William Colenso College

William Colenso College is a co-educational secondary (year 7-15) school in Napier, within the Hawke's Bay Region, operating in the state sector, with 371 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 548. The school has been open since 1959.

With 371 students on roll, William Colenso College is a large school — larger than about 70% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 548, 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 85 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The largest group is European at 55.5%, with a meaningful Asian community at 15.7% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.08 (very low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.