# Orewa College

Secondary (Year 7-15) · State · Orewa

https://www.chch.live/school/25-orewa-college

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 9 · Current Equity Index: 432

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

## The record
- 76 Riverside Road, Orewa, 0946
- Roll: 2,285 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1956
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.56, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 1753 · Māori 318 · Pacific 147 · Asian 459 · MELAA 84 · Other 64 · International 79
- Phone: 09-4273833
- Email: admin@orewacollege.nz
- Contact: Wiri Warriner
- Website: https://www.orewacollege.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Orewa College, in force from 2019-01-01 · 262 km²

*Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.*

## Other schools near here
- [Orewa Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1407-orewa-primary-school), decile 9 · EQI 390
- [Orewa Beach School](https://www.chch.live/school/1406-orewa-beach-school), decile 7 · EQI 425
- [KingsWay School](https://www.chch.live/school/432-kingsway-school), decile 9 · EQI 388
- [Silverdale School](https://www.chch.live/school/1482-silverdale-school), decile 10 · EQI 382
- [Red Beach School](https://www.chch.live/school/1194-red-beach-school), decile 9 · EQI 409
- [Nukumea Primary School - Te Kura Tuatahi O Nukumea](https://www.chch.live/school/767-nukumea-primary-school-te-kura-tuatahi-o-nukumea), EQI 412
- [Stella Maris Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1663-stella-maris-primary-school), decile 9 · EQI 380
- [Meraki Montessori School](https://www.chch.live/school/728-meraki-montessori-school), private, not rated

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.591698&lon=174.689747

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Secondary (Year 7-15) · State · Co-Educational.

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

2,285 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

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

EQI 432, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

**Does Orewa College have an enrolment zone?**

1 zone polygon on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=25 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026