Top 37 secondary schools in Northland (2026)

Secondary and composite schools offering Years 9–13. Ranked by the Success Index (NZ) from official New Zealand data; 37 schools shown.

1
77
Pompallier Catholic CollegeMaunu · State integrated Secondary (Year 7-15)Equity Index (EQI) 424 · 646 students
2
57
Kerikeri High SchoolKerikeri · State Secondary (Year 7-15)Equity Index (EQI) 463 · 1,632 students
3
55
Whangārei Girls' High SchoolRegent · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 471 · 1,496 students
4
49
Whangārei Boys' High SchoolAvenues · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 474 · 1,404 students
5
49
Excellere CollegeKamo · State integrated CompositeEquity Index (EQI) 452 · 370 students
6
46
Otamatea High SchoolMaungaturoto · State Secondary (Year 7-15)Equity Index (EQI) 480 · 566 students
7
43
Bream Bay CollegeRuakaka · State Secondary (Year 7-15)Equity Index (EQI) 482 · 617 students
8
42
Tauraroa Area SchoolMaungakaramea · State CompositeEquity Index (EQI) 477 · 425 students
9
41
Renew SchoolMorningside · State integrated CompositeEquity Index (EQI) 461 · 197 students
10
34
TKKM o KaikoheKaikohe · State CompositeEquity Index (EQI) 521 · 241 students
11
31
Te Rangi AniwaniwaAwanui · State CompositeEquity Index (EQI) 519 · 181 students
12
29
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o HokiangaOpononi · State CompositeEquity Index (EQI) 521 · 139 students
13
29
Te Kamo High SchoolKamo · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 508 · 776 students
14
26
Kaitaia CollegeKaitaia · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 522 · 700 students
15
26
Kaikohe Christian SchoolKaikohe · State integrated CompositeEquity Index (EQI) 516 · 158 students
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26
TKKM o NgaringaomatarikiOruawharo · State CompositeEquity Index (EQI) 524 · 95 students
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25
Bay of Islands CollegeKawakawa · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 530 · 474 students
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23
Dargaville High SchoolDargaville · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 515 · 399 students
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23
Ruawai CollegeRuawai · State Secondary (Year 7-15)Equity Index (EQI) 526 · 139 students
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23
Taipa Area SchoolTaipa · State CompositeEquity Index (EQI) 530 · 418 students
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23
TKKM o TaumarereMoerewa · State CompositeEquity Index (EQI) 523 · 118 students
22
22
Te Kura o Te KaoTe Kao · State CompositeEquity Index (EQI) 533 · 88 students
23
22
Opononi Area SchoolOmapere · State CompositeEquity Index (EQI) 537 · 165 students
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21
TKKM o PukemiroKaitaia · State CompositeEquity Index (EQI) 537 · 150 students
25
21
Okaihau CollegeOkaihau · State Secondary (Year 7-15)Equity Index (EQI) 516 · 261 students
26
20
Te Rito - Te Kura TaiaoTaipa · Charter CompositeEquity Index (EQI) 523 · 147 students
27
18
Te Kura o WaikareWaikare · State CompositeEquity Index (EQI) 537 · 67 students
28
18
Te Kura Taumata o PanguruPanguru · State CompositeEquity Index (EQI) 542 · 113 students
29
16
Te Kāpehu WhetūWhangarei · State CompositeEquity Index (EQI) 529 · 177 students
30
16
TKKM o Te Rawhiti RoaTikipunga · State CompositeEquity Index (EQI) 535 · 188 students
31
15
Broadwood Area SchoolBroadwood · State CompositeEquity Index (EQI) 558 · 131 students
32
15
Tikipunga High SchoolTikipunga · State Secondary (Year 7-15)Equity Index (EQI) 560 · 356 students
33
15
Whangaroa CollegeKaeo · State Secondary (Year 7-15)Equity Index (EQI) 540 · 99 students
34
15
Ngataki SchoolNgataki · State Composite (Year 1-10)Equity Index (EQI) 551 · 65 students
35
13
Mangakahia Area SchoolTitoki · State CompositeEquity Index (EQI) 560 · 77 students
36
12
Northland CollegeKaikohe · State Secondary (Year 9-15)Equity Index (EQI) 552 · 294 students
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12
Moerewa SchoolMoerewa · State Composite (Year 1-10)Equity Index (EQI) 552 · 126 students

