# Tawa College

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Tawa, Wellington

https://www.chch.live/school/257-tawa-college

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 440

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

## The record
- 38A Duncan Street, Tawa, Wellington, 5249
- Roll: 1,031 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1961
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.12, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 548 · Māori 208 · Pacific 153 · Asian 272 · MELAA 31 · Other 6 · International 14
- Phone: 04-2328184
- Email: secretary@tawacollege.school.nz
- Contact: Andrew Savage
- Website: http://www.tawacollege.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Tawa College, in force from 2022-04-11 · 23 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Tawa Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3034-tawa-intermediate), decile 8 · EQI 426
- [Hampton Hill School](https://www.chch.live/school/2852-hampton-hill-school), decile 6 · EQI 428
- [He Huarahi Tamariki](https://www.chch.live/school/2752-he-huarahi-tamariki), decile 1 · EQI 569
- [Greenacres School](https://www.chch.live/school/2849-greenacres-school), decile 9 · EQI 384
- [Linden School](https://www.chch.live/school/2890-linden-school), decile 4 · EQI 500
- [Tawa School](https://www.chch.live/school/3035-tawa-school), decile 7 · EQI 426
- [St Francis Xavier School (Tawa)](https://www.chch.live/school/3007-st-francis-xavier-school-tawa), decile 9 · EQI 402
- [Wellington S D A School](https://www.chch.live/school/4150-wellington-s-d-a-school), decile 2 · EQI 453

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-41.164996&lon=174.830508

## Questions, answered briefly

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

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

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

1,031 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

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

EQI 440, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Does Tawa 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=257 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026