Spotswood, New Zealand

Spotswood is a suburb of New Plymouth in the Taranaki Region of New Zealand. It is located to the west of the city centre. The population was 2,010 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 27 from 2001.EducationSpotswood College is a secondary (years 9-13) school with a decile rating of 5 and a roll of 1020. It was founded in 1960.Spotswood Primary is a contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a decile rating of 4 and a roll of 291. The school celebrated its 50th jubilee in 2007.Te Pi'ipi'inga Kakano Mai Rangiatea is a full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 2 and a roll of 80. It is a Kura Kaupapa Māori school which teaches in the Māori language.All these schools are coeducational.