 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.Heretaunga offers a broad range of classes and subjects throughout all year levels.