This is a list of schools located in the Gisborne District of New Zealand.
Kura Kaupapa Māori schools are schools for children aged 3–14 who learn fully in the Māori language. This starts at kōhanga reo which is the Māori equivalent of kindergarten.
This list does not include proposed schools such as Waikirikiri High School. The area where it was supposed to be built is now a sports field and park, Waikirikiri Reserve.
The rolls given here are those provided by the Ministry of Education, based on figures from
Name Years Gender Area Authority Decile Roll Website MOE ERO Awapuni School 1–6 Coed Awapuni State 3 2544 2544 Campion College 7–15 Coed Te Hapara State integrated 6 211 211 Elgin School 1–6 Coed Elgin State 1 2555 2555 Gisborne Boys' High School 9–15 Boys Gisborne Central State 3 209 209 Gisborne Central School 1–6 Coed Whataupoko State 7 2564 2564 Gisborne Girls' High School 9–15 Girls Te Hapara State 3 210 210 Gisborne Intermediate 7–8 Coed Gisborne Central State 4 2566 2566 Hatea-A-Rangi 1–8 Coed Tokomaru Bay State 3 – 2706 2706 Hiruharama School 1–8 Coed Hiruharama State 1 2578 2578 Ilminster Intermediate 7–8 Coed Kaiti State 2 – 2581 2581 Kaiti School 1–6 Coed Kaiti State 1 2584 2584 Lytton High School 9–15 Coed Riverdale State 2 208 208 Makaraka School 1–6 Coed Makaraka State 5 2593 2593 Makarika School 1–8 Coed Makarika State 1 2594 2594 Makauri School 1–6 Coed Makauri State 8 2595 2595 Mangapapa School 1–6 Coed Mangapapa State 5 2597 2597 Manutuke School 1–8 Coed Manutūkē State 3 2602 2602 Mata School 1–8 Coed Tokomaru Bay State 1 2609 2609 Matawai School 1–8 Coed Mātāwai State 4 – 2611 2611 Motu School 1–8 Coed Mōtū State 7 – 2616 2616 Muriwai School 1–8 Coed Muriwai State 2 – 2617 2617 Ngata Memorial College 1–15 Coed Ruatoria State 1 – 206 206 Ngatapa School 1–8 Coed Ngātapa State 8 2621 2621 Ormond School 1–6 Coed Ormond State 6 2631 2631 Patutahi School 1–8 Coed Pātūtahi State 1 – 2643 2643 Potaka School 1–8 Coed Potaka State 1 – 2649 2649 Rere School 1–8 Coed Rere State 9 2664 2664 Riverdale School 1–6 Coed Riverdale State 1 2667 2667 Sonrise Christian School 1–10 Coed Riverdale State integrated 4 1149 1149 St Mary's Catholic School 1–6 Coed Te Hapara State integrated 5 2680 2680 Te Hapara School 1–6 Coed Te Hapara State 3 – 2692 2692 Te Karaka Area School 1–15 Coed Te Karaka State 2 2695 624 Te Waha o Rerekohu Area School 1–15 Coed Te Araroa State 1 550 550 Te Wharau School 1–6 Coed Kaiti State 1 2701 2701 Te Whare Whai Hua Teenage Parent Centre – Coed Riverdale State 1 n/a – 2749 2749 Tikitiki School 1–8 Coed Tikitiki State 1 2703 2703 Tiniroto School 1–8 Coed Tiniroto State 6 2705 2705 TKKM o Kawakawa mai Tawhiti 1–15 Coed Hicks Bay State 1 – 3119 3119 TKKM o Mangatuna 1–8 Coed Tolaga Bay State 1 – 2600 2600 TKKM o Nga Uri A Maui 1–15 Coed Riverdale State 1 – 1672 1672 TKKM o Tapere-Nui-A-Whatonga 1–8 Coed Rangitukia State 1 2659 2659 TKKM o Te Waiu O Ngati Porou 1–15 Coed Ruatoria State 1 – 1673 1673 TKKM o Tokomaru 1–8 Coed Tokomaru Bay State 3 – 4218 4218 Tolaga Bay Area School 1–15 Coed Tolaga Bay State 2 – 212 212 Waerenga-o-Kuri School 1–8 Coed Ngātapa State 9 2712 2721 Waikirikiri School 1–8 Coed Kaiti State 1 – 2715 2715 Wainui Beach School 1–6 Coed Wainui Beach State 7 2721 2721 Whangara School 1–8 Coed Whangara State 2 2736 2736
Closed schools Cobham School was a Year 1-6 state primary school in Elgin which opened in 1962 and closed in 2025 due to low student numbers and a high staff turnover.
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