Last updated October 2026
John McGlashan College is a state-integrated, boys’ secondary school for Years 7 to 13 at 2 Pilkington Street, Maori Hill, Dunedin. It opened in 1918 and had 526 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes 68 suburbs, among them Broad Bay, Ravensbourne, Brockville, Caversham, Musselburgh and Halfway Bush; the zone map below shows the full boundary. Its site describes a Christian special character, a senior choice of NCEA or the International Baccalaureate Diploma, a boarding house on the campus for boys from Year 9, and Te Kūwaha Mātauraka, a second campus at Te Anau Downs used for outdoor education and class camps. It also lists learning support, sport, the arts, the Duke of Edinburgh Award, and an international programme with ESOL and homestay or boarding.
At a glance
- Principal
- Aaron Columbus
- Address
- 2 Pilkington Street, Maori Hill, Dunedin
- Phone
- 03 467 6620
Home zone
Suburbs in the zone: all of Belleknowes Dunedin, Green Island Dunedin, Wakari, Mornington Dunedin, Shiel Hill, Woodhaugh Dunedin, Roslyn Dunedin, Brockville, Halfway Bush, Balaclava, Burnside Dunedin, Saddle Hill, Fairfield, Waverley, North East Valley Dunedin, Pine Hill Dunedin, Leith Valley, Kenmure Dunedin, Caversham, The Glen, Normanby, Bradford, Lookout Point, Glenleith, Allanton Dunedin, Kensington, Larnachs Castle, Momona, East Taieri Dunedin, Dalmore, Sawyers Bay Dunedin, Opoho, Māori Hill, Concord, Saint Kilda, Kaikorai, Outram, Tainui, Liberton Dunedin, Abbotsford, Mosgiel Dunedin, North Dunedin, Musselburgh, Maia, Ravensbourne, Andersons Bay Dunedin, South Dunedin, Ōtākou, Ocean View Dunedin, Brighton, St Leonards, Macandrew Bay, Careys Bay Dunedin, Vauxhall, Portobello Dunedin, Broad Bay, Dunedin City Centre, Waldronville Dunedin, Karitane Dunedin, Waitati Dunedin, The Cove, Blackhead, Ocean Grove, Waikouaiti, Middlemarch, Roseneath Dunedin, Saint Clair and Port Chalmers.
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 526 students who identify with each group. Students can name more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
18 international students
MELAA: Middle Eastern, Latin American and African.
What ERO found
The Education Review Office’s latest report on the college is a School Evaluation Report from October 2025. ERO describes it as a state-integrated school with a Presbyterian special character, and found most students engaged, progressing well and doing very well.
Almost all students gained NCEA Level 1, most gained Level 2, a large majority Level 3 and a small majority University Entrance, with Māori students matching or bettering the school average, and almost all who sat the International Baccalaureate gained it.
ERO noted a strong sense of belonging, settled classrooms and well-planned transitions. It also found that a year of acting principals, before a permanent principal was appointed, had slowed progress on the college’s earlier priorities, and that only a small majority of students attend regularly, below the Government’s target, although attendance is improving.
ERO’s priorities for the college are to refocus its strategic direction on student-centred goals, build shared leadership and systems, develop a common understanding of internal evaluation, draw more on wellbeing and learning information and on what students say to shape teaching, and lift regular attendance to meet Government targets.
Read the ERO reports for John McGlashan College
Enrolling
As a state-integrated school, John McGlashan College gives preference to families with a family, religious or philosophical connection to its special character, and attendance dues apply.
When there are more applicants than places, the college identifies preference applicants first and most then go into a ballot under a Ministry-approved enrolment scheme, so living in the home zone does not on its own secure a place.
Families apply with the college’s online application form, and boarding families must first visit for a talk and tour. The college publishes its application closing dates for day and boarding places on its enrolment pages, and international students enrol through the college’s international page.
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In Māori Hill
John McGlashan College is in Māori Hill. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Māori Hill guide →Questions parents ask
Is John McGlashan College zoned?
It has a home zone covering all of Belleknowes Dunedin, Green Island Dunedin, Wakari, Mornington Dunedin, Shiel Hill, Woodhaugh Dunedin, Roslyn Dunedin, Brockville, Halfway Bush, Balaclava, Burnside Dunedin, Saddle Hill, Fairfield, Waverley, North East Valley Dunedin, Pine Hill Dunedin, Leith Valley, Kenmure Dunedin, Caversham, The Glen, Normanby, Bradford, Lookout Point, Glenleith, Allanton Dunedin, Kensington, Larnachs Castle, Momona, East Taieri Dunedin, Dalmore, Sawyers Bay Dunedin, Opoho, Māori Hill, Concord, Saint Kilda, Kaikorai, Outram, Tainui, Liberton Dunedin, Abbotsford, Mosgiel Dunedin, North Dunedin, Musselburgh, Maia, Ravensbourne, Andersons Bay Dunedin, South Dunedin, Ōtākou, Ocean View Dunedin, Brighton, St Leonards, Macandrew Bay, Careys Bay Dunedin, Vauxhall, Portobello Dunedin, Broad Bay, Dunedin City Centre, Waldronville Dunedin, Karitane Dunedin, Waitati Dunedin, The Cove, Blackhead, Ocean Grove, Waikouaiti, Middlemarch, Roseneath Dunedin, Saint Clair and Port Chalmers.
What years does it teach?
Years 7 to 13.
How many students go there?
526 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?
390. 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 boys only.
How did its school leavers do in NCEA?
In 2025, 97.5% 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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