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Wairoa College

Secondary (Year 7-15) · State · Wairoa

349 students on the roll · EQI 533.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 1. Current Equity Index: 533. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 16 Lucknow Street, Wairoa, 4108
  • Roll: 349 (October 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1954
  • Isolation index 2.03, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Setting: Small urban area
  • Phone: 06-8388303
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Contact: Drew Manning
  • Website: wairoacollege.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 102 · 29%
Pacific 26 · 7%
Asian 11 · 3%
MELAA 2 · 1%
Other 3 · 1%

Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Other schools near here

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 November 2026.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Wairoa College?

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

How many students does Wairoa College have?

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

What is Wairoa College's Equity Index?

EQI 533, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 1.

Where is Wairoa College?

16 Lucknow Street, , Wairoa. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.