 The school currently has an attendance role of approximately 1046 students (ranging over the five years of age) as of March 2019.The school was originally constructed to the Nelson Two-Storey standard plan, like most New Zealand secondary schools built in the 1960s.The Nelson Two-Storey is distinguished by its two-storey H-shaped classroom blocks, with stairwells at each end of the block and a large ground floor toilet and cloak area on one side.