Last updated October 2026
Queen’s High School is a state, girls’ secondary school for Years 9 to 13 at 195 Surrey Street, St Clair, Dunedin. It had 587 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes 22 suburbs in full and parts of 6 more, among them Broad Bay, Caversham, Musselburgh, Abbotsford, Vauxhall and South Dunedin; the zone map below shows the full boundary. Its site says all Year 9 students study French and te reo Māori, and lists gifted and talented extension, reading tutors and smaller classes for students who need more support.
Many cultural groups are shared with Kings High School, including the kapa haka group He Waka Kōtuia, choir, orchestra, jazz band and the musical production, and the school also has hip hop crews, a Pasifika performance group and an international programme.
At a glance
- Principal
- Barbara Agnew
- Address
- 195 Surrey Street, St Clair, Dunedin
- Phone
- 03 455 7212
Home zone
Suburbs in the zone: all of Shiel Hill, Waverley, Larnachs Castle, Saint Kilda, Tainui, Lookout Point, Musselburgh, Andersons Bay Dunedin, Ōtākou, Waldronville Dunedin, Caversham, Macandrew Bay, Ocean Grove, The Cove, Portobello Dunedin, Vauxhall, Ocean View Dunedin, Broad Bay, South Dunedin, Fairfield, Abbotsford and Green Island Dunedin.
Parts of Kensington, Saint Clair, Blackhead, Saddle Hill, Balaclava and Concord: 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 587 students who identify with each group. Students can name more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
7 international students
MELAA: Middle Eastern, Latin American and African.
Stand-downs and suspensions
Cases per 1,000 students in 2025, adjusted for the ages of the school’s students, compared with all New Zealand schools.
These measure how a school responds to behaviour, and schools set their own thresholds, so they are not a measure of how students behave.
What ERO found
The Education Review Office’s latest report on the school is a School Evaluation Report from August 2024. ERO found most students progressing and achieving at appropriate levels, with outcomes becoming more equitable.
Most Year 9 and 10 students were progressing at or beyond the expected rate in literacy and numeracy, all senior learner groups, including Māori learners, continued to achieve well in NCEA, most students moved on to further study, training or work, and most attend regularly.
ERO also noted de-streamed Year 9 and 10 classes that keep pathways open, personalised senior pathways, a well-regarded transition into the school and fewer pastoral referrals disrupting classes.
Next, the school is to keep building every student’s sense of belonging as its roll grows and becomes more diverse, with teachers learning cultural practices and drawing on students’ languages, cultures and identities, particularly for Māori and Pacific students, and to keep strengthening teaching so every student has an equitable chance to succeed.
Read the ERO reports for Queen’s High School
Enrolling
Students who live in the home zone are entitled to enrol. Out-of-zone places are offered under the enrolment scheme in priority order, and by ballot when there are more applicants than places.
Queen’s High School publishes its enrolment closing dates and ballot timing on its enrolment page each year, along with a street list for the home zone. Applications need a birth certificate or passport, the student’s latest school report and proof of address.
Schools nearby
In South Dunedin
Queen's High School is in South Dunedin. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our South Dunedin guide →Questions parents ask
Is Queen's High School zoned?
It has a home zone covering all of Shiel Hill, Waverley, Larnachs Castle, Saint Kilda, Tainui, Lookout Point, Musselburgh, Andersons Bay Dunedin, Ōtākou, Waldronville Dunedin, Caversham, Macandrew Bay, Ocean Grove, The Cove, Portobello Dunedin, Vauxhall, Ocean View Dunedin, Broad Bay, South Dunedin, Fairfield, Abbotsford and Green Island Dunedin and parts of Kensington, Saint Clair, Blackhead, Saddle Hill, Balaclava and Concord.
What years does it teach?
Years 9 to 13.
How many students go there?
587 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?
463. 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, 88.9% 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, 25 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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