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Bethlehem College

Composite · State : Integrated · Bethlehem, Tauranga

2,098 students on the roll in Bethlehem · EQI 409.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 9. Current Equity Index: 409. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 24 Elder Lane, Bethlehem, Tauranga, 3143
  • Roll: 2,098 (October 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations may be requested
  • Opened 1992
  • Isolation index 0.21, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Phone: 07-5766769
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Contact: Larne Edmeades
  • Website: beth.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 1,472 · 70%
Pacific 50 · 2%
Asian 495 · 24%
MELAA 155 · 7%
Other 24 · 1%
International 106 · 5%

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 November 2026.

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

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Bethlehem College?

Composite · State : Integrated · Co-Educational, in Bethlehem.

How many students does Bethlehem College have?

2,098 on the roll at October 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

What is Bethlehem College's Equity Index?

EQI 409, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

Where is Bethlehem College?

24 Elder Lane, Bethlehem, Tauranga. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.