Mt Aspiring College

Wanaka · Otago Region

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

Mt Aspiring College at a glance

Mt Aspiring College is a co-educational secondary (year 7-15) school in Wanaka, within the Otago Region, operating in the state sector, with 1,315 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 412. The school has been open since 1987.

With 1,315 students on roll, Mt Aspiring College is a very large school — larger than about 97% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 412, which is well below the national average of 463. A lower Equity Index signals less socio-economic need in the school's community than the national norm. The gap of 51 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

86.4% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Asian descent make up 8.5%.

On the isolation index the school scores 3.28 (very high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 1,16586.4%

Pasifika 171.3%

Asian 1158.5%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 302.2%

Other 221.6%

European 1,165 · 86.4%

Pasifika 17 · 1.3%

Asian 115 · 8.5%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 30 · 2.2%

Other 22 · 1.6%

Total roll recorded: 1,315 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

1,315Students on rollLarger than 97% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

412Equity IndexBelow national mean of 463

0.54Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

3.28Isolation indexvery high isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeSecondary (Year 7-15)
YearsYears 7–15
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
SettingMedium urban area
Territorial authorityQueenstown-Lakes District
Education regionOtago, Southland
Regional councilOtago Region
Enrolment schemeNo — no enrolment scheme
BoardingBoarding available
Language of instructionAll students taught in English/other setting
Cohort entryNo — individual entry
DonationsDonations may be requested
Opened1987
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaWānaka North
WardWānaka-Upper Clutha Ward
General electorateWaitaki
Māori electorate—

Location

Otago Region

Wanaka 44.6873° S · 169.1368° E

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Nearby schools

Wanaka Primary SchoolWanaka · Contributing 0.4 km Holy Family School (Wanaka)Wanaka · Full Primary 0.8 km Te Kura O Take KāraraWanaka · Contributing 2.1 km Hāwea Flat SchoolWanaka · Contributing 12.8 km Tarras SchoolTarras · Full Primary 27.4 km Arrowtown SchoolArrowtown · Full Primary 37.4 km

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About this data

School #533 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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