# Awatapu College

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · West End, Palmerston North

https://www.chch.live/school/198-awatapu-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
- 434 Botanical Road, West End, Palmerston North, 4412
- Roll: 832 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1976
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.08, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 574 · Pacific 67 · Asian 109 · MELAA 17 · Other 15 · International 14
- Phone: 06-3564817
- Email: pa@awatapu.school.nz
- Contact: Gary Yeatman
- Website: http://www.awatapu.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Awatapu College, in force from 2024-03-01 · 413 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [West End School (P North)](https://www.chch.live/school/2479-west-end-school-p-north), decile 5 · EQI 458
- [Manawatu Community High School - Manawatu Kura a Iwi](https://www.chch.live/school/6118-manawatu-community-high-school-manawatu-kura-a-iwi), EQI 569
- [Riverdale School (P North)](https://www.chch.live/school/2437-riverdale-school-p-north), decile 8 · EQI 426
- [Awapuni School (P North)](https://www.chch.live/school/2339-awapuni-school-p-north), decile 2 · EQI 531
- [Our Lady of Lourdes School (P North)](https://www.chch.live/school/2416-our-lady-of-lourdes-school-p-north), decile 5 · EQI 422
- [Monrad - Te Kura Waenga o Tirohanga](https://www.chch.live/school/2402-monrad-te-kura-waenga-o-tirohanga), decile 3 · EQI 517
- [Palmerston North Adventist Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/4126-palmerston-north-adventist-christian-school), decile 3 · EQI 433
- [Palmerston North Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2419-palmerston-north-intermediate), decile 8 · EQI 426

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-40.372424&lon=175.600207

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Awatapu College?**

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Co-Educational, in West End.

**How many students does Awatapu College have?**

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

**What is Awatapu College's Equity Index?**

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

**Does Awatapu 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=198 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026