Established 1954 School roll 805 (July 2016) Website heretaunga.school.nz Phone +64 4-939 9370 Founded 1954 Principal Bruce Hart | Ministry of Education Institution no. 251 Socio-economic decile 6N Motto Kia Hiwa Ra Total enrollment 730 (2010) Ministry of education institution number 251 | |
Type State co-educational High School Similar Upper Hutt College, Naenae College, Silverstre School, Hutt Internatio Boys' Sch, Taita College Profiles | ||
Heretaunga College is a state coeducational secondary school located in Upper Hutt, New Zealand. The school has approximately 805 students from Years 9 to 13 (ages 12 to 18).
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The college grounds are a large area with primary access via Ward Street (which runs North-West to South-East) and secondary access via Blockhouse Lane and Fortune Lane. The adjacent Blockhouse is an 1860s relic of the New Zealand land wars (although it never saw action), which is currently managed by Heritage New Zealand. The adjacent Fortune Lane was one of the first residential areas in Upper Hutt, but no original buildings remain.
A long-running proposal to merge Heretaunga College with nearby Upper Hutt College and their feeder schools Fergusson Intermediate and Maidstone Intermediate which had led to a moratorium on buildings maintenance collapsed in 2007. The only nearby secondary school not included in the proposal was St. Patrick's College, Silverstream.
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Classes
Heretaunga offers a broad range of classes and subjects throughout all year levels. Facilities include a new art suite and technical block along with three specialist computer labs. The College also has an English Language Centre, and there is a comprehensive English as a second language programme available.
Demographics
At the February 2014 Education Review Office (ERO) review, Heretaunga College had 762 students enrolled, including 39 international students. Forty-eight percent of students were male and 52 percent were female. Sixty-seven percent of students identified as New Zealand European (Pākehā), 20 percent identified as Māori, six percent as Asian, five percent as Pacific Islanders, and two percent as another ethnicity.
Heretaunga College has a socio-economic decile of 6 (step N), meaning it draws its school community from areas of moderate socioeconomic disadvantage when compared to other New Zealand schools.