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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
Enrollment129[2] (July 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 July 2026, Edgecumbe College has roll of 129 students, of which 85 (65.9%) 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 July 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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