# List of schools in Nelson, New Zealand

Nelson is a city and unitary authority in the South Island of New Zealand. It contains several city schools.
In New Zealand schools, students begin formal education in Year 1 at the age of five. Year 13 is the final year of secondary education.
State schools are those fully funded by the government and at which no fees for tuition of domestic students (i.e. New Zealand citizens and permanent residents, and Australian citizens) can be charged, although a donation is commonly requested. A state integrated school is a former private school with a special character based on a religious or philosophical belief that has been integrated into the state system. State integrated schools charge "attendance dues" to cover the building and maintenance of school buildings, which are not owned by the government, but otherwise they like state schools cannot charge fees for tuition of domestic students but may request a donation. Private schools charge fees to its students for tuition, as do state and state integrated schools for tuition of international students.
The socioeconomic decile indicates the socioeconomic status of the school's catchment area. A decile of 1 indicates the school draws from a poor area; a decile of 10 indicates the school draws from a well-off area. The decile ratings used here come from the Ministry of Education Te Kete Ipurangi website and from the decile change spreadsheet listed in the references. The deciles of all schools were last revised using information from the 2006 Census, and may occasionally change for some schools between Censuses as schools open, close and merge. The roll of each school changes frequently as students start school for the first time, move between schools, and graduate. The rolls given here are those provided by the Ministry of Education are based on figures from August 2024. The Ministry of Education institution number links to the Education Counts page for each school.
| Name | Years | Gender | Area | Authority | Decile | Roll | Website | MOE |
| Auckland Point School | 1–6 | Coed | Beachville | State | 5 | 95 | | 3181 |
| Birchwood School | 1–6 | Coed | Monaco | State | 7 | 241 | | 3182 |
| Broadgreen Intermediate | 7–8 | Coed | Nayland | State | 6 | 523 | | 3184 |
| Clifton Terrace School | 1–6 | Coed | Marybank | State | 8 | 306 | - | 3187 |
| Enner Glynn School | 1–6 | Coed | Enner Glynn | State | 7 | 344 | | 3189 |
| Garin College | 9–13 | Coed | Richmond | State integrated | 8 | 642 | | 6975 |
| Hampden Street School | 1–6 | Coed | Nelson South | State | 7 | 469 | | 3193 |
| Hira School | 1–6 | Coed | Hira | State | 10 | 61 | | 3195 |
| Maitai School | – | Coed | Nelson East | State | 6 | 52 | - | 3202 |
| Nayland College | 9–13 | Coed | Nayland | State | 6 | 1391 | | 293 |
| Nayland Primary School | 1–6 | Coed | Nayland | State | 7 | 387 | | 3208 |
| Nelson Central School | 1–6 | Coed | Nelson East | State | 7 | 398 | | 3209 |
| Nelson Christian Academy | 1–8 | Coed | Stoke | State integrated | 7 | 311 | - | 1148 |
| Nelson College | 9–13 | Boys | Nelson South | State | 7 | 932 | | 294 |
| Nelson College Preparatory School | 7–8 | Boys | Nelson South | Private | 9 | 98 | | 4122 |
| Nelson College for Girls | 9–13 | Girls | Nelson Central | State | 7 | 872 | | 295 |
| Nelson College for Girls Preparatory School | 7–8 | Girls | Nelson Central | Private | 9 | 96 | | 4121 |
| Nelson Intermediate School | 7–8 | Coed | Nelson South | State | 6 | 413 | | 3210 |
| Nelson Teen Parent Unit | – | – | Beachville | State | 1 | 0 | | 670 |
| St Joseph's School | 1–8 | Coed | Nelson East | State integrated | 8 | 364 | | 3221 |
| Stoke School | 1–6 | Coed | Stoke | State | 4 | 203 | | 3223 |
| Tahunanui School | 1–6 | Coed | Tāhunanui | State | 5 | 260 | | 3224 |
| Victory Primary School | 1–6 | Coed | Nelson South | State | 3 | 336 | | 3231 |

## Closed schools

* Founders School (Private) - Closed 2005.
* Independent Middle School (Private) - Closed 2009