Te Awamutu College

Te Awamutu · Waikato Region

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

Te Awamutu College at a glance

Te Awamutu College is a co-educational secondary (year 9-15) school in Te Awamutu, within the Waikato Region, operating in the state sector, with 1,278 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 481. The school has been open since 1939.

With 1,278 students on roll, Te Awamutu College is a very large school — larger than about 96% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 481, 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.

84.1% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Asian descent make up 10.1%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.41 (moderate isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 1,01684.1%

Pasifika 443.6%

Asian 12210.1%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 151.2%

Other 70.6%

International 40.3%

European 1,016 · 84.1%

Pasifika 44 · 3.6%

Asian 122 · 10.1%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 15 · 1.2%

Other 7 · 0.6%

International 4 · 0.3%

Total roll recorded: 1,278 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

1,278Students on rollLarger than 96% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

481Equity IndexAbove national mean of 463

0.6Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.41Isolation indexmoderate isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeSecondary (Year 9-15)
YearsYears 9–15
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
SettingMedium urban area
Territorial authorityWaipa District
Education regionWaikato
Regional councilWaikato 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
Opened1939
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaGoodfellow Park
WardTe Awamutu-Kihikihi General Ward
General electorateTaranaki-King Country
Māori electorate—

Location

Waikato Region

Te Awamutu 38.0063° S · 175.3149° E

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Nearby schools

Te Wharekura o Nga Purapura o Te ArohaTe Awamutu · Composite 0.4 km St Patrick's Catholic School (Te Awamutu)Te Awamutu · Full Primary 0.5 km Te Awamutu Primary SchoolTe Awamutu · Contributing 0.7 km Te Awamutu IntermediateTe Awamutu · Intermediate 2 km Waipa Christian SchoolTe Awamutu · Composite 2.1 km Pekapekarau SchoolTe Awamutu · Contributing 2.1 km

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About this data

School #146 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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