# Mana College

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Takapuwahia, Porirua

https://www.chch.live/school/254-mana-college

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 2 · Current Equity Index: 509

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

## The record
- 22 Awarua Street, Takapuwahia, Porirua, 5240
- Roll: 507 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1957
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.04, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 217 · Māori 296 · Pacific 186 · Asian 47 · MELAA 10 · Other 5
- Phone: 04-2375424
- Email: office@mana.school.nz
- Contact: Jeff Chapman
- Website: http://www.mana.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Mana College, in force from 2019-01-01 · 48 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Mahinawa Specialist School and Resource Centre](https://www.chch.live/school/2872-mahinawa-specialist-school-and-resource-centre), decile 5 · EQI 510
- [Porirua School](https://www.chch.live/school/2964-porirua-school), decile 2 · EQI 509
- [Kura Toa (Proposed opening date: 2027-02-01)](https://www.chch.live/school/4569-kura-toa-proposed-opening-date-2027-02-01), not rated
- [Ngati Toa School](https://www.chch.live/school/2928-ngati-toa-school), decile 3 · EQI 495
- [Bishop Viard College](https://www.chch.live/school/256-bishop-viard-college), decile 1 · EQI 505
- [Titahi Bay Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3043-titahi-bay-intermediate), decile 4 · EQI 504
- [St Pius X School (Titahi Bay)](https://www.chch.live/school/3022-st-pius-x-school-titahi-bay), decile 4 · EQI 477
- [Porirua Activity Centre](https://www.chch.live/school/6127-porirua-activity-centre), EQI 569

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-41.127967&lon=174.831116

## Questions, answered briefly

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

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

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

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

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

EQI 509, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

**Does Mana 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=254 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026