Nelson College For Girls Prep School
Intermediate · Private : Fully Registered
- Year levels
- 7–8
- Total roll
- 96
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Girls School
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Trafalgar Street South, Nelson
- Territorial authority
- Nelson City
- Phone
- 03-5482194
- prep@ncg.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.ncg.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Nelson
What would the day look like?
The practical things this school states on its own website — the hours, the uniform, the term dates, and how children get there. These are the school’s own words, not the Ministry’s record and not ERO’s.
Quoted from this school’s own website, as we read it on 13 August 2026. A web page carries no date of its own, so that is the day we read it — not a statement that any of this is still the case. Each line quotes the words it came from.
- Uniform
Not stated on the school’s website.
- Where to buy the uniform
- https://www.nzuniforms.com/
Website: [NZ Uniforms](https://www.nzuniforms.com/)
- https://www.nzuniforms.com/
What does the school say about itself?
Quoted, not summarised. Every school describes itself well, so this is here to be read as the school’s own case rather than as a finding — and a school that states nothing simply has no row.
Quoted from this school’s own website, as we read it on 13 August 2026. A web page carries no date of its own, so that is the day we read it — not a statement that any of this is still the case. Each line quotes the words it came from.
- International students
- Accepted, as stated
With a roll of 950 students, including 40 international students, we welcome applications for Years 9–13
- Accepted, as stated
What is on offer beyond the classroom?
The sports, arts, clubs and groups this school names on its own website. Not a complete list of what any school offers, and not a count — a school that names more here has written more down, which is not the same as doing more.
Quoted from this school’s own website, as we read it on 13 August 2026. A web page carries no date of its own, so that is the day we read it — not a statement that any of this is still the case. Each line quotes the words it came from.
- On offer
- Watch Anime/ Manga in Japanese
Watch Anime/ Manga in Japanese – (Wednesdays at lunch in Room 1) Student-Led
- Bel Canto
Bel Canto Thursday lunchtime (no experience required)
- NC/ NCG Combined choir
NC/ NCG Combined choir Friday 8am – 9am
- Pikimai
Pikimai is our Kapa Haka group, which this year is tutored by an ex-student, Amelia Kawe.
- SCGNZ SHEILAH WINN SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
- HOUSE DRAMA HOUSE MUSIC
- STAGE CHALLENGE (BIENNIAL)
- VAST DANCE FESTIVAL
- BIENNIAL PRODUCTION NELSON COLLEGE FOR GIRLS AND NELSON COLLEGE
- SHOWCASE
SHOWCASE This is an upbeat variety show, which is organised and run by the Arts Leaders and their Arts Committee.
- THEATRESPORTS CLUB
- Mountain Biking
- Mountain Biking
- Netball (approx 27 teams)
- Netball (approx 27 teams)
- Rowing
- Rowing
- Rugby
- Rugby
- Sailing
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Shooting
- Squash
- Squash
- Swimming
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Tennis
- Touch Rugby
- Touch Rugby
- Triathlons
- Triathlons
- Underwater Hockey
- Underwater Hockey
- Volleyball
- Volleyball
- Adventure Racing
- Adventure Racing
- Athletics
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Basketball
- Bowls
- Bowls
- Cricket
- Cricket
- Cross Country
- Cross Country
- Cycling
- Cycling
- Equestrian
- Equestrian
- Football
- Football
- Futsal
- Futsal
- Golf
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Hockey
- Martial Arts
- Martial Arts
- Watch Anime/ Manga in Japanese
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 88
- Māori
- 10
- Pacific
- 1
- Asian
- 6
- MELAA
- 3
- Other
- 1
- International
- 0
Roll by year level and age
Shown as context, not ranked, not compared to any average. As at 30 June 2026, from the same annual return as the roll count above.
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 07 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 50 |
| Year 08 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 48 |
| Total | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 98 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Age 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 33 |
| Age 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 54 |
| Age 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Total | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 98 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- not applicable
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Large urban area
- Date opened
- 1 February 1883
The Equity Index is used by the Ministry to allocate equity funding. It describes the socio-economic barriers a school’s students face, not how good the school is. How the Equity Index works
What did ERO find?
The Education Review Office reviews every school and publishes what it finds in full. We quote ERO’s report here, section by section, in ERO’s own words and order, and link to it. We do not summarise a report, pick a line out of one, or turn one into a score. How ERO reviews schools
- Reports ERO holds
- 3
- Last reviewed
- 3 May 2024
- Latest report
- Nelson College For Girls Prep School May 2024
- Report type
- not reported
- Board assurance
- not reported
The roll ERO recorded, and when
ERO writes a roll into each report it publishes: a count taken for that report, on the day shown, by the review team that was there. The Ministry of Education’s current roll for this school is 96 — the figure at the top of this page, and the one to use for how big the school is now. These are a different measurement by a different body, so they will rarely agree, and a difference between them is not a change in the school.
October 2019
96
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 29 November 2019
March 2016
84
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 12 May 2016
We draw no line between these. Each was counted for its own report, years apart, by a different review team, and a roll moves between reviews for reasons none of these figures record — so the difference between any two of them measures nothing.
Read the full report on ero.govt.nz →
All 3 reports ERO holds for this school
ERO reviews a school every few years — around four years between reviews is the usual cycle — so an older date here reflects where a school sits in that cycle, not how it is doing.
Source: Education Review Office, CC BY 4.0.
Roll date: 30 June 2026 (2026).