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Rathkeale College

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State : Integrated · Opaki, Masterton

314 students on the roll in Opaki · EQI 415.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 9. Current Equity Index: 415. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 217 Willow Park Drive, Opaki, Masterton, 5871
  • Roll: 314 (October 2026)
  • Boys School
  • Donations may be requested
  • Opened 1964
  • Isolation index 1.12, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Boarding: Yes
  • Setting: Rural other
  • Phone: 06-3700175
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Contact: Adam Gordon (Acting)
  • Website: rathkeale.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 266 · 85%
Pacific 11 · 4%
Asian 30 · 10%
MELAA 2 · 1%
Other 4 · 1%
International 19 · 6%

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 Rathkeale College?

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State : Integrated · Boys School, in Opaki.

How many students does Rathkeale College have?

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

What is Rathkeale College's Equity Index?

EQI 415, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

Where is Rathkeale College?

217 Willow Park Drive, Opaki, Masterton. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.