# List of schools in the Gisborne District

This is a list of schools located in the Gisborne District of New Zealand.
Kura Kaupapa Māori schools are schools for children aged 3–14 who learn fully in the Māori language. This starts at kōhanga reo which is the Māori equivalent of kindergarten.
This list does not include proposed schools such as Waikirikiri High School. The area where it was supposed to be built is now a sports field and park, Waikirikiri Reserve.
The rolls given here are those provided by the Ministry of Education, based on figures from November 2024.
| Name | Years | Gender | Area | Authority | Decile | Roll | Website | MOE | ERO |
| Awapuni School | 1–6 | Coed | Awapuni | State | 3 | 307 | | 2544 | 2544 |
| Campion College | 7–15 | Coed | Te Hapara | State integrated | 6 | 483 | | 211 | 211 |
| Cobham School | 1–6 | Coed | Elgin | State | 1 | 25 | – | 2550 | 2550 |
| Elgin School | 1–6 | Coed | Elgin | State | 1 | 53 | | 2555 | 2555 |
| Gisborne Boys' High School | 9–15 | Boys | Gisborne Central | State | 3 | 785 | | 209 | 209 |
| Gisborne Central School | 1–6 | Coed | Whataupoko | State | 7 | 391 | | 2564 | 2564 |
| Gisborne Girls' High School | 9–15 | Girls | Te Hapara | State | 3 | 698 | | 210 | 210 |
| Gisborne Intermediate | 7–8 | Coed | Gisborne Central | State | 4 | 601 | | 2566 | 2566 |
| Hatea-A-Rangi | 1–8 | Coed | Tokomaru Bay | State | 3 | 24 | – | 2706 | 2706 |
| Hiruharama School | 1–8 | Coed | Hiruharama | State | 1 | 135 | | 2578 | 2578 |
| Ilminster Intermediate | 7–8 | Coed | Kaiti | State | 2 | 260 | – | 2581 | 2581 |
| Kaiti School | 1–6 | Coed | Kaiti | State | 1 | 449 | | 2584 | 2584 |
| Lytton High School | 9–15 | Coed | Riverdale | State | 2 | 562 | | 208 | 208 |
| Makaraka School | 1–6 | Coed | Makaraka | State | 5 | 119 | | 2593 | 2593 |
| Makarika School | 1–8 | Coed | Makarika | State | 1 | 27 | | 2594 | 2594 |
| Makauri School | 1–6 | Coed | Makauri | State | 8 | 158 | | 2595 | 2595 |
| Mangapapa School | 1–6 | Coed | Mangapapa | State | 5 | 452 | | 2597 | 2597 |
| Manutuke School | 1–8 | Coed | Manutūkē | State | 3 | 210 | | 2602 | 2602 |
| Mata School | 1–8 | Coed | Tokomaru Bay | State | 1 | 10 | | 2609 | 2609 |
| Matawai School | 1–8 | Coed | Mātāwai | State | 4 | 49 | – | 2611 | 2611 |
| Motu School | 1–8 | Coed | Mōtū | State | 7 | 9 | – | 2616 | 2616 |
| Muriwai School | 1–8 | Coed | Muriwai | State | 2 | 53 | – | 2617 | 2617 |
| Ngata Memorial College | 1–15 | Coed | Ruatoria | State | 1 | 121 | – | 206 | 206 |
| Ngatapa School | 1–8 | Coed | Ngātapa | State | 8 | 16 | | 2621 | 2621 |
| Ormond School | 1–6 | Coed | Ormond | State | 6 | 95 | | 2631 | 2631 |
| Patutahi School | 1–8 | Coed | Pātūtahi | State | 1 | 66 | – | 2643 | 2643 |
| Potaka School | 1–8 | Coed | Potaka | State | 1 | 53 | – | 2649 | 2649 |
| Rere School | 1–8 | Coed | Rere | State | 9 | 42 | | 2664 | 2664 |
| Riverdale School | 1–6 | Coed | Riverdale | State | 1 | 135 | | 2667 | 2667 |
| Sonrise Christian School | 1–10 | Coed | Riverdale | State integrated | 4 | 132 | | 1149 | 1149 |
| St Mary's Catholic School | 1–6 | Coed | Te Hapara | State integrated | 5 | 248 | | 2680 | 2680 |
| Te Hapara School | 1–6 | Coed | Te Hapara | State | 3 | 243 | – | 2692 | 2692 |
| Te Karaka Area School | 1–15 | Coed | Te Karaka | State | 2 | 104 | | 2695 | 624 |
| Te Waha o Rerekohu Area School | 1–15 | Coed | Te Araroa | State | 1 | 74 | | 550 | 550 |
| Te Wharau School | 1–6 | Coed | Kaiti | State | 1 | 382 | | 2701 | 2701 |
| Te Whare Whai Hua Teenage Parent Centre | – | Coed | Riverdale | State | 1 | n/a | – | 2749 | 2749 |
| Tikitiki School | 1–8 | Coed | Tikitiki | State | 1 | 38 | | 2703 | 2703 |
| Tiniroto School | 1–8 | Coed | Tiniroto | State | 6 | 10 | | 2705 | 2705 |
| TKKM o Kawakawa mai Tawhiti | 1–15 | Coed | Hicks Bay | State | 1 | 149 | – | 3119 | 3119 |
| TKKM o Mangatuna | 1–8 | Coed | Tolaga Bay | State | 1 | 18 | – | 2600 | 2600 |
| TKKM o Nga Uri A Maui | 1–15 | Coed | Riverdale | State | 1 | 220 | – | 1672 | 1672 |
| TKKM o Tapere-Nui-A-Whatonga | 1–8 | Coed | Rangitukia | State | 1 | 29 | | 2659 | 2659 |
| TKKM o Te Waiu O Ngati Porou | 1–15 | Coed | Ruatoria | State | 1 | 131 | – | 1673 | 1673 |
| TKKM o Tokomaru | 1–8 | Coed | Tokomaru Bay | State | 3 | 29 | – | 4218 | 4218 |
| Tolaga Bay Area School | 1–15 | Coed | Tolaga Bay | State | 2 | 245 | – | 212 | 212 |
| Waerenga-o-Kuri School | 1–8 | Coed | Ngātapa | State | 9 | 22 | | 2712 | 2721 |
| Waikirikiri School | 1–8 | Coed | Kaiti | State | 1 | 212 | – | 2715 | 2715 |
| Wainui Beach School | 1–6 | Coed | Wainui Beach | State | 7 | 264 | | 2721 | 2721 |
| Whangara School | 1–8 | Coed | Whangara | State | 2 | 100 | | 2736 | 2736 |