Last updated October 2026
Hastings Christian School is a state-integrated, co-educational composite school for Years 1 to 13 at 1009 Copeland Road, Akina, Hastings. It opened in 1997 and had 331 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes 38 suburbs, among them Crownthorpe, Waimārama, Pūkahu, Karamū, Pukehamoamoa and Kahurānaki; the zone map below shows the full boundary.
The school’s site describes a non-denominational Christian school that aims to educate the whole person, teaching the major curriculum areas from a biblical perspective, with a strong focus on literacy and numeracy in the primary years and NCEA in Years 12 and 13.
Older students work alongside younger ones through house competitions, sports coaching and peer support, and sport and culture include netball, hockey, fencing, outdoor education, orchestra, choirs, drama and debating.
At a glance
- Principal
- Gavin Clark
- Address
- 1009 Copeland Road, Akina, Hastings
- Phone
- 06 878 6696
Home zone
Suburbs in the zone: all of Maraekākaho, Pukehamoamoa, Bridge Pa, Raukawa, St Leonards, Haumoana, Tōmoana, Raureka, Mahora, Roys Hill, Tuki Tuki, Fernhill, Havelock North Hastings, Waipatu, Frimley, Camberley, Pūkahu, Karamū, Flaxmere, Pakipaki, Whakatu, Mayfair Hastings, Ākina, Omahu, Pakowhai, Woolwich, Longlands, Crownthorpe, Clive, Twyford, Mangateretere, Parkvale, Hastings City Centre, Te Awanga, Waimārama, Clifton, Kahurānaki and Poukawa.
Zone boundaries are set by the school’s enrolment scheme and can change. Confirm your address with the school before you rely on it.
NCEA results
School leavers with NCEA Level 2 or above, compared with all New Zealand school leavers.
This school New Zealand
School leavers are students who left school that year, whatever year level they left from.
Who goes here
Share of the 331 students who identify with each group. Students can name more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
MELAA: Middle Eastern, Latin American and African.
Stand-downs and suspensions
Cases per 1,000 students in 2025, adjusted for the ages of the school’s students, compared with all New Zealand schools.
Suspensions: fewer than 5 cases in 2025, so no rate is shown.
These measure how a school responds to behaviour, and schools set their own thresholds, so they are not a measure of how students behave.
What ERO found
The Education Review Office’s latest report on the school is a Te Ara Huarau School Profile Report from July 2023. This kind of report sets out what ERO and the school will evaluate together, here how far the school’s own effective teaching framework is in place across the curriculum and lifting results for all students, particularly those it has targeted for support.
ERO noted that the school’s special character shapes every part of school life, that staff are committed to its vision and values, that positive relationships help students feel they belong, and that the school takes an active part in the Lower North Island Christian Kāhui Ako.
From here the school plans to make sure every staff member understands the purpose of the teaching framework, bring in a professional growth cycle that helps teachers reflect on what and how they teach so they can respond better to each student, and keep shaping a curriculum that works for every learner. It also aims to strengthen reading, writing and mathematics.
Read the ERO reports for Hastings Christian School
Enrolling
Hastings Christian School is state-integrated and serves families committed to the Christian faith. Its enrolment scheme gives first priority to members of the Hawke’s Bay Christian School Association, the school’s proprietor, then to other families with a connection to its special character, with a limited number of non-preference places after that.
Within each group, families living in the Hastings and Napier districts come first and places go by date of application, and the school keeps a waiting list.
Applications are considered by the Board of Proprietors, which normally interviews families about how their beliefs fit the school’s Statement of Beliefs, and this can take several weeks. Attendance dues are paid to the Hawke’s Bay Christian School Association. The school publishes its application closing date and current fees on its admissions page.
Schools nearby
In Ākina
Hastings Christian School is in Ākina. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Ākina guide →Questions parents ask
Is Hastings Christian School zoned?
It has a home zone covering all of Maraekākaho, Pukehamoamoa, Bridge Pa, Raukawa, St Leonards, Haumoana, Tōmoana, Raureka, Mahora, Roys Hill, Tuki Tuki, Fernhill, Havelock North Hastings, Waipatu, Frimley, Camberley, Pūkahu, Karamū, Flaxmere, Pakipaki, Whakatu, Mayfair Hastings, Ākina, Omahu, Pakowhai, Woolwich, Longlands, Crownthorpe, Clive, Twyford, Mangateretere, Parkvale, Hastings City Centre, Te Awanga, Waimārama, Clifton, Kahurānaki and Poukawa.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 13.
How many students go there?
331 at 1 Sep 2026.
Does it ask for donations?
No. It is in the donation scheme, so it only asks for donations for school camps.
What is its Equity Index?
428. The Ministry of Education’s Equity Index estimates the socio-economic barriers a school’s students face, from 344 (fewest) to 569 (most). It is used to share out funding, not as a measure of quality.
How did its school leavers do in NCEA?
In 2025, 93.5% of its school leavers had NCEA Level 2 or above, compared with 77.8% of all New Zealand school leavers.
School details and roll: Ministry of Education school directory, 23 Oct 2026 (CC BY 4.0). Home zone: Ministry of Education enrolment zones (CC BY 4.0). NCEA results, roll history and stand-downs: Education Counts, school leavers 2023 to 2025, stand-downs 2025, rolls 2021 to 2025 (CC BY 4.0). Updated automatically when the Ministry publishes new data.
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