Last updated October 2026
Freyberg High School is a state, co-educational secondary school for Years 9 to 13 at Freyberg Street, Roslyn, Palmerston North. It had 936 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes all of Ashhurst, Bunnythorpe, Milson, Terrace End, Roslyn and Kelvin Grove, and parts of Whakarongo, Newbury, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North Central, Colyton and Cloverlea; the zone map below shows the full boundary.
The school’s site lists a bilingual unit, Te Poutama Kahurangi, among its academies, alongside dance, drama, music, musical theatre, visual art, sports and STEM. It hosts a Deaf Education Hub, the Craig Centre and other learning support bases, the Whakatipuria Teen Parent Unit, and an international department with homestay.
At a glance
- Principal
- Graeme Williams
- Address
- Freyberg Street, Roslyn, Palmerston North
- Phone
- 06 358 4971
Home zone
Suburbs in the zone: all of Roslyn, Kelvin Grove, Terrace End Palmerston North, Ashhurst Palmerston North, Milson Palmerston North and Bunnythorpe Palmerston North.
Parts of Whakarongo Palmerston North, Newbury near Palmerston North, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North Central, Colyton near Palmerston North and Cloverlea Palmerston North: 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 936 students who identify with each group. Students can name more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
27 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 Te Ara Huarau School Profile Report from November 2023. This kind of report sets out what ERO and the school will evaluate together, here how well new structures and culturally relational teaching lead to fairer outcomes, including closing the gap in NCEA results between Māori and non-Māori students.
ERO noted a positive school culture built on strong relationships between staff, students and whānau, pastoral and academic mentoring focused on each student, an inclusive culture with facilities and support for students with additional needs, and progress already made towards culturally sustaining practice.
Next, the school plans to develop a shared picture of effective, student-centred teaching, provide professional learning so teaching is inclusive and responsive, and build its ability to evaluate how these changes affect classroom practice and student outcomes.
Read the ERO reports for Freyberg High School
Enrolling
Students who live in the home zone have the right to enrol. Out-of-zone places are offered under the school’s enrolment scheme, by ballot when there are more applicants than places.
In-zone families apply online and provide proof of the student’s identity and documents showing they live in the zone. The school publishes its out-of-zone places and ballot dates on its enrolment page each year.
Schools nearby
In Roslyn
Freyberg High School is in Roslyn. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Roslyn guide →Questions parents ask
Is Freyberg High School zoned?
It has a home zone covering all of Roslyn, Kelvin Grove, Terrace End Palmerston North, Ashhurst Palmerston North, Milson Palmerston North and Bunnythorpe Palmerston North and parts of Whakarongo Palmerston North, Newbury near Palmerston North, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North Central, Colyton near Palmerston North and Cloverlea Palmerston North.
What years does it teach?
Years 9 to 13.
How many students go there?
936 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?
488. 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.
How did its school leavers do in NCEA?
In 2025, 79.7% 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, 24 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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