# Avondale College

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

https://www.chch.live/school/78-avondale-college

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 439

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

## The record
- Victor Street, Avondale, Auckland, 1026
- Roll: 2,813 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1945
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.17, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in a Pacific language
- Roll by ethnicity: European 785 · Māori 315 · Pacific 724 · Asian 1200 · MELAA 311 · Other 20 · International 140
- Phone: 09-8287024
- Email: admin@avcol.school.nz
- Contact: Lyndy Watkinson
- Website: http://www.avcol.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Avondale College, in force from 2002-10-25 · 12 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Avondale Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1212-avondale-intermediate), decile 2 · EQI 474
- [Te Kura o Pātiki Rosebank School](https://www.chch.live/school/1471-te-kura-o-patiki-rosebank-school), decile 2 · EQI 476
- [Avondale Primary School (Auckland)](https://www.chch.live/school/1213-avondale-primary-school-auckland), decile 3 · EQI 444
- [St Mary's Catholic School (Avondale)](https://www.chch.live/school/1503-st-mary-s-catholic-school-avondale), decile 3 · EQI 447
- [Jireh Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/781-jireh-christian-school), EQI 387
- [Elim Christian College Mt Albert](https://www.chch.live/school/3630-elim-christian-college-mt-albert), EQI 394
- [Waterview School](https://www.chch.live/school/1563-waterview-school), decile 3 · EQI 443
- [Iqra School](https://www.chch.live/school/941-iqra-school), EQI 409

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.891482&lon=174.691137

## Questions, answered briefly

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

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

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

2,813 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

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

EQI 439, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Does Avondale 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=78 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026