# William Colenso College

Secondary (Year 7-15) · State · Onekawa, Napier

https://www.chch.live/school/220-william-colenso-college

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 2 · Current Equity Index: 548

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

## The record
- 21 Arnold Street, Onekawa, Napier, 4145
- Roll: 366 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1959
- Isolation index 0.08, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 123 · Pacific 27 · Asian 33 · MELAA 6 · Other 6 · International 17
- Phone: 06-8310180
- Email: postmaster@colenso.school.nz
- Contact: Jocelyn Auld
- Website: http://www.colenso.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Hawke's Bay School for Teenage Parents](https://www.chch.live/school/2747-hawke-s-bay-school-for-teenage-parents), decile 1 · EQI 569
- [Onekawa School](https://www.chch.live/school/2628-onekawa-school), decile 4 · EQI 487
- [St Patrick's School (Napier)](https://www.chch.live/school/2745-st-patrick-s-school-napier), decile 4 · EQI 435
- [TKKM o Te Ara Hou](https://www.chch.live/school/3107-tkkm-o-te-ara-hou), decile 1 · EQI 525
- [Marewa School](https://www.chch.live/school/2606-marewa-school), decile 1 · EQI 542
- [Maraenui Bilingual School (Napier)](https://www.chch.live/school/2604-maraenui-bilingual-school-napier), decile 1 · EQI 562
- [Henry Hill School](https://www.chch.live/school/2574-henry-hill-school), decile 1 · EQI 539
- [Nelson Park School](https://www.chch.live/school/2620-nelson-park-school), decile 5 · EQI 458

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.506065&lon=176.895837

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is William Colenso College?**

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

**How many students does William Colenso College have?**

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

**What is William Colenso College's Equity Index?**

EQI 548, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

**Where is William Colenso College?**

21 Arnold Street, Onekawa, Napier. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=220 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026