# Solway College

Secondary (Year 7-15) · State : Integrated · Masterton

https://www.chch.live/school/242-solway-college

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 7 · Current Equity Index: 431

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

## The record
- Fleet Street, Masterton, 5840
- Roll: 210 (October 2026)
- Girls School
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1916
- Isolation index 0.93, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Boarding: Yes
- Setting: Medium urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 177 · Pacific 3 · Asian 10 · Other 12 · International 3
- Phone: 06-3782219
- Email: office@solwaycollege.school.nz
- Contact: Janine Tupaea
- Website: http://www.solwaycollege.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [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
- [Masterton Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1660-masterton-primary-school), decile 3 · EQI 502
- [Wairarapa College](https://www.chch.live/school/241-wairarapa-college), decile 6 · EQI 479
- [Solway School](https://www.chch.live/school/2991-solway-school), decile 6 · EQI 463
- [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

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-40.9564&lon=175.630829

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Solway College?**

Secondary (Year 7-15) · State : Integrated · Girls School.

**How many students does Solway College have?**

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

**What is Solway College's Equity Index?**

EQI 431, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

**Where is Solway College?**

Fleet 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=242 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026