Solway College
BoundFor analysis · from ERO reports and public data
Our read on Solway College
Strong School with Clear Vision and Excellent Outcomes
ERO's 2024 evaluation found Solway College is delivering equitable and excellent outcomes for most learners, with almost all students achieving at or above curriculum level and strong NCEA results. The school has a well-embedded Christian values framework ('Tō Mātou Ara Manaia – Our Solway Way') that drives teaching, wellbeing and achievement. Key development areas focus on lifting University Entrance and Excellence endorsement rates, and deepening local curriculum connections.
Source: ERO, 1 October 2024 · How we write these · What ERO ratings mean
Location & enrolment zone
Where the school sits and who it accepts
Solway College
Fleet Street, Solway, Masterton
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.
Solway 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 Solway College works
Ministry of Education enrolment-scheme status, and what it means for an application.
No enrolment scheme is listed for Solway College, so it is open enrolment: a family can apply from any address, and there is no home zone and no out-of-zone ballot. Whether a place exists still turns on capacity at the year level you need — ask the school which intakes it is taking applications for and by when.
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Quick answers
What families ask about Solway College
- Does Solway College have an enrolment zone?
- Solway 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 Solway College teach?
- Solway College teaches Year 7–13.
- What is Solway College's Equity Index?
- The listed EQI is 431. EQI reflects socioeconomic barriers used for funding; it is not a school-quality score.
- How large is the school?
- The latest listed roll is 185 students.
- When was the latest listed ERO review?
- The latest review date in the public data is October 2024.
The basics
Ministry of Education records
- Teaching language
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Opened
- 1916
- Principal
- Janine Tupaea
- Urban/rural setting
- Medium urban area
- Donation requests
- May Be RequestedSchool may request voluntary donations
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