# Spotswood College

**Type:** Secondary (Year 9-15) (State)  
**Gender:** Co-Educational  
**Address:** 129 South Road, New Plymouth  
**Region:** Taranaki, Whanganui, Manawatū  
**Total roll:** 911  
**Equity Index (EQI):** 493  
**Founded:** 1960  
**Website:** <http://spotswoodcollege.school.nz>  

## Latest ERO review (2022-07-11)

**Author:** Phil Cowie, Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui  
**Composite score:** 83/100  
**Source:** <https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/173/spotswood-college#report-24557>

### Key findings
- School has identified partnerships for learning as a key support for ākonga learning and achievement
- Strong values-driven school where inclusiveness and cultural responsiveness are prioritised
- Leadership has a relentless focus on equitable and excellent outcomes through partnerships for learning
- Curriculum places the student at the centre of their learning and responds to their needs, interests and passions
- Established internal evaluation practices support robust decision-making for improved outcomes

### Verbatim quotes from ERO
> _"ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively the school is addressing equity through the strengthening of whānau, hapū and iwi partnerships to meet the needs of all learners/ākonga in a Te Tiriti o Waitangi led school."_ — ERO, 2022-07-11 (equity)

> _"leadership that has a relentless focus on equitable and excellent outcomes through partnerships for learning"_ — ERO, 2022-07-11 (leadership)

> _"curriculum that places the student at the centre of their learning and responds to their needs, interests and passions"_ — ERO, 2022-07-11 (curriculum)

## Tags

`consistent_excellence` · `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/spotswood-college/facts.json>
- ERO history (markdown): <https://schoolsnearme.co.nz/api/school/spotswood-college/ero-history.md>

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