Nelson College
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Nelson College
Waimea Road, Nelson South, Nelson
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What families ask about Nelson College
- Does Nelson 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 Nelson College teach?
- Nelson College teaches Year 9–13.
- What is Nelson College's Equity Index?
- The listed EQI is 441. EQI reflects socioeconomic barriers used for funding; it is not a school-quality score.
- How large is the school?
- The latest listed roll is 949 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
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Opened
- 1858
- Principal
- Richard Washington
- Donation requests
- Not RequestedDonations not requested (except school camps)
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