# Queen Elizabeth College

Secondary (Year 7-15) · State · Palmerston North

https://www.chch.live/school/201-queen-elizabeth-college

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 3 · Current Equity Index: 556

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

## The record
- Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North, 4442
- Roll: 400 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1906
- Isolation index 0.06, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 215 · Pacific 78 · Asian 26 · MELAA 6 · Other 6 · International 7
- Phone: 06-3589033
- Email: office@qec.school.nz
- Contact: Chris Moller
- Website: http://www.qec.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Te Ohanui (Palmerston North Specialist School) (Proposed opening date: 2027-07-19)](https://www.chch.live/school/4556-te-ohanui-palmerston-north-specialist-school-proposed-opening-date-2027-07-19), not rated
- [Central Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/2418-central-normal-school), decile 4 · EQI 491
- [Palmerston North Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/202-palmerston-north-boys-high-school), decile 8 · EQI 441
- [Mana Tamariki](https://www.chch.live/school/465-mana-tamariki), decile 5 · EQI 444
- [Russell Street School](https://www.chch.live/school/2441-russell-street-school), decile 8 · EQI 429
- [St Peter's College (Palmerston North)](https://www.chch.live/school/204-st-peter-s-college-palmerston-north), decile 6 · EQI 436
- [Carncot Independent School](https://www.chch.live/school/4101-carncot-independent-school), private, not rated
- [Palmerston North Adventist Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/4126-palmerston-north-adventist-christian-school), decile 3 · EQI 433

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-40.346901&lon=175.604574

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Queen Elizabeth College?**

Secondary (Year 7-15) · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Queen Elizabeth College have?**

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

**What is Queen Elizabeth College's Equity Index?**

EQI 556, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3.

**Where is Queen Elizabeth College?**

Rangitikei Street, , Palmerston North. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=201 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026