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Mt Aspiring College

Secondary (Year 7-15) · State · Wanaka

1,315 students on the roll · EQI 412.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 10. Current Equity Index: 412. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 101 Plantation Road, Wanaka, 9305
  • Roll: 1,315 (September 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations may be requested
  • Opened 1987
  • Isolation index 3.28, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Boarding: Yes
  • Setting: Medium urban area
  • Phone: 03-4430499
  • Email: learn@mtaspiring.school.nz
  • Contact: Nicola Jacobsen
  • Website: mtaspiring.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 1,165 · 89%
Māori 157 · 12%
Pacific 17 · 1%
Asian 115 · 9%
MELAA 30 · 2%
Other 22 · 2%

Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Other schools near here

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 October 2026.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Mt Aspiring College?

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

How many students does Mt Aspiring College have?

1,315 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

What is Mt Aspiring College's Equity Index?

EQI 412, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 10.

Where is Mt Aspiring College?

101 Plantation Road, , Wanaka. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.