# Horowhenua College

**Type:** Secondary (Year 9-15) (State)  
**Gender:** Co-Educational  
**Address:** Weraroa Road, Levin  
**Region:** Wellington  
**Total roll:** 912  
**Equity Index (EQI):** 495  
**Founded:** 1940  
**Website:** <http://www.horowhenua.school.nz>  

> ⚠️ **Active MoE intervention** — a limited statutory manager has been appointed (2013-06-20). Source: <https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2013-go3586>

## Latest ERO review (2022-11-29)

**Author:** Phil Cowie, Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui  
**Source:** <https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/236/horowhenua-college#report-26111>

### Key findings
- Board attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
- Board identified non-compliance with requirement to adopt health curriculum statement at least once every two years after community consultation
- Board identified non-compliance with Physical Restraint Rules 2017
- Board has since addressed the identified areas of non-compliance

### Verbatim quotes from ERO
> _"As of August 2022, the Horowhenua College Board of Trustees has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"_ — ERO, 2022-11-29 (governance)

> _"comply with the requirement to adopt a statement on the delivery of the health curriculum, at least once in every two years, after consultation with the school community"_ — ERO, 2022-11-29 (curriculum)

> _"fully adopt physical restraint procedures to ensure compliance to the Physical Restraint Rules 2017"_ — ERO, 2022-11-29 (safety)

## Audited financials (year ended 2023)

- **Total revenue:** $11.12M
- **Surplus/(deficit):** +$459,053
- **Net assets/equity:** $3.18M
- **Audit opinion:** unmodified
- **Source:** <https://horowhenua.school.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0236_HoroColl_31122023_audited-statements.pdf>

## Tags

`accepts_international_students` · `sieba_member` · `surplus_latest_year` · `audit_unmodified_multi_year` · `revenue_growth_15pct` · `state_school` · `coeducational` · `secondary_school` · `eqi_above_average_need` · `international_students_accepted` · `reviewed_by_prolific_director`

## Machine-readable siblings

- JSON: <https://schoolsnearme.co.nz/api/school/horowhenua-college/facts.json>
- ERO history (markdown): <https://schoolsnearme.co.nz/api/school/horowhenua-college/ero-history.md>

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