 50%	439	2,813
52	Kelston Girls' College New Lynn · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	71.2%	46.8 Lower 50%	507	584
53	Pakūranga College Bucklands Beach · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	70.4%	75.1 Top 25%	431	2,302
54	Ormiston Senior College Flat Bush · Secondary (Year 11-15)	State	70.3%	71.1 Top 25%	443	1,529
55	Hobsonville Point Secondary School Hobsonville Point · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	69.8%	72.8 Top 25%	430	1,055
56	Orewa College Orewa · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State	69.8%	72.9 Top 25%	432	2,285
57	Rutherford College Te Atatu · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	69%	64.6 Top 50%	459	1,596
58	Birkenhead College Birkenhead · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	68.2%	50.2 Top 50%	464	487
59	Mahurangi College Warkworth · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State	68%	71.2 Top 25%	441	1,563
60	Marcellin College Royal Oak · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	68%	48.9 Top 50%	470	462
61	Howick College Howick South · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	68%	74.8 Top 25%	432	2,238
62	De La Salle College Mangere East · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	67.9%	55.5 Top 50%	484	966
63	Papatoetoe High School Papatoetoe · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	66.3%	58.6 Top 50%	472	1,800
64	Waitakere College Henderson · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	66%	54.7 Top 50%	480	1,957
65	Otahuhu College Otahuhu · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	65.9%	46.9 Lower 50%	509	1,096
66	Mt Roskill Grammar Mount Roskill · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	65.8%	61.3 Top 50%	444	1,929
67	Onehunga High School Onehunga · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	65%	53.4 Top 50%	478	1,015
68	Lynfield College Mount Roskill · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	64.9%	75.9 Top 25%	417	2,040
69	One Tree Hill College Penrose · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	64.8%	57.8 Top 50%	466	1,479
70	Massey High School Massey · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	64.1%	53.2 Top 50%	486	2,110
71	Manurewa High School Manurewa · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	63.4%	47.7 Lower 50%	508	2,369
72	Kaipara College Helensville · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	61.6%	54.6 Top 50%	460	719
73	Whangaparaoa College Stanmore Bay · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State	60.6%	64.3 Top 50%	447	1,922
74	Edgewater College Pakuranga · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	59.7%	44.5 Lower 50%	497	629
75	Kelston Boys' High School New Lynn · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	57.3%	41.4 Lower 50%	505	807
76	Pacific Advance Secondary School Otahuhu · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	57.1%	27.8 Lower 50%	519	158
77	Henderson High School Henderson · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	56%	47.8 Lower 50%	481	1,044
78	Wesley College Pukekohe · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	55.9%	33.0 Lower 50%	509	326
79	Alfriston College Manurewa · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	55.7%	44.2 Lower 50%	496	1,257
80	Rosehill College Papakura · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	53.4%	51.5 Top 50%	473	1,751
81	Pukekohe High School Pukekohe · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	53.1%	60.2 Top 50%	465	1,922
82	Waiheke High School Waiheke Island · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State	52.4%	48.9 Top 50%	442	388
83	Tamaki College Glen Innes · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	50.3%	31.4 Lower 50%	526	703
84	Rodney College Wellsford · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	50%	32.5 Lower 50%	489	357
85	Te Haikura a Kiwa Manurewa · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	49.7%	32.5 Lower 50%	529	1,856
86	Waiuku College Waiuku · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	45.9%	52.3 Top 50%	476	986
87	Aorere College Papatoetoe · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	43.9%	41.6 Lower 50%	497	1,706
88	Tangaroa College Otara · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	42.9%	32.2 Lower 50%	521	1,080
89	Mangere College Mangere · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	42.5%	31.0 Lower 50%	521	756
90	Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate Senior School Otara · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	36.7%	31.3 Lower 50%	525	652
91	Papakura High School Papakura · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	34.8%	26.3 Lower 50%	531	1,309

Pinehurst School in Albany leads the 2026 list of secondary schools by university entrance in Auckland with UE 98.9%. Of the 91 schools shown, 58 are state, 20 are state integrated, 13 are private.

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What is the best ue results school in Auckland?

Pinehurst School in Albany ranks first among secondary schools by university entrance in Auckland with UE 98.9%.

How are secondary schools by university entrance in Auckland ranked?

Secondary schools ranked by the percentage of school leavers who attained the University Entrance award (Ministry of Education). Figures are the most recent published by the national authority and matched to the school directory.

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.