# Tangaroa College

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

https://www.chch.live/school/58-tangaroa-college

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 1 · Current Equity Index: 521

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

## The record
- Haumia Way, Otara, Auckland, 2159
- Roll: 1,080 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1976
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.12, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 48 · Māori 226 · Pacific 833 · Asian 151 · MELAA 13 · Other 10
- Phone: 09-2745764
- Email: office@tangaroa.school.nz
- Contact: Chris Bean
- Website: http://www.tangaroa.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Tangaroa College, in force from 2027-01-01 · 9 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Tangaroa College Teen Parent Unit](https://www.chch.live/school/555-tangaroa-college-teen-parent-unit), decile 1 · EQI 569
- [Dawson School](https://www.chch.live/school/1259-dawson-school), decile 1 · EQI 515
- [Rongomai School](https://www.chch.live/school/1468-rongomai-school), decile 1 · EQI 526
- [Flat Bush School](https://www.chch.live/school/1277-flat-bush-school), decile 1 · EQI 520
- [Kia Aroha Campus](https://www.chch.live/school/631-kia-aroha-campus), decile 1 · EQI 539
- [Chapel Downs Junior College (Proposed opening date: 2027-01-01)](https://www.chch.live/school/3614-chapel-downs-junior-college-proposed-opening-date-2027-01-01), not rated
- [Chapel Downs School](https://www.chch.live/school/1581-chapel-downs-school), decile 2 · EQI 479
- [East Tamaki School](https://www.chch.live/school/1264-east-tamaki-school), decile 1 · EQI 513

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.972905&lon=174.892909

## Questions, answered briefly

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

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

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

1,080 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

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

EQI 521, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 1.

**Does Tangaroa 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=58 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026