Rotorua Girls' High School
Secondary (Year 9-15) · State
- Year levels
- 9–13
- Total roll
- 642
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Girls School
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 251 Old Taupo Road, Hillcrest, Rotorua
- Territorial authority
- Rotorua District
- Phone
- 07-3480156
- principal@rghs.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.rghs.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Rotorua · schools in Bay of Plenty
Can my child go here?
This school has an enrolment scheme, so a place is not open to every address. How enrolment zones work
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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
- Required
a reminder that winter uniform applies for all students. Please make sure your child is wearing the correct uniform and footwear.
- Required
- Where to buy the uniform
- www.nzuniforms.com
Uniform can be purchased through NZ Uniforms online at www.nzuniforms.com
- 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
Students from overseas are extremely welcome to study at Rotorua Girls’ High School. Girls are accepted on exchange programmes organised through agencies or they can study as foreign fee paying students for whom home stays can be arranged for an additional cost.
- 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
- basketball
We offer a wide range of sporting opportunities: basketball, badminton/tennis, equestrian, football/futsal, hockey, ki o rahi, netball, touch, waka ama, volleyball, rugby, rugby league, rugby 7’s, 3x3 basketball.
- badminton
We offer a wide range of sporting opportunities: basketball, badminton/tennis, equestrian, football/futsal, hockey, ki o rahi, netball, touch, waka ama, volleyball, rugby, rugby league, rugby 7’s, 3x3 basketball.
- tennis
We offer a wide range of sporting opportunities: basketball, badminton/tennis, equestrian, football/futsal, hockey, ki o rahi, netball, touch, waka ama, volleyball, rugby, rugby league, rugby 7’s, 3x3 basketball.
- equestrian
We offer a wide range of sporting opportunities: basketball, badminton/tennis, equestrian, football/futsal, hockey, ki o rahi, netball, touch, waka ama, volleyball, rugby, rugby league, rugby 7’s, 3x3 basketball.
- football
We offer a wide range of sporting opportunities: basketball, badminton/tennis, equestrian, football/futsal, hockey, ki o rahi, netball, touch, waka ama, volleyball, rugby, rugby league, rugby 7’s, 3x3 basketball.
- futsal
We offer a wide range of sporting opportunities: basketball, badminton/tennis, equestrian, football/futsal, hockey, ki o rahi, netball, touch, waka ama, volleyball, rugby, rugby league, rugby 7’s, 3x3 basketball.
- hockey
We offer a wide range of sporting opportunities: basketball, badminton/tennis, equestrian, football/futsal, hockey, ki o rahi, netball, touch, waka ama, volleyball, rugby, rugby league, rugby 7’s, 3x3 basketball.
- ki o rahi
We offer a wide range of sporting opportunities: basketball, badminton/tennis, equestrian, football/futsal, hockey, ki o rahi, netball, touch, waka ama, volleyball, rugby, rugby league, rugby 7’s, 3x3 basketball.
- netball
We offer a wide range of sporting opportunities: basketball, badminton/tennis, equestrian, football/futsal, hockey, ki o rahi, netball, touch, waka ama, volleyball, rugby, rugby league, rugby 7’s, 3x3 basketball.
- touch
We offer a wide range of sporting opportunities: basketball, badminton/tennis, equestrian, football/futsal, hockey, ki o rahi, netball, touch, waka ama, volleyball, rugby, rugby league, rugby 7’s, 3x3 basketball.
- waka ama
We offer a wide range of sporting opportunities: basketball, badminton/tennis, equestrian, football/futsal, hockey, ki o rahi, netball, touch, waka ama, volleyball, rugby, rugby league, rugby 7’s, 3x3 basketball.
- volleyball
We offer a wide range of sporting opportunities: basketball, badminton/tennis, equestrian, football/futsal, hockey, ki o rahi, netball, touch, waka ama, volleyball, rugby, rugby league, rugby 7’s, 3x3 basketball.
- rugby
We offer a wide range of sporting opportunities: basketball, badminton/tennis, equestrian, football/futsal, hockey, ki o rahi, netball, touch, waka ama, volleyball, rugby, rugby league, rugby 7’s, 3x3 basketball.
- rugby league
We offer a wide range of sporting opportunities: basketball, badminton/tennis, equestrian, football/futsal, hockey, ki o rahi, netball, touch, waka ama, volleyball, rugby, rugby league, rugby 7’s, 3x3 basketball.
- rugby 7’s
We offer a wide range of sporting opportunities: basketball, badminton/tennis, equestrian, football/futsal, hockey, ki o rahi, netball, touch, waka ama, volleyball, rugby, rugby league, rugby 7’s, 3x3 basketball.
