Browse schools by city
137 cities have schools on record. Pick one to see every school, grouped by suburb.
There are currently 480 schools in New Zealand
on record in the Ministry of Education's Schools Directory, the source for every figure on this site.
Whether you're choosing a school for your child right now, or thinking ahead to where your family
might move next, knowing what's actually nearby — and how it compares — makes that decision easier.
Browse by city below, or use Schools near me to search by address.
Once you've got a school in mind, check term dates and school holidays
for the year ahead.
KuraData draws directly from the Ministry of Education's official directory — every published
school is here because it's on record with the Ministry, not because it paid for a listing or
maintains a marketing profile.
National highlights
A few standout figures calculated from the Ministry of Education's full national dataset —
not limited to the schools currently published on KuraData.
Most enrolled students, by city
Auckland
255,869 students across
440 schools
Highest average Equity Index, by city
Kawerau
Average EQI 543 — schools here estimate the most
socio-economic barriers, on average, of any city with 3+ EQI-bearing schools.
Lowest average Equity Index, by city
Manukau
Average EQI 386 — schools here estimate the fewest
socio-economic barriers, on average, of any city with 3+ EQI-bearing schools.
Schools by authority, nationally
2,579 total
2,142 State ·
0 State Integrated ·
84 Private
· 21 Charter
The Equity Index is not a measure of school quality, teaching quality, or academic performance —
it estimates socio-economic barriers to achievement. Learn how it works →
Again calculated from the full national dataset, not limited to what's published on KuraData yet.
Top 5 cities by number of schools
Which cities have the most schools on record, regardless of enrolment size.
Top 5 cities by enrolled students
Which cities teach the most students in total, combining every school's roll.
1
Auckland
255,869 students
440 schools with enrolment data on file
2
Christchurch
64,873 students
136 schools with enrolment data on file
3
Hamilton
39,361 students
72 schools with enrolment data on file
4
Wellington
38,946 students
79 schools with enrolment data on file
5
Tauranga
24,075 students
40 schools with enrolment data on file
Frequently asked
Quick answers built directly from the figures already shown on this page.
There are 2579 schools on record in the Ministry of Education's Schools Directory, the source for every figure on this site.
There are 456 schools on record in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city by number of schools.
Of the 2579 schools on record, 2142 are State schools, 0 are State Integrated (often faith-based, with government funding plus a small attendance fee), 84 are Private schools, which charge full tuition, 21 are Charter schools, and the remaining 332 fall under other Ministry authority categories, such as specialist schools.
The Equity Index estimates the socio-economic barriers a school's students face, on average — it is not a measure of school quality, teaching quality, or academic performance.
How these counts are calculated
- Each school is counted once, using its main campus address.
- The city grid above counts only published profiles; the national highlights and top-5 lists use the full Ministry dataset.
- Counts update automatically as new schools are published.