# Wairarapa College

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Masterton

https://www.chch.live/school/241-wairarapa-college

## 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
- Setting: Medium urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 742 · Pacific 49 · Asian 65 · MELAA 21 · Other 11 · International 2
- Phone: 06-3700400
- Email: office@waicol.co.nz
- Contact: Matthew White
- Website: http://www.waicol.co.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Douglas Park School](https://www.chch.live/school/1661-douglas-park-school), decile 5 · EQI 479
- [St Patrick's School (Masterton)](https://www.chch.live/school/3016-st-patrick-s-school-masterton), decile 6 · EQI 439
- [St Matthew's Collegiate (Masterton)](https://www.chch.live/school/246-st-matthew-s-collegiate-masterton), decile 9 · EQI 404
- [Masterton Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2909-masterton-intermediate), decile 5 · EQI 483
- [Hadlow Preparatory School](https://www.chch.live/school/4104-hadlow-preparatory-school), decile 9 · EQI 386
- [Chanel College](https://www.chch.live/school/244-chanel-college), decile 5 · EQI 472
- [Masterton Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1660-masterton-primary-school), decile 3 · EQI 502
- [Solway College](https://www.chch.live/school/242-solway-college), decile 7 · EQI 431

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-40.950301&lon=175.646283

## 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.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=241 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026