# Te Kauwhata College

Secondary (Year 7-15) · State · Te Kauwhata

https://www.chch.live/school/115-te-kauwhata-college

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 500

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

## The record
- 50-64 Waerenga Road, Te Kauwhata, 3741
- Roll: 492 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1944
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.76, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 239 · Pacific 78 · Asian 74 · MELAA 14 · Other 2
- Phone: 07-8263715
- Email: admin@tkcoll.school.nz
- Contact: Deborah Hohneck
- Website: http://tkcoll.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Te Kauwhata College, in force from 2023-04-24 · 851 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Te Kauwhata Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/2005-te-kauwhata-primary-school), decile 5 · EQI 475
- [Te Kura o Rangiriri](https://www.chch.live/school/1919-te-kura-o-rangiriri), decile 1 · EQI 539
- [Ohinewai School](https://www.chch.live/school/1856-ohinewai-school), decile 3 · EQI 484
- [Waerenga School](https://www.chch.live/school/2046-waerenga-school), decile 6 · EQI 451
- [Meremere School](https://www.chch.live/school/1373-meremere-school), decile 1 · EQI 522
- [St Anthony's Catholic School (Huntly)](https://www.chch.live/school/1943-st-anthony-s-catholic-school-huntly), decile 1 · EQI 457
- [Kimihia School](https://www.chch.live/school/1777-kimihia-school), decile 3 · EQI 510
- [Pukekawa School](https://www.chch.live/school/1449-pukekawa-school), decile 8 · EQI 452

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.400837&lon=175.151096

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Te Kauwhata College?**

Secondary (Year 7-15) · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Te Kauwhata College have?**

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

**What is Te Kauwhata College's Equity Index?**

EQI 500, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Does Te Kauwhata 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=115 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026