# Aotea College

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Porirua

https://www.chch.live/school/253-aotea-college

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 5 · Current Equity Index: 441

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

## The record
- Okowai Road, Porirua, 5240
- Roll: 1,358 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1978
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.09, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 904 · Māori 303 · Pacific 267 · Asian 193 · MELAA 43 · Other 18 · International 26
- Phone: 04-2373166
- Email: enquiries@aotea.school.nz
- Contact: Jason White
- Website: http://www.aotea.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Aotea College, in force from 2012-08-29 · 140 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Kura Toa (Proposed opening date: 2027-02-01)](https://www.chch.live/school/4569-kura-toa-proposed-opening-date-2027-02-01), not rated
- [Titahi Bay Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3043-titahi-bay-intermediate), decile 4 · EQI 504
- [Rangikura School](https://www.chch.live/school/2970-rangikura-school), decile 2 · EQI 503
- [Porirua School](https://www.chch.live/school/2964-porirua-school), decile 2 · EQI 509
- [Porirua East School](https://www.chch.live/school/2963-porirua-east-school), decile 3 · EQI 500
- [Holy Family School (Porirua)](https://www.chch.live/school/2859-holy-family-school-porirua), decile 1 · EQI 487
- [Papakowhai School](https://www.chch.live/school/2946-papakowhai-school), decile 10 · EQI 387
- [Windley School](https://www.chch.live/school/3074-windley-school), decile 1 · EQI 529

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-41.125156&lon=174.854396

## Questions, answered briefly

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

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

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

1,358 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

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

EQI 441, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

**Does Aotea 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=253 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026