Whangaroa College
BoundFor analysis · from ERO reports and public data
Our read on Whangaroa College
School Building Foundations With Clear Improvement Goals
Whangaroa College is in an active improvement phase, working collaboratively with ERO to evaluate how well culturally responsive and relational teaching practices are supporting students. The school shows genuine strengths in wellbeing, community networks, and leadership culture, while openly prioritising improvements in teaching capability and curriculum development. This is an early-stage profile report, meaning a more detailed evaluation report will follow within three years.
Source: ERO, 23 February 2024 · How we write these · What ERO ratings mean
Location & enrolment zone
Where the school sits and who it accepts
Whangaroa College
4157 State Highway 10, Kaeo, Kaeo
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How enrolment at Whangaroa College works
Ministry of Education enrolment-scheme status, and what it means for an application.
No enrolment scheme is listed for Whangaroa 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 Whangaroa College
- Does Whangaroa 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 Whangaroa College teach?
- Whangaroa College teaches Year 7–13.
- What is Whangaroa College's Equity Index?
- The listed EQI is 540. EQI reflects socioeconomic barriers used for funding; it is not a school-quality score.
- How large is the school?
- The latest listed roll is 98 students.
- When was the latest listed ERO review?
- The latest review date in the public data is February 2024.
The basics
Ministry of Education records
- Teaching language
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Opened
- 1969
- Principal
- Jack Anderson
- Urban/rural setting
- Rural settlement
- Donation requests
- Not RequestedDonations not requested (except school camps)
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