Tangaroa College

Auckland · Auckland Region

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

Tangaroa College at a glance

Tangaroa College is a co-educational secondary (year 9-15) school in Auckland, within the Auckland Region, operating in the state sector, with 1,080 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 521. The school has been open since 1976.

With 1,080 students on roll, Tangaroa College is a very large school — larger than about 95% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 521, 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 58 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

79% of students identify as Pasifika, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Asian descent make up 14.3%.

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.

Students by ethnicity

European 484.5%

Pasifika 83379.0%

Asian 15114.3%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 131.2%

Other 100.9%

European 48 · 4.5%

Pasifika 833 · 79.0%

Asian 151 · 14.3%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 13 · 1.2%

Other 10 · 0.9%

Total roll recorded: 1,080 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

1,080Students on rollLarger than 95% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

521Equity IndexAbove national mean of 463

0.7Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.12Isolation indexlow isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeSecondary (Year 9-15)
YearsYears 9–15
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
SettingMajor urban area
Territorial authorityŌtara-Papatoetoe Local Board Area
Education regionTāmaki Herenga Waka
Regional councilAuckland 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
Opened1976
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaRongomai East
WardManukau Ward
General electorateBotany
Māori electorate—

Location

Auckland Region

Auckland 36.9729° S · 174.8929° E

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Tangaroa College Teen Parent UnitAuckland · Teen Parent Unit 0 km Dawson SchoolAuckland · Contributing 0.2 km Rongomai SchoolAuckland · Contributing 0.6 km Flat Bush SchoolAuckland · Contributing 0.9 km Kia Aroha CampusAuckland · Composite 0.9 km Chapel Downs Junior College (Proposed opening date: 2027-01-01)Auckland · Secondary (Year 7-15) 1 km

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About this data

School #58 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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