# Paeroa College

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Paeroa

https://www.chch.live/school/113-paeroa-college

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 2 · Current Equity Index: 507

*Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.*

## The record
- 15 Te Aroha Road, Paeroa, 3640
- Roll: 305 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1958
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1.07, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 165 · Pacific 14 · Asian 15 · MELAA 6 · International 3
- Phone: 07-8627579
- Email: debbieg@paeroacollege.school.nz
- Contact: Andrew Cameron
- Website: http://www.paeroacollege.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Paeroa College · 540 km²

*Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.*

## Other schools near here
- [Paeroa Central School](https://www.chch.live/school/1883-paeroa-central-school), decile 1 · EQI 545
- [St Joseph's Catholic School (Paeroa)](https://www.chch.live/school/1951-st-joseph-s-catholic-school-paeroa), decile 3 · EQI 444
- [Miller Avenue School](https://www.chch.live/school/1827-miller-avenue-school), decile 2 · EQI 530
- [Goldfields School (Paeroa)](https://www.chch.live/school/1726-goldfields-school-paeroa), decile 3 · EQI 518
- [Paeroa Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/1169-paeroa-christian-school), decile 3 · EQI 459
- [Tirohia School](https://www.chch.live/school/2033-tirohia-school), decile 3 · EQI 542
- [Karangahake School](https://www.chch.live/school/1763-karangahake-school), decile 3 · EQI 480
- [Netherton School](https://www.chch.live/school/1842-netherton-school), decile 5 · EQI 465

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.385437&lon=175.669282

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Paeroa College?**

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Paeroa College have?**

305 on the roll at October 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Paeroa College's Equity Index?**

EQI 507, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

**Does Paeroa College have an enrolment zone?**

1 zone polygon on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=113 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026