# Central Hawkes Bay College

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Waipukurau

https://www.chch.live/school/233-central-hawkes-bay-college

## 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
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 402 · Pacific 40 · Asian 48 · MELAA 4 · Other 4 · International 3
- Phone: 06-8589203
- Email: office@chbc.school.nz
- Contact: Lance Christiansen
- Website: http://www.chbc.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Waipukurau School](https://www.chch.live/school/2725-waipukurau-school), decile 5 · EQI 467
- [St Joseph's School (Central Hawke's Bay)](https://www.chch.live/school/2678-st-joseph-s-school-central-hawke-s-bay), decile 6 · EQI 436
- [The Terrace School (Waipukurau)](https://www.chch.live/school/2702-the-terrace-school-waipukurau), decile 3 · EQI 536
- [Waipawa School](https://www.chch.live/school/2723-waipawa-school), decile 5 · EQI 482
- [Otane School](https://www.chch.live/school/2634-otane-school), decile 1 · EQI 487
- [Ongaonga School](https://www.chch.live/school/2629-ongaonga-school), decile 6 · EQI 453
- [Argyll East School](https://www.chch.live/school/2542-argyll-east-school), decile 5 · EQI 450
- [Omakere School](https://www.chch.live/school/2627-omakere-school), decile 7 · EQI 437

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-40.00178&lon=176.56094

## 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.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=233 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026