# Trident High School

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Whakatane

https://www.chch.live/school/143-trident-high-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 496

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

## The record
- 76 Arawa Road, Whakatane, 3120
- Roll: 829 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1973
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1.15, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Medium urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 380 · Māori 521 · Pacific 58 · Asian 49 · MELAA 12 · Other 8 · International 14
- Phone: 07-3088159
- Email: pa@trident.school.nz
- Contact: Mikaere October
- Website: http://www.trident.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Trident High School, in force from 2002-12-17 · 697 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Allandale School](https://www.chch.live/school/1681-allandale-school), decile 2 · EQI 517
- [St Joseph's Catholic School (Whakatane)](https://www.chch.live/school/1955-st-joseph-s-catholic-school-whakatane), decile 6 · EQI 430
- [Whakatane S D A School](https://www.chch.live/school/1170-whakatane-s-d-a-school), decile 4 · EQI 470
- [Whakatane Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2082-whakatane-intermediate), decile 4 · EQI 486
- [James Street School](https://www.chch.live/school/1755-james-street-school), decile 2 · EQI 507
- [Whakatane High School](https://www.chch.live/school/144-whakatane-high-school), decile 4 · EQI 475
- [Apanui School](https://www.chch.live/school/1684-apanui-school), decile 5 · EQI 447
- [Te Kura o Te Paroa](https://www.chch.live/school/1888-te-kura-o-te-paroa), decile 2 · EQI 520

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.973481&lon=176.975956

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Trident High School?**

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

**How many students does Trident High School have?**

829 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Trident High School's Equity Index?**

EQI 496, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Does Trident High School 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=143 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026