# Putāruru College

Secondary (Year 7-15) · State · Putaruru

https://www.chch.live/school/494-putaruru-college

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 3 · Current Equity Index: 518

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

## The record
- Junction Street, Putaruru, 3443
- Roll: 393 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 2004
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.89, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 230 · Pacific 18 · Asian 31 · MELAA 1 · Other 1
- Phone: 07-883 8323
- Email: office@putarurucollege.school.nz
- Contact: Rob Rogers
- Website: http://www.putarurucollege.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Putaruru College, in force from 2025-01-01 · 903 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [St Mary's Catholic School (Putāruru)](https://www.chch.live/school/1957-st-mary-s-catholic-school-putaruru), decile 5 · EQI 455
- [Te Wharekura o Te Kaokaoroa o Patetere](https://www.chch.live/school/567-te-wharekura-o-te-kaokaoroa-o-patetere), decile 2 · EQI 523
- [Putāruru Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1658-putaruru-primary-school), decile 2 · EQI 539
- [Lichfield School](https://www.chch.live/school/1790-lichfield-school), decile 5 · EQI 457
- [Tirau Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/2031-tirau-primary-school), decile 4 · EQI 477
- [Kuranui Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1858-kuranui-primary-school), decile 8 · EQI 472
- [Te Waotu School](https://www.chch.live/school/2025-te-waotu-school), decile 7 · EQI 448
- [Horahora School (Cambridge)](https://www.chch.live/school/1744-horahora-school-cambridge), decile 7 · EQI 441

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-38.04016&lon=175.786837

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Secondary (Year 7-15) · State · Co-Educational.

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

393 on the roll at October 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

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

EQI 518, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3.

**Does Putāruru 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=494 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026