Heretaunga College


Heretaunga College is a state coeducational secondary school located in Upper Hutt, New Zealand. The school has approximately students from Years 9 to 13.
The college grounds are a large area with primary access via Ward Street and secondary access via Blockhouse Lane and Fortune Lane. The adjacent Blockhouse is a 1860s relic of the New Zealand Wars, 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 schools not included in the proposals were St. Patrick's College, Silverstream and Hutt International Boys' School.
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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 review, Heretaunga College had 762 students enrolled, including 39 international students. 48 percent of students were male and 52 percent were female. 67 percent of students identified as European, 20 percent identified as Māori, 6 percent as Asian, 5 percent as Pasifika and 2 percent as another ethnicity.
As of, Heretaunga College has an Equity Index of, placing it amongst schools whose students have socioeconomic barriers to achievement.

Notable alumni