# Tauranga Boys' College

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Tauranga

https://www.chch.live/school/121-tauranga-boys-college

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 6 · Current Equity Index: 456

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

## The record
- 664 Cameron Road, Tauranga, 3112
- Roll: 2,242 (October 2026)
- Boys School
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1958
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.1, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Roll by ethnicity: European 1615 · Pacific 175 · Asian 373 · MELAA 43 · Other 61 · International 60
- Phone: 07-5784029
- Email: tbc@tbc.school.nz
- Contact: Andrew Turner
- Website: http://www.tbc.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Tauranga Boys' College, in force from 2003-09-12 · 720 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [St Mary's Catholic School (Tauranga)](https://www.chch.live/school/1959-st-mary-s-catholic-school-tauranga), decile 8 · EQI 385
- [Tauranga Special School](https://www.chch.live/school/1762-tauranga-special-school), decile 5 · EQI 499
- [Tauranga Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1990-tauranga-intermediate), decile 5 · EQI 475
- [Tauranga Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1991-tauranga-primary-school), decile 7 · EQI 423
- [Gate Pa School](https://www.chch.live/school/1992-gate-pa-school), decile 2 · EQI 507
- [Tauranga Girls' College](https://www.chch.live/school/122-tauranga-girls-college), decile 6 · EQI 466
- [Merivale School](https://www.chch.live/school/1825-merivale-school), decile 1 · EQI 548
- [Maungatapu School](https://www.chch.live/school/1821-maungatapu-school), decile 5 · EQI 468

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.702139&lon=176.156216

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Tauranga Boys' College?**

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Boys School.

**How many students does Tauranga Boys' College have?**

2,242 on the roll at October 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Tauranga Boys' College's Equity Index?**

EQI 456, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

**Does Tauranga Boys' 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=121 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026