Heretaunga College

Upper Hutt · Wellington Region

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

Heretaunga College at a glance

Heretaunga College is a co-educational secondary (year 9-15) school in Upper Hutt, within the Wellington Region, operating in the state sector, with 850 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 471. The school has been open since 1954.

With 850 students on roll, Heretaunga College is a very large school — larger than about 93% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 471, 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.

76.7% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Asian descent make up 11.7%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.06 (very low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 63776.7%

Pasifika 657.8%

Asian 9711.7%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 242.9%

Other 70.8%

European 637 · 76.7%

Pasifika 65 · 7.8%

Asian 97 · 11.7%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 24 · 2.9%

Other 7 · 0.8%

Total roll recorded: 850 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

850Students on rollLarger than 93% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

471Equity IndexAbove national mean of 463

0.8Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.06Isolation indexvery low isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeSecondary (Year 9-15)
YearsYears 9–15
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
SettingLarge urban area
Territorial authorityUpper Hutt City
Education regionWellington
Regional councilWellington 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
Opened1954
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaTrentham North
WardArea Outside Ward
General electorateRemutaka
Māori electorate—

Location

Wellington Region

Upper Hutt 41.1291° S · 175.0551° E

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Nearby schools

Titiro WhakamuaUpper Hutt · Teen Parent Unit 0.3 km Maidstone IntermediateUpper Hutt · Intermediate 0.8 km Upper Hutt SchoolUpper Hutt · Contributing 0.9 km Trentham SchoolUpper Hutt · Contributing 0.9 km Fraser Crescent SchoolUpper Hutt · Contributing 1 km Upper Hutt CollegeUpper Hutt · Secondary (Year 9-15) 1.3 km