Golden Bay High School

Golden Bay High School is a secondary school in Tākaka, New Zealand. It is one of two secondary schools in Golden Bay / Mohua; the other one is the Collingwood Area School in Collingwood.

Golden Bay High School
Location
12 Waitapu Road Tākaka, Golden Bay 7110 New Zealand
Coordinates	40°50′53″S 172°48′28″E
Information
School type	Government Funded, Secondary School
Motto	Ake Ake Kia Kaha For ever and ever be strong
Established	1862 [1]
Status	Open
Authority	State: Not integrated
Ministry of Education Institution no.	292
Chairperson	Andy Williams
Principal	Jono Hay
Teaching staff	30
Gender	Co-Ed Boys 52% Girls 48%
Age range	Years 7–13
School roll	312[2] (July 2025)
Student to teacher ratio	14:1
Language	English
Hours in school day	6 hours 25 minutes
Houses	Blue   Green   Yellow   Red
Colour(s)	Green and gold
Sports	Association football, basketball & netball
Rival	Other High Schools in Nelson/Tasman Region
Publication	Goldie (fortnightly school newsletter)
Yearbook	The School Magazine
Feeder schools	Tākaka Primary School Motupipi School Central Takaka School
Website	www.gbh.school.nz

Enrolment

As of July 2025, Golden Bay High School has roll of 312 students, of which 33 (10.6%) identify as Māori.^[2]

As of 2025, the school has an Equity Index of 445,^[3] placing it amongst schools whose students have below average socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to decile 7 under the former socio-economic decile system).^[4]

Notable students

• Toni Hodgkinson (born 1971), middle-distance runner^[5]