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Wairarapa College

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Masterton

916 students on the roll · EQI 479.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 6. Current Equity Index: 479. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 83 Pownall Street, Masterton, 5840
  • Roll: 916 (October 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1923
  • Isolation index 0.93, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Setting: Medium urban area
  • Phone: 06-3700400
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Contact: Matthew White
  • Website: waicol.co.nz

Who the roll is

European 742 · 81%
Pacific 49 · 5%
Asian 65 · 7%
MELAA 21 · 2%
Other 11 · 1%
International 2 · 0%

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 Wairarapa College?

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

How many students does Wairarapa College have?

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

What is Wairarapa College's Equity Index?

EQI 479, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

Where is Wairarapa College?

83 Pownall Street, , Masterton. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.