Last updated October 2026
Whanganui Collegiate School is a state-integrated, co-educational secondary school for Years 9 to 13 at 132 Liverpool Street, Whanganui. It had 371 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes 24 suburbs in full and parts of 4 more, among them Kaiwhaiki, Marybank, Koitiata, Upokongaro, Whangaehu and Rātana; the zone map below shows the full boundary. The school’s site describes a seven-day boarding and day school with an Anglican special character, a house system and a chapel, where day students belong to a boarding house.
All Year 11 students study Cambridge IGCSE, with NCEA in Years 12 and 13 and vocational options such as Gateway and agriculture courses, alongside sport, music, drama and dance, and international students board on site with ESOL support.
At a glance
- Principal
- Ainsley Robson
- Address
- 132 Liverpool Street, Whanganui
- Phone
- 06 349 0210
Home zone
Suburbs in the zone: all of Bastia Hill Whanganui, Whanganui Central, College Estate Whanganui, Springvale Whanganui, Gonville Whanganui, Pūtiki, Durie Hill Whanganui, Aramoho Whanganui, St Johns Hill, Marybank, Otamatea Whanganui, Tawhero Whanganui, Rātana near Whanganui, Okoia, Papaiti, Whanganui East, Kaiwhaiki, Westmere, Kaitoke, Whangaehu, Kai Iwi, Castlecliff Whanganui, Upokongaro and Koitiata near Whanganui.
Parts of Brunswick, Fordell, Turakina near Whanganui and Parikino: check your street.
Zone boundaries are set by the school’s enrolment scheme and can change. Confirm your address with the school before you rely on it.
NCEA results
School leavers with NCEA Level 2 or above, compared with all New Zealand school leavers.
This school New Zealand
School leavers are students who left school that year, whatever year level they left from.
Who goes here
Share of the 371 students who identify with each group. Students can name more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
42 international students
MELAA: Middle Eastern, Latin American and African.
What ERO found
The Education Review Office’s latest report on the school is a School Evaluation Report from November 2025. ERO found leaders and teachers now support student wellbeing in clear, consistent ways, and the school’s five pillars give students a balanced experience in and beyond the classroom.
Almost all students gain NCEA Level 2, most gain Level 3 and the large majority gain University Entrance, and the large majority of Year 11 students pass their IGCSE examinations, although boys and Māori students do less well at NCEA Level 3 and University Entrance.
ERO also pointed to stable governance, well-resourced teaching with high expectations, good support for students with learning needs, and strong links between the school and its boarding houses.
ERO’s next steps are clearer schoolwide reporting of student outcomes to the board, tracking trends over time to judge what is working, helping students lead their own learning and work together, building the school’s commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi into planning and teaching, and an attendance plan to lift regular attendance, which is close to the government target.
Read the ERO reports for Whanganui Collegiate School
Enrolling
The school has a home zone under its Ministry-approved enrolment scheme. Its enrolment page says day-student applications go into a ballot using the scheme’s priority order, and the scheme and ballot process are published on the school’s Day Student page. Applications are made online, and families are invited to an interview with the headmaster or a delegate before any offer.
Boarding applications follow the same online application and interview, then an offer that is confirmed with a boarding deposit. The school publishes its fees on its fees page.
Schools nearby
In College Estate Whanganui
Whanganui Collegiate School is in College Estate Whanganui. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our College Estate Whanganui guide →Questions parents ask
Is Whanganui Collegiate School zoned?
It has a home zone covering all of Bastia Hill Whanganui, Whanganui Central, College Estate Whanganui, Springvale Whanganui, Gonville Whanganui, Pūtiki, Durie Hill Whanganui, Aramoho Whanganui, St Johns Hill, Marybank, Otamatea Whanganui, Tawhero Whanganui, Rātana near Whanganui, Okoia, Papaiti, Whanganui East, Kaiwhaiki, Westmere, Kaitoke, Whangaehu, Kai Iwi, Castlecliff Whanganui, Upokongaro and Koitiata near Whanganui and parts of Brunswick, Fordell, Turakina near Whanganui and Parikino.
What years does it teach?
Years 9 to 13.
How many students go there?
371 at 1 Sep 2026.
Does it ask for donations?
It may. It is not in the donation scheme, so it can ask families for donations.
What is its Equity Index?
417. The Ministry of Education’s Equity Index estimates the socio-economic barriers a school’s students face, from 344 (fewest) to 569 (most). It is used to share out funding, not as a measure of quality.
How did its school leavers do in NCEA?
In 2025, 93.3% of its school leavers had NCEA Level 2 or above, compared with 77.8% of all New Zealand school leavers.
School details and roll: Ministry of Education school directory, 22 Oct 2026 (CC BY 4.0). Home zone: Ministry of Education enrolment zones (CC BY 4.0). NCEA results, roll history and stand-downs: Education Counts, school leavers 2023 to 2025, stand-downs 2025, rolls 2021 to 2025 (CC BY 4.0). Updated automatically when the Ministry publishes new data.
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