# John Paul College

Secondary (Year 7-15) · State : Integrated · Utuhina, Rotorua

https://www.chch.live/school/532-john-paul-college

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 7 · Current Equity Index: 415

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

## The record
- Whitworth Road, Utuhina, Rotorua, 3044
- Roll: 1,082 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1987
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.28, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 690 · Pacific 43 · Asian 338 · MELAA 36 · Other 22 · International 24
- Phone: 07-3478795
- Email: info@jpc.school.nz
- Contact: Justin Harper
- Website: http://www.jpc.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- John Paul College, in force from 2007-10-12 · 2644 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Malfroy School](https://www.chch.live/school/1796-malfroy-school), decile 2 · EQI 529
- [TKKM o Hurungaterangi](https://www.chch.live/school/3103-tkkm-o-hurungaterangi), decile 1 · EQI 550
- [Sunset Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1970-sunset-primary-school), decile 1 · EQI 551
- [Rotorua Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/153-rotorua-girls-high-school), decile 3 · EQI 522
- [Rotorua Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/152-rotorua-boys-high-school), decile 3 · EQI 504
- [Westbrook School](https://www.chch.live/school/2077-westbrook-school), decile 4 · EQI 475
- [Rotorua Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1933-rotorua-intermediate), decile 3 · EQI 505
- [St Michael's Catholic School (Rotorua)](https://www.chch.live/school/1960-st-michael-s-catholic-school-rotorua), decile 4 · EQI 444

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-38.143035&lon=176.229637

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is John Paul College?**

Secondary (Year 7-15) · State : Integrated · Co-Educational, in Utuhina.

**How many students does John Paul College have?**

1,082 on the roll at October 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is John Paul College's Equity Index?**

EQI 415, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

**Does John Paul 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=532 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026