- 3x3 basketball
We offer a wide range of sporting opportunities: basketball, badminton/tennis, equestrian, football/futsal, hockey, ki o rahi, netball, touch, waka ama, volleyball, rugby, rugby league, rugby 7’s, 3x3 basketball.
- basketball
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 221
- Māori
- 464
- Pacific
- 114
- Asian
- 43
- MELAA
- 13
- Other
- 2
- International
- 2
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 09 | 137 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 170 |
| Year 10 | 127 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 167 |
| Year 11 | 113 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 143 |
| Year 12 | 69 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 104 |
| Year 13+ | 63 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 85 |
| Total | 509 | 113 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 230 | 1 | 669 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 13 | 113 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 140 |
| Age 14 | 125 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 162 |
| Age 15 | 120 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 156 |
| Age 16 | 71 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 98 |
| Age 17 | 66 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 89 |
| Age 18 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 19 |
| Age 19+ | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 509 | 113 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 230 | 1 | 669 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Academic results
Percentage with NCEA level 1 or above — 2025
70.2%
| Rotorua Girls' High School | 70.2% |
|---|---|
| Bay of Plenty Region | 87.3% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 88% |
| State: Not integrated | 83.6% |
| New Zealand | 85.2% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 70.2% |
|---|---|
| Male | Not applicable |
| Māori | 68.7% |
| Pacific | 67.9% |
| Asian | 87.5% |
| MELAA | Too few to report |
| Other | Too few to report |
| European/Pākehā | 76.9% |
| Total | 70.2% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison NCEA level 1 data (2023-2025)
Percentage with NCEA level 2 or above — 2025
51.2%
| Rotorua Girls' High School | 51.2% |
|---|---|
| Bay of Plenty Region | 78.1% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 81% |
| State: Not integrated | 75.4% |
| New Zealand | 77.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 51.2% |
|---|---|
| Male | Not applicable |
| Māori | 47.8% |
| Pacific | 53.6% |
| Asian | 87.5% |
| MELAA | Too few to report |
| Other | Too few to report |
| European/Pākehā | 57.7% |
| Total | 51.2% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison NCEA level 2 data (2023-2025)
Percentage with NCEA level 3 or above — 2025
35.7%
| Rotorua Girls' High School | 35.7% |
|---|---|
| Bay of Plenty Region | 56.5% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 61.8% |
| State: Not integrated | 55.2% |
| New Zealand | 59% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 35.7% |
|---|---|
| Male | Not applicable |
| Māori | 31.3% |
| Pacific | 42.9% |
| Asian | 75% |
| MELAA | Too few to report |
| Other | Too few to report |
| European/Pākehā | 44.2% |
| Total | 35.7% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison NCEA level 3 data (2023-2025)
Percentage with VP Award — 2025
10.7%
| Rotorua Girls' High School | 10.7% |
|---|---|
| Bay of Plenty Region | 18.1% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 15.2% |
| State: Not integrated | 14.4% |
| New Zealand | 14.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 10.7% |
|---|---|
| Male | Not applicable |
| Māori | 9% |
| Pacific | 10.7% |
| Asian | 12.5% |
| MELAA | Too few to report |
| Other | Too few to report |
| European/Pākehā | 15.4% |
| Total | 10.7% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison Vocational Pathway data (2023-2025)
Retention
Percentage staying until at least 17th birthday — 2025
62.5%
| Rotorua Girls' High School | 62.5% |
|---|---|
| Bay of Plenty Region | 77.3% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 83.5% |
| State: Not integrated | 81.4% |
| New Zealand | 83% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 62.5% |
|---|---|
| Male | Not applicable |
| Māori | 58.2% |
| Pacific | 57.1% |
| Asian | 87.5% |
| MELAA | Too few to report |
| Other | Too few to report |
| European/Pākehā | 73.1% |
| Total | 62.5% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison trend data (2023-2025)
— 2024
not reported
| Female | not reported |
|---|---|
| Male | not reported |
| Māori | not reported |
| Pacific | not reported |
| Asian | not reported |
| MELAA | not reported |
| Other | not reported |
| European/Pākehā | not reported |
| Total | not reported |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 1: School leavers enrolled in tertiary education one year after leaving school (2022-2024 leaver cohorts)
— 2023
not reported
| Female | not reported |
|---|---|
| Male | not reported |
| Māori | not reported |
| Pacific | not reported |
| Asian | not reported |
| MELAA | not reported |
| Other | not reported |
| European/Pākehā | not reported |
| Total | not reported |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: School leavers enrolled in tertiary education two years after leaving school (2021-2023 leaver cohorts)
— 2024
not reported
| Female | not reported |
|---|---|
| Male | not reported |
| Māori | not reported |
| Pacific | not reported |
| Asian | not reported |
| MELAA | not reported |
| Other | not reported |
| European/Pākehā | not reported |
| Total | not reported |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 1: School leavers enrolled in tertiary education one year after leaving school (2022-2024 leaver cohorts)
— 2023
not reported
| Female | not reported |
|---|---|
| Male | not reported |
| Māori | not reported |
| Pacific | not reported |
| Asian | not reported |
| MELAA | not reported |
| Other | not reported |
| European/Pākehā | not reported |
| Total | not reported |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: School leavers enrolled in tertiary education two years after leaving school (2021-2023 leaver cohorts)
