Porirua College

Porirua College is a co-educational secondary (year 9-15) school in Porirua, within the Wellington Region, operating in the state sector, with 573 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 529. The school has been open since 1968.

With 573 students on roll, Porirua College is a large school — larger than about 85% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 529, 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 66 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The largest group is Pasifika at 73.9%, with a meaningful European community at 13.4% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.12 (low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.