Hato Paora College

Feilding · Manawatū-Whanganui Region

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State : Integrated · Boys School · Rural other · Boarding

Hato Paora College at a glance

Hato Paora College is a boys school secondary (year 9-15) school in Feilding, within the Manawatū-Whanganui Region, operating in the state : integrated sector, with 110 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 516. The school has been open since 1947.

With 110 students on roll, Hato Paora College is a medium-sized school — larger than about 28% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 516, which is above the national average of 463. A higher Equity Index signals greater socio-economic need in the school's community — schools in this band receive more targeted government funding and support. The gap of 53 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The roll is genuinely diverse: no single ethnic group dominates, with European at 52.2% and Pasifika at 39.1%. Diversity of this kind is common in urban New Zealand schools.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.52 (moderate isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 1252.2%

Pasifika 939.1%

Asian 28.7%

European 12 · 52.2%

Pasifika 9 · 39.1%

Asian 2 · 8.7%

Total roll recorded: 110 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

110Students on rollLarger than 28% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

516Equity IndexAbove national mean of 463

0.92Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.52Isolation indexmoderate isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeSecondary (Year 9-15)
Special characterSecondary Māori Boarding School
YearsYears 9–15
AuthorityState : Integrated
GenderBoys School
SettingRural other
Territorial authorityManawatu District
Education regionTaranaki, Whanganui, Manawatū
Regional councilManawatū-Whanganui Region
Enrolment schemeNo — no enrolment scheme
BoardingBoarding available
Language of instructionAll students taught in te reo Māori
Cohort entryNo — individual entry
DonationsDonations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened1947
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaTokorangi
WardManawatū Rural General Ward
General electorateRangitīkei
Māori electorate—

Te reo Māori programme

89Taught predominantly in te reo Māori100.00% of the roll

0Learning te reo in English mediumLevels 3–5 immersion recorded separately

This school reports 89 students learning te reo Māori across immersion and English-medium programmes, according to the kura language statistics.

Location

Manawatū-Whanganui Region

Feilding 40.1517° S · 175.6596° E

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Nearby schools

Te Kura aa Iwi o Ngaati KauwhataFeilding · Composite 2.4 km Kiwitea SchoolKiwitea · Full Primary 7.2 km Colyton SchoolFeilding · Full Primary 8.4 km Feilding High SchoolFeilding · Secondary (Year 9-15) 10.1 km Lytton Street SchoolFeilding · Contributing 10.2 km North Street SchoolFeilding · Full Primary 10.5 km