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
37.3%
| Rotorua Girls' High School | 37.3% |
|---|---|
| Bay of Plenty Region | 37.4% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 35.8% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 37.3% |
|---|---|
| Male | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| Māori | 44.5% |
| Pacific | 28% |
| Asian | 19.7% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 22.1% |
| Total | 37.3% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison stand-down rates data (2024)
Age-standardised suspension rate per 1,000 students — 2024
6.3%
| Rotorua Girls' High School | 6.3% |
|---|---|
| Bay of Plenty Region | 3.8% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 4% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 6.3% |
|---|---|
| Male | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| Māori | 8% |
| Pacific | 4.6% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 4% |
| Total | 6.3% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison suspension rates data (2024)
Age-standardised exclusion rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0.8%
| Rotorua Girls' High School | 0.8% |
|---|---|
| Bay of Plenty Region | 1.4% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 1.7% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0.8% |
|---|---|
| Male | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| Māori | 1% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 0.8% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison exclusion data (2024)
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- 522
- Boarding
- Yes
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Large urban area
- Date opened
- 2 February 1959
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
- 6
- Last reviewed
- 24 January 2025
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (16 March 2023)
A board assurance statement is the board’s own account of whether it took all reasonable steps to meet its legal obligations, on the date shown. It is not ERO’s finding. ERO reports separately, in the same report, on any non-compliance it identified during that process.
The board assurance report of 16 March 2023 carries no actions-for-compliance section — the section ERO uses when it names non-compliance it identified. That is what this report contains; it is not ERO saying it found none. Other reports ERO holds for this school may say something different.
What this report states about the school
As stated in ERO’s report of 16 March 2023 — not necessarily the position now. Each line quotes the sentence it came from.
- Also provides
- Teen parent unit, Te Ahuru Mōwai
a teen parent unit, Te Ahuru Mōwai
- Teen parent unit, Te Ahuru Mōwai
- International students
- true
It also provides education for international students.
- true
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 642 — 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.
August 2017
548
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 30 October 2017
June 2014
622
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 23 September 2014
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.
What ERO wrote in its latest report
This is ERO’s report of 16 March 2023 — “Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report” — section by section, under ERO’s own headings, in ERO’s own order. Nothing is summarised, shortened or reordered.
Background
This Profile Report was written within 12 months of the Education Review Office and Rotorua Girls' High School working in Te Ara Huarau , an improvement evaluation approach used in most English Medium State and State Integrated Schools. For more information about Te Ara Huarau see ERO’s website. www.ero.govt.nz
Context
Rotorua Girls' High School is located in Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty and provides single-sex girls’ education for students in Years 9-13. The school promotes the values of integrity, resilience, empathy and respect.
Rotorua Girls' High School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
develop engaged, motivated learners who are achieving personal goals
nurture confident, resilient and caring wāhine who enjoy a sense of belonging and wellbeing
partner with and sense the needs of our whānau community.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Rotorua Girls' High School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively the mentoring programme is improving equitable and excellent outcomes for learners.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
improve the systems that support learner progress and achievement
increase engagement and retention of students across all year levels.
The school expects to see:
improved learning outcomes
increased learner agency
increased learner engagement and attendance.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal of improving equitable and excellent outcomes for learners:
a strategic plan developed in partnership with Ngāti Whakaue/Te Arawa
a well-established pastoral team that provides support for all students
an on-going focus on developing a culturally responsive curriculum.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
gathering student and whānau voice after academic mentoring sessions to inform next steps to improve teaching and learning programmes
providing opportunities for students to learn and engage in their localised context
using internal evaluation to review progress of the mentoring programme and the developing local curriculum.
Phil Cowie Director Review and Improvement Services (Central) Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui
16 March 2023
About the School
The Education Counts website provides further information about the school’s student population, student engagement and student achievement. educationcounts.govt.nz/home
Rotorua Girls' High School has a teen parent unit, Te Ahuru Mōwai , and hostel (to be opened in 2023) Te Whare Whawhao o te Ao-Kauprangi , based at the Toioho mai campus. It also provides education for international students.
Read the full report on ero.govt.nz →
All 6 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).