Aquinas College
About this school · from Ministry of Education data
Aquinas College in brief
Aquinas College is a large state integrated co-educational secondary school (Year 7–13) in Pyes Pa, Tauranga, with 831 students on the roll. Its Equity Index of 402 is among the lower values in New Zealand, meaning its students face fewer socio-economic barriers than most. EQI reflects funding need, not school quality. As a state-integrated school it enrols by preference for its special character rather than by home zone. It opened in 2003.
Location & enrolment zone
Where the school sits and who it accepts
Aquinas College
183 Pyes Pa Road, Pyes Pa, Tauranga
This state-integrated school enrols by preference criteria, so zone rules don't apply in the same way. The map shows the school location — check the school's own enrolment scheme.
Aquinas College is a state-integrated school. Places go first to applicants with a preference connection to the school's special character (for example, a faith connection), so the usual in-zone and ballot rules don't apply in the same way. Where a geographic priority exists, it works within those preference criteria. Check the school's own enrolment scheme before relying on a zone result.
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How enrolment at Aquinas College works
- Aquinas College is a state-integrated school with no enrolment scheme listed. That does not make it open enrolment: admission turns first on its special-character preference criteria — a religious or philosophical connection the school sets out — rather than on where you live.
- Year levels: Year 7–13
- Roll size: Large school
- School website: aquinas.school.nz
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What families ask about Aquinas College
- Does Aquinas College have an enrolment zone?
- Aquinas College is a state-integrated school, so places go first to applicants who meet its special-character preference criteria. Any geographic priority applies within those criteria, so an address alone doesn't decide it — check the school's own enrolment scheme.
- What year levels does Aquinas College teach?
- Aquinas College teaches Year 7–13.
- What is Aquinas College's Equity Index?
- The listed EQI is 402. EQI reflects socioeconomic barriers used for funding; it is not a school-quality score.
- How large is the school?
- The latest listed roll is 831 students.
- When was the latest listed ERO review?
- The latest review date in the public data is March 2024.
The basics
Ministry of Education records
- Teaching language
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Opened
- 2003
- Principal
- Matt Dalton
- Urban/rural setting
- Major urban area
- Donation requests
- May Be RequestedSchool may request voluntary donations
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