Rutherford College
Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Te Atatu, Auckland
1,596 students on the roll in Te Atatu · EQI 459 · an enrolment scheme in place.
Its rating
Final decile (2022): 5. Current Equity Index: 459. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.
The record
- Kotuku Street, Te Atatu, Auckland, 0610
- Roll: 1,596 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1961
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.32, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
- Phone: 09-8349790
- Email: admin@rutherford.school.nz
- Contact: Gary Moore
- Website: rutherford.school.nz
Who the roll is
Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.
Enrolment zone
- Rutherford College, in force from 2004-02-02 · 16 km²
Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary. Confirm with the school before relying on it.
Other schools near here
- Rutherford School, decile 5 · EQI 433 · 230 m
- Flanshaw Road School, decile 5 · EQI 446 · 917 m
- Middle School West Auckland, EQI 526 · 1.3 km
- Te Atatu Intermediate, decile 6 · EQI 434 · 1.5 km
- Elim Christian College Henderson, EQI 378 · 1.5 km
- Edmonton School, decile 4 · EQI 454 · 1.5 km
- ACG Sunderland, private, not rated · 1.7 km
- Matipo Road School, decile 7 · EQI 407 · 1.8 km
Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 October 2026.
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Questions, answered briefly
Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Co-Educational, in Te Atatu.
1,596 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.
EQI 459, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.
1 zone polygon on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.