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Albany Senior High School, Auckland

Secondary · Years 11–15 · Co-Educational · Albany, Auckland

A state secondary school in Albany, Auckland, it operates with a self-directed learning model in which students structure their own timetables. Teachers are addressed by their first names, reflecting a deliberately non-hierarchical school culture.

Last checked 7 September 2026 · Roll data from August 2026

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At a glance

TypeSecondary · Years 11–15
LocationAuckland
RegionAuckland Region
School number563
755
Students
as at August 2026
446
Equity Index
Yes
Enrolment scheme
Open
School status

Key facts

  • School number563
  • School typeSecondary · Years 11–15
  • AuthorityState
  • GenderCo-Educational
  • BoardingNo
  • Language of instructionEnglish medium / other settings
  • Established25 December 2008
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About Albany Senior High School

Albany Senior High School (ASHS) is a senior secondary school located in Albany, New Zealand. The school's stated vision centres on students nurturing, inspiring, and empowering one another "to achieve highly and be good citizens", expressed in both English and te reo Māori.

The school's published values include warm and mutually respectful relationships, family involvement in the learning community, and recognition of Māori as tangata whenua of New Zealand. Other stated values include curiosity and enquiry, use of evidence and reflection in decision-making, and contributing to local and global communities.

Three institutional mantras are published on the school's vision and values page: "It's not IF you are bright, it's HOW you are bright"; "No-one slips through the cracks"; and "We will ALWAYS be a new school". The third reflects a stated commitment to ongoing renewal rather than settled tradition.

Enrolment

Enrolment scheme on record

Albany Senior High School has an enrolment scheme (a home zone) on record. Living inside it guarantees a place; living outside it does not, though out-of-zone applications may still be considered.

School donations

The Ministry of Education profile states that: "Donations may be requested".

With an Equity Index of 446, Albany Senior High School is in the range eligible to opt into the Ministry's donations scheme — receiving additional government funding per student in exchange for not seeking donations (except for overnight camps).

Check directly with the school for current charges, contributions or other costs. Learn more on the donations scheme or fees and charges at school, both on education.govt.nz.

Equity Index

The Ministry publishes this figure as a bare number — KuraData shows it against the directory-wide average, so you can see where Albany Senior High School actually sits, not just the number on its own.

OFFICIAL DATA
446
Scale: 344–569
Band: Below Average (2026)
WHAT IT MEANS

The Equity Index estimates the socio-economic barriers students face, on average, and is used to inform government funding and support. It is not a measure of school quality or academic performance.

Higher values indicate a higher level of estimated socio-economic barriers; lower values indicate fewer. Learn how the Equity Index is calculated →

EQI scale (344–569)
Directory avg 455.8
Albany Senior High School 446

Student ethnicity

The Ministry publishes this as a raw table — here it's visualised directly against Albany Senior High School's own roll, so the shape of it is clear at a glance.

  • European — 523 students (69.3%)
  • Asian — 215 students (28.5%)
  • Pacific — 34 students (4.5%)
  • Māori — 82 students (10.9%)
  • MELAA — 37 students (4.9%)
  • Other — 22 students (2.9%)
  • International — 6 students (0.8%)

Percentages may sum to more than 100% because students can identify with more than one ethnic group.

Further education in Auckland

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Location

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  • Street address536 Albany Highway
  • SuburbAlbany
  • CityAuckland
  • Local authorityUpper Harbour Local Board Area

Official contact details

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Co-curricular Activities

The following sports are among those offered at Albany Senior High School for the 2026 season.

  • Volleyball — separate boys and girls teams competing in Harbour League (social) and Super League (competitive); beach volleyball also available through Harbour Volleyball
  • Badminton — multiple grade teams (Boys A, B and C; Girls A, B and C) competing through Badminton North Harbour
  • Triathlon / Duathlon / Aquathon — individual and team entry events at separate competitions across the year
  • Rock Climbing — top rope and bouldering series events at venues including Extreme Edge (Panmure), Northern Rocks (Wairua Valley), Vertical Adventures (Glen Eden) and Boulder Co (Massey)
  • Water Polo — run as a composite team with Long Bay College; training Tuesday and Friday mornings
  • Ultimate Frisbee — separate boys/mixed and girls tournaments
  • Athletics — events including North Harbour Secondary Schools champs, Auckland Champs and NISS Track & Field
  • Tennis — teams of four competing on Mondays at various North Shore school venues
  • Mountain Biking — Funduro races and a Downhill Champs event across multiple venues
  • Orienteering — five-race sprint series running February to March, plus Auckland Secondary Schools relay, individual long and rogaine events
  • Touch Rugby — Tuesday afternoon games
  • Hockey — boys (Wednesdays) and girls (Thursdays) competing April to August at North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Bush Road, Albany
  • Table Tennis — season and venue details to be confirmed

Student Support and Pastoral Care

Albany Senior High School provides several named student support services through its Te Korowai ō te Tangata Wellbeing Centre, located in building 3A.

  • Counselling: Professionally trained counsellors, registered with the New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC), provide confidential support for issues including anxiety, grief, bullying, family difficulties, and stress. Students can self-refer or be referred by teachers, Senior Leaders, or parents and whānau. Counsellors can also facilitate mediations, arrange referrals to external agencies, and support restorative meetings.
  • Health Centre: Staffed by two Registered Nurses, Emma Sentch and Debbie Pincott, the centre is open Monday to Friday, 8.45am–3.15pm during term time. It provides first aid, dressings, health assessments, management of long-term medical conditions, medication administration (with written parental consent), and referrals to ACC and other agencies.
  • Student Services Dogs: A therapy dog named Mousse operates as part of the Wellbeing team, providing support during counselling conversations and other situations requiring emotional de-escalation or comfort.

Facilities

Albany Senior High School has the following named or described facilities on campus:

  • Library — holds physical and digital collections and is staffed by library staff supported by student librarians
  • Gym
  • Conference facilities — includes small meeting spaces for groups of up to 30 people and larger venues for up to 150 people
  • Exhibition spaces — suitable for trade displays or art exhibitions

Frequently asked

These aren't generic answers — each one is built directly from Albany Senior High School's own official Ministry of Education data already shown on this page, so what you read here always matches the figures above.

Albany Senior High School is classified as a Secondary (Year 11-15) school serving Years 11–15.

It's a state school in the Auckland region. New Zealand domestic students are generally entitled to free enrolment and education at state schools.

Yes. It's a co-educational school, enrolling both boys and girls.

Yes. Albany Senior High School has an enrolment scheme (a home zone) on record. Living inside it guarantees a place; living outside it does not, though out-of-zone applications may still be considered.

755 students, according to the August 2026 roll data.

It reflects the estimated socio-economic barriers Albany Senior High School's students face, on average. The Ministry uses the Equity Index to help target funding and support. It is not a measure of school quality or academic performance.

Sources & methodology

Every fact on this page traces back to one of the rows below — official Ministry of Education data, or Albany Senior High School's own published information, reviewed before publication. Nothing here is inferred or estimated beyond what its source actually states.

DataSourceData periodLast checked
School characteristics Ministry of Education — 7 September 2026
Student roll Ministry of Education / Education Counts August 2026 7 September 2026
Equity Index Education Counts — 7 September 2026
Address & coordinates Ministry of Education — 7 September 2026
Contact details NZ Schools Directory Current 7 September 2026
School information (AI-curated, human-reviewed) Albany Senior High School's official website Current 16 September 2026