Central Hawkes Bay College

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Waipukurau

550 students on the roll · EQI 489.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 4. Current Equity Index: 489. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

45 Tavistock Road, Waipukurau, 4242
Roll: 550 (October 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened 1959
Isolation index 1.03, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Setting: Small urban area
Phone: 06-8589203
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Lance Christiansen
Website: chbc.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 402 · 73%

Pacific 40 · 7%

Asian 48 · 9%

MELAA 4 · 1%

Other 4 · 1%

International 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

Waipukurau School, decile 5 · EQI 467 · 764 m
St Joseph's School (Central Hawke's Bay), decile 6 · EQI 436 · 820 m
The Terrace School (Waipukurau), decile 3 · EQI 536 · 1.2 km
Waipawa School, decile 5 · EQI 482 · 6.9 km
Otane School, decile 1 · EQI 487 · 13.0 km
Ongaonga School, decile 6 · EQI 453 · 15.5 km
Argyll East School, decile 5 · EQI 450 · 15.8 km
Omakere School, decile 7 · EQI 437 · 17.3 km

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

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Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Central Hawkes Bay College?

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Central Hawkes Bay College have?

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

What is Central Hawkes Bay College's Equity Index?

EQI 489, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

Where is Central Hawkes Bay College?

45 Tavistock Road, , Waipukurau. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.