# Hurunui College

Composite · State · Hawarden

https://www.chch.live/school/311-hurunui-college

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 7 · Current Equity Index: 465

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

## The record
- Tenterden Street, Hawarden, 7348
- Roll: 197 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1927
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1.54, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural settlement
- Roll by ethnicity: European 160 · Māori 38 · Pacific 8 · Asian 11 · MELAA 3
- Phone: 03-3144430
- Email: office@hurunuicollege.school.nz
- Contact: Stephen Beck
- Website: http://www.hurunuicollege.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Hurunui College (Year 9-13), in force from 2026-01-01 · 2709 km²
- Hurunui College (Year 1-8), in force from 2026-01-01 · 1712 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Waikari School](https://www.chch.live/school/3569-waikari-school), decile 5 · EQI 455
- [Waipara School](https://www.chch.live/school/3576-waipara-school), decile 6 · EQI 478
- [Omihi School](https://www.chch.live/school/3454-omihi-school), decile 10 · EQI 435
- [Broomfield School](https://www.chch.live/school/3303-broomfield-school), decile 8 · EQI 419
- [Amuri Area School](https://www.chch.live/school/308-amuri-area-school), decile 8 · EQI 444
- [Amberley School](https://www.chch.live/school/3276-amberley-school), decile 7 · EQI 463
- [Greta Valley School](https://www.chch.live/school/3359-greta-valley-school), decile 5 · EQI 442
- [Leithfield School Te Kura o Kōwai](https://www.chch.live/school/3411-leithfield-school-te-kura-o-kowai), decile 8 · EQI 448

## The green nearby
Parks whose drawn outline sits within 400 m, measured to the outline itself, so a spot on a big reserve’s edge still counts.
- [Hawarden Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/3466-hawarden-reserve), Reserve · 105 m to its edge
- [Hawarden Community War Memorial Hall](https://www.chch.live/park/3500-hawarden-community-war-memorial-hall), Reserve · 246 m to its edge
- [Lions Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/3469-lions-reserve), Reserve · 350 m to its edge
- [Hawarden War Memorial](https://www.chch.live/park/3467-hawarden-war-memorial), Reserve · 376 m to its edge
- [Every park on the roll](https://www.chch.live/parks)

## Facilities nearby
Council facilities within 400 m of the point, libraries, pools and centres within walking reach.
- [Hawarden Community Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-48), Library · 104 m
- [Hawarden Reserve Public Toilets](https://www.chch.live/facility/public-toilet-435), Public toilet · 176 m
- [Hawarden Community War Memorial Hall](https://www.chch.live/facility/hall-198), Hall · 327 m
- [Hawarden Hall Public Toilets](https://www.chch.live/facility/public-toilet-434), Public toilet · 349 m

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-42.92381&lon=172.637037

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Composite · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 465, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

**Does Hurunui College have an enrolment zone?**

2 zone polygons on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=311 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026