# Francis Douglas Memorial College

Secondary (Year 7-15) · State : Integrated · Westown, New Plymouth

https://www.chch.live/school/175-francis-douglas-memorial-college

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 418

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

## The record
- 201 Tukapa Street, Westown, New Plymouth, 4343
- Roll: 763 (October 2026)
- Boys School
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1959
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.98, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Boarding: Yes
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 614 · Pacific 23 · Asian 90 · MELAA 11 · Other 4
- Phone: 06-7536149
- Email: office@fdmc.school.nz
- Contact: Tim Stuck
- Website: http://www.fdmc.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Marfell Community School](https://www.chch.live/school/2192-marfell-community-school), decile 2 · EQI 542
- [Taranaki Activity Centre](https://www.chch.live/school/6126-taranaki-activity-centre), EQI 569
- [Woodleigh School](https://www.chch.live/school/2268-woodleigh-school), decile 7 · EQI 437
- [Frankley School](https://www.chch.live/school/2168-frankley-school), decile 9 · EQI 422
- [Westown School](https://www.chch.live/school/2266-westown-school), decile 3 · EQI 533
- [Te Pi'ipi'inga Kakano Mai I Rangiatea](https://www.chch.live/school/4145-te-pi-ipi-inga-kakano-mai-i-rangiatea), decile 3 · EQI 514
- [Spotswood College](https://www.chch.live/school/173-spotswood-college), decile 5 · EQI 493
- [Spotswood Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/2232-spotswood-primary-school), decile 4 · EQI 507

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.081129&lon=174.053406

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Francis Douglas Memorial College?**

Secondary (Year 7-15) · State : Integrated · Boys School, in Westown.

**How many students does Francis Douglas Memorial College have?**

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

**What is Francis Douglas Memorial College's Equity Index?**

EQI 418, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Does Francis Douglas Memorial College have an enrolment zone?**

An enrolment scheme on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=175 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026