Green Bay High School is a state co-educational years 9 to 13 secondary school, decile 8, with a growing school roll of about 1300 students. Located on the edge of the Waitakere Ranges, much of the hinterland of the school is native bush reserve and flows down to Auckland's west coast beaches and Manukau Harbour. It was built between 1972 and 1977 and is surrounded by attractive, park like grounds. The majority of students come from the suburbs of Titirangi, Green Bay and Glen Eden and the semi-rural and bush reserve areas of Laingholm and Huia.