Chanel College

Masterton · Wellington Region

Secondary (Year 7-15) · State : Integrated · Co-Educational · Medium urban area

Chanel College at a glance

Chanel College is a co-educational secondary (year 7-15) school in Masterton, within the Wellington Region, operating in the state : integrated sector, with 337 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 472. The school has been open since 1978.

With 337 students on roll, Chanel College is a large school — larger than about 66% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 472, 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 63.5%, with a meaningful Asian community at 22.8% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.94 (high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 21263.5%

Pasifika 319.3%

Asian 7622.8%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 61.8%

Other 51.5%

International 41.2%

European 212 · 63.5%

Pasifika 31 · 9.3%

Asian 76 · 22.8%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 6 · 1.8%

Other 5 · 1.5%

International 4 · 1.2%

Total roll recorded: 337 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

337Students on rollLarger than 66% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

472Equity IndexAbove national mean of 463

1.03Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.94Isolation indexhigh isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeSecondary (Year 7-15)
YearsYears 7–15
AuthorityState : Integrated
GenderCo-Educational
SettingMedium urban area
Territorial authorityMasterton District
Education regionWellington
Regional councilWellington Region
Enrolment schemeNo — no enrolment scheme
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
Opened1978
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaCameron and Soldiers Park
WardMasterton/Whakaoriori General Ward
General electorateWairarapa
Māori electorate—

Location

Wellington Region

Masterton 40.9601° S · 175.6551° E

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About this data

School #244 is drawn from the New Zealand Ministry of Education school directory export dated 1 September 2026, with roll and ethnicity figures recorded at the same snapshot. Equity Index, isolation index, enrolment scheme and boarding fields are as published by the Ministry. Qualification attainment statistics on this site come from Education Counts releases.

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