# Bethlehem College

Composite · State : Integrated · Bethlehem, Tauranga

https://www.chch.live/school/77-bethlehem-college

## 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
- Roll by ethnicity: European 1472 · Pacific 50 · Asian 495 · MELAA 155 · Other 24 · International 106
- Phone: 07-5766769
- Email: principal@beth.school.nz
- Contact: Larne Edmeades
- Website: http://www.beth.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Tauranga Adventist School](https://www.chch.live/school/4144-tauranga-adventist-school), decile 6 · EQI 429
- [Te Wharekura o Mauao](https://www.chch.live/school/6962-te-wharekura-o-mauao), decile 3 · EQI 522
- [Bethlehem School](https://www.chch.live/school/1697-bethlehem-school), decile 8 · EQI 423
- [Te Kura o Manunui](https://www.chch.live/school/1699-te-kura-o-manunui), decile 4 · EQI 508
- [Tauranga Girls' College](https://www.chch.live/school/122-tauranga-girls-college), decile 6 · EQI 466
- [Bellevue School (Tauranga)](https://www.chch.live/school/1694-bellevue-school-tauranga), decile 6 · EQI 445
- [Gate Pa School](https://www.chch.live/school/1992-gate-pa-school), decile 2 · EQI 507
- [Greerton Village School - Te Kura o Maarawaewae](https://www.chch.live/school/1730-greerton-village-school-te-kura-o-maarawaewae), decile 2 · EQI 507

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.704974&lon=176.11123

## 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.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=77 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026