Last updated October 2026
Woodford House is a state-integrated, girls’ secondary school for Years 7 to 13 at 3 Iona Road, Havelock North. It opened in 1894 and had 378 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes 33 suburbs in full and parts of 5 more, among them Waimārama, Pūkahu, Karamū, Pukehamoamoa, Roys Hill and Tuki Tuki; the zone map below shows the full boundary.
Woodford House is a boarding and day school for girls with an interdenominational Christian character and a long link to the Anglican Church, with a full-time chaplain, chapel services and weekly religious studies in Years 7 to 10.
Boarders have round-the-clock house staff, an evening prep programme with tutoring and weekend activities, and Year 13 boarders can move into on-site apartments. Cultural options include music and drama classes, instrumental tuition, several choirs, an orchestra, kapa haka, contemporary dance and a school production staged with Lindisfarne College, and the school takes international students.
At a glance
- Principal
- Julie Peterson
- Address
- 3 Iona Road, Havelock North
- Phone
- 06-873 0705
Home zone
Suburbs in the zone: all of Bridge Pa, St Leonards, Tōmoana, Raureka, Mahora, Roys Hill, Tuki Tuki, Fernhill, Havelock North Hastings, Waipatu, Frimley, Camberley, Pūkahu, Karamū, Flaxmere, Pakipaki, Whakatu, Mayfair Hastings, Ākina, Omahu, Pakowhai, Woolwich, Longlands, Clive, Twyford, Mangateretere, Parkvale, Hastings City Centre, Haumoana, Te Awanga, Clifton, Pukehamoamoa and Waimārama.
Parts of Raukawa, Kahurānaki, Poukawa, Crownthorpe and Maraekākaho: 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 378 students who identify with each group. Students can name more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
29 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 April 2026. ERO judged that most learners reach fair and strong outcomes, and that these have held up over time.
By the end of Year 8 most students were at or above expected levels in writing and mathematics and almost all in reading; by the end of Year 10 most were there in reading and writing and a large majority in mathematics.
Almost all students gained NCEA Levels 2 and 3 and University Entrance, most gained Merit or Excellence endorsements, and results for Māori students were equitable. ERO also pointed to leadership that drives improvement, broad learning across the curriculum, tailored support, and wellbeing and pastoral programmes including the school’s Shine programme.
Since its previous review the school has made good progress, including a stronger place for te ao Māori and new extension classes in English.
Most students attend regularly and the school meets the Government’s attendance target, but ERO still lists lifting regular attendance as a priority, along with evaluating the school’s Year 11 diploma and making responsive teaching, including te reo Māori and tikanga Māori, consistent across the school.
Read the ERO reports for Woodford House
Enrolling
Woodford House is state-integrated. Its enrolment scheme gives first priority to girls accepted as boarders, then to day girls living in the home zone who have a connection with the school’s Christian special character, ranked by family links to the school such as sisters and daughters of former students, then to preference students from outside the zone. A limited number of non-preference places can be offered once all preference applicants have a place.
Families start with an online pre-enrolment form, and girls can be registered from birth, but pre-enrolment does not guarantee a place. Boarding applications are open all year, while day girl applications have a yearly closing date.
About a year before the start date the school contacts families about formal enrolment, which can include an interview. The school publishes its day girl closing date and fees on its enrolment pages.
Schools nearby
In Havelock North Hastings
Woodford House is in Havelock North Hastings. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Questions parents ask
Is Woodford House zoned?
It has a home zone covering all of Bridge Pa, St Leonards, Tōmoana, Raureka, Mahora, Roys Hill, Tuki Tuki, Fernhill, Havelock North Hastings, Waipatu, Frimley, Camberley, Pūkahu, Karamū, Flaxmere, Pakipaki, Whakatu, Mayfair Hastings, Ākina, Omahu, Pakowhai, Woolwich, Longlands, Clive, Twyford, Mangateretere, Parkvale, Hastings City Centre, Haumoana, Te Awanga, Clifton, Pukehamoamoa and Waimārama and parts of Raukawa, Kahurānaki, Poukawa, Crownthorpe and Maraekākaho.
What years does it teach?
Years 7 to 13.
How many students go there?
378 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?
394. 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.
Is it a single-sex school?
Yes. It takes girls only.
How did its school leavers do in NCEA?
In 2025, 100% 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, 23 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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