 48 percent of students were male and 52 percent were female.67 percent of students identified as New Zealand European (Pākehā), 20 percent identified as Māori, 6 percent as Asian, 5 percent as Pacific Islanders, and 2 percent as another ethnicity.Heretaunga College has a socio-economic decile of 6 (step N), meaning it draws its school community from areas of moderate socioeconomic disadvantage when compared to other New Zealand schools.