Te Aute College

Pukehou · Hawke's Bay Region

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

Te Aute College at a glance

Te Aute College is a boys school secondary (year 9-15) school in Pukehou, within the Hawke's Bay Region, operating in the state : integrated sector, with 74 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 541. The school has been open since 1858.

With 74 students on roll, Te Aute College is a small school — larger than about 20% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 541, which is well 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 78 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The largest group is European at 56.3%, with a meaningful Pasifika community at 43.8% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.57 (moderate isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 956.3%

Pasifika 743.8%

European 9 · 56.3%

Pasifika 7 · 43.8%

Total roll recorded: 74 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

74Students on rollLarger than 20% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

541Equity IndexAbove national mean of 463

0.69Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.57Isolation 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 authorityCentral Hawke's Bay District
Education regionHawke's Bay, Tairāwhiti
Regional councilHawke's Bay Region
Enrolment schemeNo — no enrolment scheme
BoardingBoarding available
Language of instructionAll students taught in English/other setting
Cohort entryNo — individual entry
DonationsDonations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened1858
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaMangaonuku
WardAramoana-Ruahine Ward
General electorateTukituki
Māori electorate—

Location

Hawke's Bay Region

Pukehou 39.8265° S · 176.6294° E

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Nearby schools

Pukehou SchoolPukehou · Full Primary 1 km Otane SchoolOtane · Full Primary 8 km Argyll East SchoolOtane · Full Primary 9.1 km Poukawa SchoolHastings · Full Primary 11 km Waipawa SchoolWaipawa · Full Primary 13.5 km Tikokino SchoolTikokino · Full Primary 15 km