Key facts
- School number6977
- School typeSecondary · Years 9–15
- AuthorityState
- GenderCo-Educational
- BoardingNo
- Language of instructionEnglish medium / other settings
- Established1 January 2014
About Hobsonville Point Secondary School
Hobsonville Point Secondary School (HPSS) is a state secondary school catering to students in Years 9 to 13. It is located in the Hobsonville Point area and operates within the Statutory Acknowledgement area of Te Kawerau ā Maki, the school's iwi partner.
The school's curriculum is structured around personalised and authentic learning. Each student is assigned a Whānau Coach for pastoral care, academic mentoring, and parental contact, and belongs to a Whānau Class grouped within a broader Community led by a Community Lead Teacher. The school describes a set of Hobsonville Habits — dispositions intended to support deeper thinking and lifelong learning — as central to its approach.
HPSS has a formal engagement programme with Te Kawerau ā Maki called Mana Kura, which supports the development of a localised curriculum aligned with iwi aspirations and strengthens connections between the school and the iwi's historical and cultural ties to the land.
The school offers enrichment classes across a range of disciplines, more than 20 sports, and extra-curricular activities including kapa haka, Model UN, and Maths Club. It also maintains partnerships with local employers and industry organisations to provide students with work-based learning and internship opportunities — 90 student internships are cited alongside NCEA Level 2 and Level 3 pass rates of 85.2% and 83.3% respectively.
Enrolment
Enrolment scheme on recordHobsonville Point Secondary 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 should not be requested, unless for a school camp".
With an Equity Index of 430, Hobsonville Point Secondary School is below the 432 threshold newly required to opt into the donations scheme, though a school already receiving this funding from an earlier year may continue to do so. Outside the scheme, a school can still ask families for donations, but cannot compel or enforce payment.
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 Hobsonville Point Secondary School actually sits, not just the number on its own.
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 →
Student ethnicity
The Ministry publishes this as a raw table — here it's visualised directly against Hobsonville Point Secondary School's own roll, so the shape of it is clear at a glance.
- European — 558 students (52.5%)
- Asian — 447 students (42.1%)
- Pacific — 88 students (8.3%)
- Māori — 139 students (13.1%)
- MELAA — 76 students (7.1%)
- Other — 39 students (3.7%)
- International — 38 students (3.6%)
Percentages may sum to more than 100% because students can identify with more than one ethnic group.
Education pathway
Nearby schools serving the next or previous year levels are shown as potential pathway options. They do not indicate formal enrolment pathways or actual student transfers.
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Hobsonville Point Primary School Full Primary · Years 1–8 · 693 m
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Saint Kentigern Boys' School Full Primary · Years 1–8 · 15.2 km
Further education in Auckland
Explore tertiary providers based in Auckland — not necessarily where Hobsonville Point Secondary School's own students go on to study.
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University of Auckland Universities
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Manukau Institute of Technology Institutes of Technology & Polytechnics
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Unitec Institutes of Technology & Polytechnics
Location
- Street addressHobsonville Point Road
- SuburbHobsonville Point
- CityAuckland
- Local authorityUpper Harbour Local Board Area
Official contact details
- ContactKirsty Dowding
- Phone+64 9 975 7400
- Websitewww.hpss.school.nz/
Nearby schools
Schools physically closest to Hobsonville Point Secondary School, regardless of year level.
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Hobsonville Point Primary School Full Primary · Years 1–8 · 693 m
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Albany Junior High School Secondary · Years 7–10 · 6 km
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Westbridge Residential School Specialist School · 6.2 km
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Pinehurst School Composite · Years 1–15 · 7.5 km
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Albany Senior High School Secondary · Years 11–15 · 8 km
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Curriculum
Hobsonville Point Secondary School covers Year 9 and above. The junior school (Year 9–10) organises learning into two types of classes.
Connected Learning Modules are integrated classes in which two subjects are team-taught together, with curriculum content from both subjects structured around shared concepts, capabilities, contexts, or outcomes. Learning Modules are specialist single-subject classes from which students select according to their interests.
Both class types are described as aiming to develop subject knowledge, critical thinking, and independent learning. The school states that Year 9 students choose from a range of courses, though specific subject names are not listed in the available course descriptions.
Co-curricular Sports and Activities
The following sports and physical activities are offered at Hobsonville Point Secondary School:
- Archery
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Climbing
- Crossfit
- Football
- Golf
- Hockey
- Lawn Bowls
- Netball
- Orienteering
- Rugby
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Touch
- Ultimate
- Volleyball
Student Support Services
Hobsonville Point Secondary School provides the following student support services:
- Te Ara Manaaki — the school's counselling service, staffed by three full-time counsellors. Alongside individual counselling appointments, the team runs a Rainbow Group, the KickIt programme (supporting students around drug and alcohol use), and a Peer Mediation Team (supporting students to resolve conflict).
- Health Centre — staffed by a full-time school nurse who provides nursing services to all students and staff. Students can attend during interval or lunchtime for non-urgent matters, or request to be released from class for urgent needs.
- Learning Support — provides classroom support, assistive technology, and individual support plans shared with teaching staff. In Years 9 and 10, dedicated learning support classes focus on literacy, numeracy, and building confidence. In Years 11–13, the school offers classes designed for additional learning needs and can apply for Special Assessment Conditions for eligible students under Ministry criteria.
Frequently asked
These aren't generic answers — each one is built directly from Hobsonville Point Secondary School's own official Ministry of Education data already shown on this page, so what you read here always matches the figures above.
Sources & methodology
Every fact on this page traces back to one of the rows below — official Ministry of Education data, or Hobsonville Point Secondary School's own published information, reviewed before publication. Nothing here is inferred or estimated beyond what its source actually states.
| Data | Source | Data period | Last 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) | Hobsonville Point Secondary School's official website | Current | 20 September 2026 |