# Heretaunga College

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Trentham, Upper Hutt

https://www.chch.live/school/251-heretaunga-college

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 6 · Current Equity Index: 471

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

## The record
- 20 Ward Street, Trentham, Upper Hutt, 5018
- Roll: 850 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1954
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.06, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 637 · Māori 237 · Pacific 65 · Asian 97 · MELAA 24 · Other 7
- Phone: 04-9399370
- Email: info@heretaunga.school.nz
- Contact: Kathryn Ataria (Acting)
- Website: http://www.heretaunga.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Heretaunga College, in force from 2021-10-18 · 345 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Titiro Whakamua](https://www.chch.live/school/2755-titiro-whakamua), decile 1 · EQI 569
- [Maidstone Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2893-maidstone-intermediate), decile 6 · EQI 470
- [Upper Hutt School](https://www.chch.live/school/3053-upper-hutt-school), decile 6 · EQI 436
- [Trentham School](https://www.chch.live/school/2099-trentham-school), decile 5 · EQI 464
- [Fraser Crescent School](https://www.chch.live/school/2844-fraser-crescent-school), decile 5 · EQI 463
- [Upper Hutt College](https://www.chch.live/school/250-upper-hutt-college), decile 6 · EQI 466
- [St Joseph's School (Upper Hutt)](https://www.chch.live/school/3011-st-joseph-s-school-upper-hutt), decile 7 · EQI 411
- [Fergusson Intermediate (Trentham)](https://www.chch.live/school/2841-fergusson-intermediate-trentham), decile 7 · EQI 442

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-41.129088&lon=175.055075

## Questions, answered briefly

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

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

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

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

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

EQI 471, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

**Does Heretaunga 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=251 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026