# Te Aroha College

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Te Aroha

https://www.chch.live/school/116-te-aroha-college

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 492

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

## The record
- 106 Stanley Avenue, Te Aroha, 3342
- Roll: 392 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1957
- Isolation index 0.83, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 273 · Pacific 32 · Asian 55 · MELAA 12 · Other 1 · International 2
- Phone: 07-8848625
- Email: finance@tacol.nz
- Contact: Neil Harray
- Website: http://www.tearoha.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Stanley Avenue School](https://www.chch.live/school/1967-stanley-avenue-school), decile 4 · EQI 477
- [Te Aroha Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1999-te-aroha-primary-school), decile 3 · EQI 496
- [St Joseph's Catholic School (Te Aroha)](https://www.chch.live/school/1952-st-joseph-s-catholic-school-te-aroha), decile 4 · EQI 446
- [Elstow-Waihou Combined School](https://www.chch.live/school/1713-elstow-waihou-combined-school), decile 7 · EQI 449
- [Springdale School](https://www.chch.live/school/1941-springdale-school), decile 8 · EQI 490
- [Manawaru School](https://www.chch.live/school/1800-manawaru-school), decile 6 · EQI 447
- [Tatuanui School](https://www.chch.live/school/1983-tatuanui-school), decile 7 · EQI 426
- [Tirohia School](https://www.chch.live/school/2033-tirohia-school), decile 3 · EQI 542

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.541904&lon=175.693304

## Questions, answered briefly

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

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

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

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

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

EQI 492, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Where is Te Aroha College?**

106 Stanley Avenue, , Te Aroha. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=116 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026