# Rutherford College

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Te Atatu, Auckland

https://www.chch.live/school/40-rutherford-college

## 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
- Roll by ethnicity: European 738 · Māori 317 · Pacific 311 · Asian 491 · MELAA 88 · Other 31 · International 46
- Phone: 09-8349790
- Email: admin@rutherford.school.nz
- Contact: Gary Moore
- Website: https://www.rutherford.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Rutherford College, in force from 2004-02-02 · 16 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Rutherford School](https://www.chch.live/school/1478-rutherford-school), decile 5 · EQI 433
- [Flanshaw Road School](https://www.chch.live/school/1276-flanshaw-road-school), decile 5 · EQI 446
- [Middle School West Auckland](https://www.chch.live/school/877-middle-school-west-auckland), EQI 526
- [Te Atatu Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1530-te-atatu-intermediate), decile 6 · EQI 434
- [Elim Christian College Henderson](https://www.chch.live/school/3628-elim-christian-college-henderson), EQI 378
- [Edmonton School](https://www.chch.live/school/1266-edmonton-school), decile 4 · EQI 454
- [ACG Sunderland](https://www.chch.live/school/571-acg-sunderland), private, not rated
- [Matipo Road School](https://www.chch.live/school/1365-matipo-road-school), decile 7 · EQI 407

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.85259&lon=174.646309

## Questions, answered briefly

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

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

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

1,596 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

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

EQI 459, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

**Does Rutherford 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=40 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026