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Edgecumbe College

Edgecumbe College
Location
Map
College Road
Edgecumbe 3120
New Zealand
37°58′3.29″S 176°49′37.92″E / 37.9675806°S 176.8272000°E / -37.9675806; 176.8272000
Information
Funding typeState
MottoLearners Today – Leaders Tomorrow
Opened1962
Ministry of Education Institution no.
145
Principal
Peter Leggat (acting)[1]
Years offered
9–13
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment138[2] (March 2026)
Colours    Red, White, Black
Socio-economic decile
3H[3]
Websiteedgecumbecollege.school.nz

Edgecumbe College is a secondary school located in Edgecumbe, New Zealand, and is the only secondary school in the town. It serves students from Year 9 to Year 13, and had a roll of 213 as of late 2014.

Enrolment

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As of March 2026, Edgecumbe College has roll of 138 students, of which 97 (70.3%) identify as Māori.[2]

As of 2026, the school has an Equity Index of 530,[4] placing it amongst schools whose students have most socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 2 and 3 under the former socio-economic decile system).[5]

Facilities

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According to the website of the College, the college has a solar heated swimming pool, gymnasium, music suite, library, technology and computer facilities, as well as classrooms and support facilities.[6]

References

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  1. "From Our Acting Principal". Te Karere. Edgecumbe College. October 2019.
  2. 1 2 "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  3. "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Archived from the original on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  4. "New Zealand Equity Index". New Zealand Ministry of Education.
  5. "School Equity Index Bands and Groups". www.educationcounts.govt.nz. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
  6. "Our School". Edgecumbe College. Edgecumbe College. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
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