# Bay of Islands College

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Kawakawa

https://www.chch.live/school/8-bay-of-islands-college

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 2 · Current Equity Index: 530

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

## The record
- 1-9 Derrick Road, Kawakawa, 243
- Roll: 469 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1858
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1.5, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 100 · Pacific 31 · Asian 10 · MELAA 2 · Other 3
- Phone: 09-4041055
- Email: info@boic.school.nz
- Contact: Edith Painting-Davis
- Website: http://www.boic.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Bay of Islands College, in force from 2025-01-01 · 927 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Kawakawa Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1033-kawakawa-primary-school), decile 2 · EQI 531
- [TKKM o Taumarere](https://www.chch.live/school/2104-tkkm-o-taumarere), decile 2 · EQI 523
- [Moerewa School](https://www.chch.live/school/2103-moerewa-school), decile 1 · EQI 552
- [Karetu School](https://www.chch.live/school/1031-karetu-school), decile 2 · EQI 497
- [Opua School](https://www.chch.live/school/1063-opua-school), decile 5 · EQI 447
- [Paihia School](https://www.chch.live/school/1072-paihia-school), decile 4 · EQI 497
- [Pakaraka School](https://www.chch.live/school/4587-pakaraka-school), not rated
- [Oromahoe School](https://www.chch.live/school/1065-oromahoe-school), decile 6 · EQI 450

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-35.379502&lon=174.075901

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Bay of Islands College?**

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

**How many students does Bay of Islands College have?**

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

**What is Bay of Islands College's Equity Index?**

EQI 530, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

**Does Bay of Islands 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=8 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026