Bethlehem College
About this school · from Ministry of Education data
Bethlehem College in brief
Bethlehem College is a very large state integrated co-educational composite school (Year 1–13) in Bethlehem, Tauranga, with 2,050 students on the roll. Its Equity Index of 409 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 1992.
Location & enrolment zone
Where the school sits and who it accepts
Bethlehem College
24 Elder Lane, Bethlehem, 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.
Bethlehem 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 Bethlehem College works
- Bethlehem 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 1–13
- Roll size: Very large school
- School website: beth.school.nz
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What families ask about Bethlehem College
- Does Bethlehem College have an enrolment zone?
- Bethlehem 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 Bethlehem College teach?
- Bethlehem College teaches Year 1–13.
- What is Bethlehem College's Equity Index?
- The listed EQI is 409. EQI reflects socioeconomic barriers used for funding; it is not a school-quality score.
- How large is the school?
- The latest listed roll is 2,050 students.
- When was the latest listed ERO review?
- The latest review date in the public data is December 2023.
The basics
Ministry of Education records
- Teaching language
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Opened
- 1992
- Principal
- Larne Edmeades
- Urban/rural setting
- Major urban area
- Donation requests
- May Be RequestedSchool may request voluntary donations
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