# Waitakere College

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Henderson, Auckland

https://www.chch.live/school/44-waitakere-college

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 3 · Current Equity Index: 480

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

## The record
- 42 Rathgar Road, Henderson, Auckland, 0650
- Roll: 1,957 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1975
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.24, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Roll by ethnicity: European 738 · Māori 494 · Pacific 601 · Asian 599 · MELAA 87 · Other 37 · International 22
- Phone: 09-8367890
- Email: secretary@waitakerecollege.school.nz
- Contact: Mark Shanahan
- Website: https://www.waitakerecollege.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Waitakere College, in force from 2004-02-02 · 116 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [St Dominic's Catholic College (Henderson)](https://www.chch.live/school/47-st-dominic-s-catholic-college-henderson), decile 5 · EQI 423
- [Liston College](https://www.chch.live/school/46-liston-college), decile 5 · EQI 414
- [Henderson North School](https://www.chch.live/school/1308-henderson-north-school), decile 3 · EQI 477
- [Henderson Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1307-henderson-intermediate), decile 3 · EQI 485
- [Pomaria Road School](https://www.chch.live/school/1444-pomaria-road-school), decile 3 · EQI 487
- [North West College](https://www.chch.live/school/3686-north-west-college), EQI 394
- [Summerland Primary](https://www.chch.live/school/6937-summerland-primary), decile 5 · EQI 394
- [ACG Sunderland](https://www.chch.live/school/571-acg-sunderland), private, not rated

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.867097&lon=174.620712

## Questions, answered briefly

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

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

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

1,957 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

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

EQI 480, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3.

**Does Waitakere 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=44 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026