Last updated October 2026
Hukarere Girls’ College is a state-integrated, girls’ secondary school for Years 9 to 13 at 31 Napier Road, Havelock North. It opened in 1993 and had 53 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
It has no home zone, so any student can apply. Its site describes it as a Mihinare (Māori Anglican) school within Te Hāhi Mihinare, where te reo Māori, tikanga and Māori traditions are central to school life and students take part in daily karakia, regular chapel and the Eucharist.
The school’s wharenoho (boarding hostel) on Arataki Road offers supervised evening study, shared meals, karakia, tikanga, kapa haka and pastoral care.
At a glance
- Principal
- Evelyn Leef
- Address
- 31 Napier Road, Havelock North
- Phone
- 06 835 8511
Home zone
No home zone: any student can apply to enrol. If more students apply than there are places, the school decides how places are offered.
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 53 students who identify with each group. Students can name more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
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 December 2024, written after a new tumuaki and leadership team began in 2023 and the school moved following Cyclone Gabrielle.
ERO found that most students do well in the senior school, where NCEA achievement has stayed high over time across Levels 1 to 3, and that students report positive wellbeing and are settling into their new surroundings. However, early data shows most Year 9 and 10 students are not yet at expected curriculum levels in literacy and mathematics, attendance is below the Ministry’s targets for regular attendance, and more external moderation of NCEA work is needed.
ERO noted that leaders are beginning to plan the curriculum, set expectations for teaching and track progress, that learning support is in place for students who need to catch up, and that the board is meeting its legal requirements.
The agreed next steps are to embed assessment for learning and grow staff skill in using data, keep strengthening work on attendance, build staff capability and a shared understanding of evaluation, and develop a local curriculum that covers the breadth of The New Zealand Curriculum and fits the school’s special character, with progress, achievement, wellbeing and attendance data reported to the board regularly.
Read the ERO reports for Hukarere Girls’ College
Enrolling
Families complete an online pre-enrolment application and an enrolment criteria form, and provide the student’s birth certificate and latest school report. They may then be invited to an interview covering the curriculum, the school’s special character and shared expectations, with fees explained and a uniform fitting on the day.
Families of boarders also confirm that they have read the hostel handbook and agree to its policies.
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Questions parents ask
Is Hukarere Girls' College zoned?
No. It has no home zone, so any student can apply to enrol.
What years does it teach?
Years 9 to 13.
How many students go there?
53 at 1 Sep 2026.
Does it ask for donations?
No. It is in the donation scheme, so it only asks for donations for school camps.
What is its Equity Index?
542. 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 2023, 76.9% of its school leavers had NCEA Level 2 or above, compared with 75.8% of all New Zealand school leavers.
School details and roll: Ministry of Education school directory, 23 Oct 2026 (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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