Last updated October 2026
Gisborne Intermediate is a state, co-educational intermediate school for Years 7 and 8 at 156 Roebuck Road, Gisborne. It opened in 1946 and had 501 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes 13 suburbs in full and parts of 4 more, among them Gisborne City Centre, Waihīrere, Matawhero, Makauri, Waerengaahika and Whataupoko; the zone map below shows the full boundary.
At a glance
- Principal
- Andrew Hayward
- Address
- 156 Roebuck Road, Gisborne
- Phone
- 06 867 2246
Home zone
Suburbs in the zone: all of Riverdale Gisborne, Te Hāpara, Makauri Gisborne, Mangapapa, Lytton West, Elgin, Waihīrere, Mākaraka, Waerengaahika Gisborne, Whataupoko Gisborne, Gisborne City Centre, Awapuni and Matawhero.
Parts of Ormond Gisborne, Mātokitoki, Waipaoa and Waimatā Valley: 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.
Who goes here
Share of the 501 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.
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.
Suspensions: fewer than 5 cases in 2025, so no rate is shown.
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 July 2024. ERO notes the school runs one bilingual class and two classes for learners with additional needs. A majority of students reach expected levels in reading and maths, students are increasingly engaged, and leaders are working closely with whānau, mana whenua and contributing schools.
In the bilingual programme, Ngā Manu ā Rēhua, tamariki build confidence in te reo Māori through karakia, pepeha and whakapapa and make accelerated progress in reading, writing and maths.
ERO also found gaps between New Zealand European students and Māori and Pacific learners, and a gap between boys and girls in literacy, most of all in writing, and regular attendance is below the Ministry of Education target.
ERO’s agreed next steps are to make regular attendance a firm priority, lift achievement and narrow the gaps between groups in reading, writing and maths, build teachers’ cultural capability, and strengthen assessment and moderation. For the bilingual class, ERO’s priorities are everyday conversational reo, better tracking of the programme and a te reo Māori assessment tool.
Read the ERO reports for Gisborne Intermediate
Enrolling
Students who live in the home zone have the right to enrol. The school may also offer out-of-zone places each year under its enrolment scheme, with a ballot if there are more applicants than places.
Schools nearby
Where students go next
Based on home zones around the school’s own address. Families can apply to any school, and your own address decides which zones you are in.
In Gisborne City Centre
Gisborne Intermediate is in Gisborne City Centre. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Gisborne City Centre guide →Questions parents ask
Is Gisborne Intermediate zoned?
It has a home zone covering all of Riverdale Gisborne, Te Hāpara, Makauri Gisborne, Mangapapa, Lytton West, Elgin, Waihīrere, Mākaraka, Waerengaahika Gisborne, Whataupoko Gisborne, Gisborne City Centre, Awapuni and Matawhero and parts of Ormond Gisborne, Mātokitoki, Waipaoa and Waimatā Valley.
What years does it teach?
Years 7 to 8.
How many students go there?
501 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?
486. 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.
Updated automatically when the Ministry publishes new data.
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Sources and data notes 1
- School facts: School details and roll: Ministry of Education school directory, 29 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).