Kāpiti College

SecondaryCo-EducationalYear 9–13StateHas enrolment zone
Margaret Road, Raumati Beach, Raumati Beach
1,436 students
Very large school
430
Equity Index · High Advantage
Zoned enrolment
In-zone place guaranteed

BoundFor analysis · from ERO reports and public data

Our read on Kāpiti College

Culturally Grounded School Working to Lift Equity

Kāpiti College is a large co-educational secondary school in Paraparaumu with strong cultural foundations and established systems for tracking student progress. This report is a 'School Profile Report' — an early-stage document in an ongoing improvement process — meaning ERO and the school are actively collaborating rather than delivering a final verdict. The school has identified clear goals around literacy, numeracy, and equity for Māori, Pacific, and boys, and is working with ERO to measure progress.

Source: ERO, 6 June 2024 · How we write these · What ERO ratings mean

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Where the school sits and who it accepts

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Kāpiti College

Margaret Road, Raumati Beach, Raumati Beach

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How enrolment at Kāpiti College works

Ministry of Education enrolment-scheme status, and what it means for an application.

Kāpiti College has an enrolment scheme, so it has a home zone. A child who lives inside that zone is entitled to enrol. Check your street address against the boundary using the zone checker above — confirm the result with the school before relying on it.

Families outside the zone can apply only when the school offers out-of-zone places for the intake they need. When applications exceed the places available, the school works through the priority groups in this order, with a supervised random ballot inside an oversubscribed group:

  1. Students accepted for an approved special programme, where the school runs one
  2. Siblings of current students
  3. Siblings of former students
  4. Children of former students
  5. Children of school-board employees or board members
  6. All other applicants

Priority is not a guarantee: if a group has more applicants than places, that group goes to a ballot and the groups below it receive nothing in that round. Read our guide to out-of-zone enrolment and ballots for the application steps, evidence and deadlines.

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What families ask about Kāpiti College

Does Kāpiti College have an enrolment zone?
Yes. An enrolment scheme is listed and the available zone map is shown below. Check your exact address before relying on eligibility.
What year levels does Kāpiti College teach?
Kāpiti College teaches Year 9–13.
What is Kāpiti College's Equity Index?
The listed EQI is 430. EQI reflects socioeconomic barriers used for funding; it is not a school-quality score.
How large is the school?
The latest listed roll is 1,436 students.
When was the latest listed ERO review?
The latest review date in the public data is June 2024.

The basics

Ministry of Education records

Teaching language
All students taught in English/other setting
Opened
1954
Principal
David Lowe
Urban/rural setting
Medium urban area
Donation requests
May Be Requested
School may request voluntary donations

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