#	School	Sector	Success Index (NZ)	Equity Index (EQI)	Students
1	Pompallier Catholic College Maunu · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State integrated	76.8 Top 25%	424	646
2	Kerikeri High School Kerikeri · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State	56.8 Top 50%	463	1,632
3	Whangārei Girls' High School Regent · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	55.0 Top 50%	471	1,496
4	Whangārei Boys' High School Avenues · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	49.4 Top 50%	474	1,404
5	Excellere College Kamo · Composite · Years 1–13	State integrated	49.1 Top 50%	452	370
6	Otamatea High School Maungaturoto · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State	45.8 Lower 50%	480	566
7	Bream Bay College Ruakaka · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State	43.1 Lower 50%	482	617
8	Tauraroa Area School Maungakaramea · Composite · Years 1–13	State	41.7 Lower 50%	477	425
9	Renew School Morningside · Composite · Years 1–13	State integrated	41.3 Lower 50%	461	197
10	TKKM o Kaikohe Kaikohe · Composite · Years 1–13	State	33.5 Lower 50%	521	241
11	Te Rangi Aniwaniwa Awanui · Composite · Years 1–13	State	30.9 Lower 50%	519	181
12	Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Hokianga Opononi · Composite · Years 1–13	State	28.8 Lower 50%	521	139
13	Te Kamo High School Kamo · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	28.6 Lower 50%	508	776
14	Kaitaia College Kaitaia · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	26.3 Lower 50%	522	700
15	Kaikohe Christian School Kaikohe · Composite · Years 1–13	State integrated	26.1 Lower 50%	516	158
16	TKKM o Ngaringaomatariki Oruawharo · Composite · Years 1–13	State	25.8 Lower 50%	524	95
17	Bay of Islands College Kawakawa · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	25.4 Lower 50%	530	474
18	Dargaville High School Dargaville · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	23.3 Lower 50%	515	399
19	Ruawai College Ruawai · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State	22.9 Lower 50%	526	139
20	Taipa Area School Taipa · Composite · Years 1–13	State	22.8 Lower 50%	530	418
21	TKKM o Taumarere Moerewa · Composite · Years 1–13	State	22.6 Lower 50%	523	118
22	Te Kura o Te Kao Te Kao · Composite · Years 1–13	State	22.4 Lower 50%	533	88
23	Opononi Area School Omapere · Composite · Years 1–13	State	21.5 Lower 50%	537	165
24	TKKM o Pukemiro Kaitaia · Composite · Years 1–13	State	21.1 Lower 50%	537	150
25	Okaihau College Okaihau · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State	21.0 Lower 50%	516	261
26	Te Rito - Te Kura Taiao Taipa · Composite · Years 1–13	Charter	19.8 Lower 50%	523	147
27	Te Kura o Waikare Waikare · Composite · Years 1–13	State	18.4 Lower 50%	537	67
28	Te Kura Taumata o Panguru Panguru · Composite · Years 1–13	State	18.2 Lower 50%	542	113
29	Te Kāpehu Whetū Whangarei · Composite · Years 1–13	State	16.4 Lower 50%	529	177
30	TKKM o Te Rawhiti Roa Tikipunga · Composite · Years 1–13	State	16.3 Lower 50%	535	188
31	Broadwood Area School Broadwood · Composite · Years 1–13	State	15.4 Lower 50%	558	131
32	Tikipunga High School Tikipunga · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State	15.2 Lower 50%	560	356
33	Whangaroa College Kaeo · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13	State	14.9 Lower 50%	540	99
34	Ngataki School Ngataki · Composite (Year 1-10) · Years 1–13	State	14.6 Lower 50%	551	65
35	Mangakahia Area School Titoki · Composite · Years 1–13	State	13.2 Lower 50%	560	77
36	Northland College Kaikohe · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13	State	12.2 Lower 50%	552	294
37	Moerewa School Moerewa · Composite (Year 1-10) · Years 1–13	State	11.5 Lower 50%	552	126

Pompallier Catholic College in Maunu leads the 2026 list of secondary schools in Northland with a Success Index (NZ) of 76.8. Of the 37 schools shown, 32 are state, 4 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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Frequently asked questions

What is the best secondary school in Northland?

Pompallier Catholic College in Maunu ranks first among secondary schools in Northland with a Success Index (NZ) of 76.8 out of 100 (Equity Index (EQI): 424).

How are secondary schools in Northland 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.