# Papamoa College

Secondary (Year 7-15) · State · Papamoa, Tauranga

https://www.chch.live/school/6963-papamoa-college

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 6 · Current Equity Index: 458

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

## The record
- 151 Doncaster Road, Papamoa, Tauranga, 3151
- Roll: 1,865 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 2011
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.37, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Roll by ethnicity: European 1286 · Pacific 82 · Asian 281 · MELAA 77 · Other 18 · International 78
- Phone: 07-5420676 Ext 2103
- Email: lhorscroft@papamoacollege.school.nz
- Contact: Iva Ropati
- Website: http://www.papamoacollege.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Papamoa College, in force from 2022-01-01 · 61 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Pāpāmoa Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1885-papamoa-primary-school), decile 6 · EQI 432
- [Te Akau ki Papamoa Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/6940-te-akau-ki-papamoa-primary-school), decile 5 · EQI 448
- [Te Manawa ō Pāpāmoa School](https://www.chch.live/school/724-te-manawa-o-papamoa-school), EQI 443
- [TKKM o Te Kura Kokiri](https://www.chch.live/school/558-tkkm-o-te-kura-kokiri), decile 2 · EQI 551
- [Suzanne Aubert Catholic School](https://www.chch.live/school/846-suzanne-aubert-catholic-school), EQI 393
- [Golden Sands School](https://www.chch.live/school/6070-golden-sands-school), decile 9 · EQI 426
- [Tahatai Coast School](https://www.chch.live/school/6742-tahatai-coast-school), decile 7 · EQI 428
- [TKKM o Otepou](https://www.chch.live/school/1873-tkkm-o-otepou), decile 3 · EQI 546

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.714028&lon=176.302675

## Questions, answered briefly

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

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

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

1,865 on the roll at October 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

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

EQI 458, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

**Does Papamoa 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=6963 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026