Ashburton College

Ashburton · Canterbury Region

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Co-Educational · Medium urban area · Enrolment scheme

Ashburton College at a glance

Ashburton College is a co-educational secondary (year 9-15) school in Ashburton, within the Canterbury Region, operating in the state sector, with 1,363 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 467. The school has been open since 1965.

With 1,363 students on roll, Ashburton College is a very large school — larger than about 97% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 467, which is close to the national average of 463. That means the roll faces a broadly typical level of socio-economic challenge compared with schools across Aotearoa.

The largest group is European at 63.4%, with a meaningful Asian community at 18.4% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 1.14 (high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 89763.4%

Pasifika 20814.7%

Asian 26018.4%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 231.6%

Other 110.8%

International 151.1%

European 897 · 63.4%

Pasifika 208 · 14.7%

Asian 260 · 18.4%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 23 · 1.6%

Other 11 · 0.8%

International 15 · 1.1%

Total roll recorded: 1,363 students. Percentages are calculated from the 2026 roll census and may not sum to exactly 100% because of rounding and students who decline to state an ethnicity.

Roll in context

1,363Students on rollLarger than 97% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

467Equity IndexAbove national mean of 463

1.04Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

1.14Isolation indexhigh isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeSecondary (Year 9-15)
YearsYears 9–15
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
SettingMedium urban area
Territorial authorityAshburton District
Education regionCanterbury, Chatham Islands
Regional councilCanterbury Region
Enrolment schemeYes — has an in-zone entitlement
BoardingDay school only
Language of instructionAll students taught in English/other setting
Cohort entryNo — individual entry
DonationsDonations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened1965
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaAllenton East
WardAshburton Ward
General electorateRangitata
Māori electorate—

Location

Canterbury Region

Ashburton 43.8923° S · 171.7502° E

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Nearby schools

Allenton SchoolAshburton · Contributing 1 km St Joseph's School (Ashburton)Ashburton · Full Primary 1 km Ashburton IntermediateAshburton · Intermediate 1.2 km Ashburton Borough SchoolAshburton · Full Primary 1.3 km Ashburton Netherby SchoolAshburton · Contributing 1.3 km Hampstead SchoolAshburton · Contributing 2.4 km