# Whangaparaoa College

Secondary (Year 7-15) · State · Stanmore Bay

https://www.chch.live/school/6763-whangaparaoa-college

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 9 · Current Equity Index: 447

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

## The record
- 8 Stanmore Bay Road, Stanmore Bay, 0943
- Roll: 1,922 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 2005
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.69, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 1565 · Māori 341 · Pacific 122 · Asian 268 · MELAA 99 · Other 35 · International 95
- Phone: 09-4249177
- Email: enquiries@wgpcollege.school.nz
- Contact: Steve McCracken
- Website: http://www.wgpcollege.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Whangaparaoa College, in force from 2017-01-01 · 27 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Whangaparaoa School (Auckland)](https://www.chch.live/school/1571-whangaparaoa-school-auckland), decile 9 · EQI 417
- [Stanmore Bay School](https://www.chch.live/school/1513-stanmore-bay-school), decile 8 · EQI 426
- [Wentworth College](https://www.chch.live/school/484-wentworth-college), private, not rated
- [Red Beach School](https://www.chch.live/school/1194-red-beach-school), decile 9 · EQI 409
- [Wentworth Primary](https://www.chch.live/school/605-wentworth-primary), private, not rated
- [Gulf Harbour School](https://www.chch.live/school/6920-gulf-harbour-school), decile 10 · EQI 414
- [KingsWay School](https://www.chch.live/school/432-kingsway-school), decile 9 · EQI 388
- [Stella Maris Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1663-stella-maris-primary-school), decile 9 · EQI 380

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.632624&lon=174.745363

## Questions, answered briefly

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

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

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

1,922 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

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

EQI 447, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

**Does Whangaparaoa 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=6763 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026