Heretaunga College
Heretaunga College is a state coeducational secondary school located in Upper Hutt, New Zealand. The school has approximately 684 students from Years 9 to 13 (ages 12 to 18).
| Heretaunga College | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
Ward Street Wallaceville Upper Hutt 5018 New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 41.129°S 175.055°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State co-educational High School |
| Motto | Kia Hiwa Ra |
| Established | 1954 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 251 |
| Principal | Fiona Craven |
| Years offered | Years 9–13 |
| School roll | 684 (February 2024) |
| Socio-economic decile | 6N |
| Website | heretaunga.school.nz |
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 a 1860s relic of the New Zealand 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 schools not included in the proposals were St. Patrick's College, Silverstream and Hutt International Boys' School.