# Porirua College

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Cannons Creek, Porirua

https://www.chch.live/school/255-porirua-college

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 1 · Current Equity Index: 529

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

## The record
- 64 Driver Crescent, Cannons Creek, Porirua, 5240
- Roll: 573 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1968
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.12, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 75 · Māori 194 · Pacific 413 · Asian 48 · MELAA 22 · Other 1
- Phone: 04-2375465
- Email: poriruacollege@pen.net.nz
- Contact: Ragne Maxwell
- Website: http://www.poriruacollege.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Porirua College, in force from 2010-02-08 · 9 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Maraeroa School](https://www.chch.live/school/2903-maraeroa-school), decile 1 · EQI 515
- [Brandon Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2814-brandon-intermediate), decile 1 · EQI 523
- [Cannons Creek School](https://www.chch.live/school/2818-cannons-creek-school), decile 1 · EQI 521
- [Russell School (Porirua East)](https://www.chch.live/school/2983-russell-school-porirua-east), decile 1 · EQI 509
- [Glenview School (Porirua East)](https://www.chch.live/school/2847-glenview-school-porirua-east), decile 1 · EQI 511
- [Corinna School](https://www.chch.live/school/2828-corinna-school), decile 1 · EQI 522
- [Natone Park School](https://www.chch.live/school/2923-natone-park-school), decile 1 · EQI 525
- [Holy Family School (Porirua)](https://www.chch.live/school/2859-holy-family-school-porirua), decile 1 · EQI 487

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-41.141261&lon=174.874459

## Questions, answered briefly

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

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

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

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

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

EQI 529, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 1.

**Does Porirua 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=255 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026