Last updated October 2026
Marlborough Girls’ College is a state, girls’ secondary school for Years 9 to 13 at 21 Mclauchlan Street, Springlands, Blenheim. It opened in 1963 and had 961 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
It has no home zone, so any student can apply. Its site lists kapa haka, a Pasifika cultural programme, choirs, a jazz band, drama and combined colleges’ productions, with sport ranging from netball, rowing and hockey to sailing, underwater hockey and smallbore shooting. It also lists a gifted and talented programme, the Duke of Edinburgh Award and a programme for international students, with accommodation arranged by the school.
At a glance
- Principal
- Mary-Jeanne Lynch
- Address
- 21 Mclauchlan Street, Springlands, Blenheim
- Phone
- 03 520 8448
Home zone
No home zone: any student can apply to enrol. If more students apply than there are places, the school decides how places are offered.
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 961 students who identify with each group. Students can name more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
12 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.
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 January 2026. ERO found the college has built a curriculum that is connected, place-based and culturally responsive and gives students a say in their learning, and that closer ties with whānau and local iwi are widening students’ pathways.
Most students gain NCEA Level 2 and Level 3 and meet the literacy and numeracy co-requisites in Year 11 (the school does not offer NCEA Level 1), but results are not yet even for Pacific and Asian students at Level 2 or for Māori and Pacific students at Level 3.
By the end of Year 10 only a small majority are at the expected level in writing and maths, and fewer than half of students attend school regularly. ERO described collaborative leaders, respectful relationships between staff and students, effective support for students who need extra help, and a board that keeps a close eye on attendance, wellbeing and achievement.
ERO’s priorities for the college are to agree on consistent, evidence-based teaching practice across the school, build better systems for tracking and reporting the progress of students in Years 9 to 11, strengthen school spirit and belonging, and lift regular attendance.
Read the ERO reports for Marlborough Girls’ College
Enrolling
The school has no home zone, so any student can apply. Families fill in an online enrolment form, receive an email confirming acceptance, and then meet the relevant dean to settle the move into the school. International students apply through a separate process set out on the school’s international pages.
Schools nearby
In Springlands
Marlborough Girls' College is in Springlands. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Springlands guide →Questions parents ask
Is Marlborough Girls' College zoned?
No. It has no home zone, so any student can apply to enrol.
What years does it teach?
Years 9 to 13.
How many students go there?
961 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?
455. 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.
Is it a single-sex school?
Yes. It takes girls only.
How did its school leavers do in NCEA?
In 2025, 79.4% of its school leavers had NCEA Level 2 or above, compared with 77.8% of all New Zealand school leavers.
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, 22 Oct 2026 (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).