Aurora College
About this school · from Ministry of Education data
Aurora College in brief
Aurora College is a large state co-educational secondary school (Year 7–13) in Heidelberg, Invercargill, with 597 students on the roll. Its Equity Index of 545 is above the national midpoint, meaning more of its students face socio-economic barriers, and the school receives extra funding to support them. EQI reflects funding need, not school quality. It has no enrolment zone, so any family can apply. It opened in 2005.
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Aurora College
234 Regent Street, Heidelberg, Invercargill
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How enrolment at Aurora College works
- No enrolment scheme is listed for Aurora College, so it is open enrolment: a family can apply from any address, with no home zone and no out-of-zone ballot. A place still turns on capacity at the year level you need.
- Year levels: Year 7–13
- Roll size: Large school
- School website: auroracollege.school.nz
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What families ask about Aurora College
- Does Aurora College have an enrolment zone?
- No current enrolment scheme is listed. Applications are generally open, subject to the school's enrolment process and available places.
- What year levels does Aurora College teach?
- Aurora College teaches Year 7–13.
- What is Aurora College's Equity Index?
- The listed EQI is 545. EQI reflects socioeconomic barriers used for funding; it is not a school-quality score.
- How large is the school?
- The latest listed roll is 597 students.
- When was the latest listed ERO review?
- No recent ERO review date is available in the current public data.
The basics
Ministry of Education records
- Teaching language
- Some students taught in a Pacific language
- Opened
- 2005
- Principal
- Craig Taylor
- Donation requests
- Not RequestedDonations not requested (except school camps)
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