"We are currently going through a development programme that will take the school roll to 1500 within three years and then to possibly 2000 over the following five years," he said.
"There should be construction taking place on campus in the middle of next year to provide further learning spaces and facilities."
He said there would be five relocatable buildings brought onto the campus at the beginning of next year.
"The school is quite used to dealing with an increasing student roll. However, in order to do this effectively, there needs to be sufficient ongoing support, resourcing, staffing and learning spaces for students and teachers."
Feedback from parents and caregivers was varied, with some agreeing with the Ministry of Education proposed zone, while others raised concerns about increased pressure on existing school facilities, resources, and challenges to the social environment and school culture.
Mount Maunganui Intermediate School principal Lisa Morresey was concerned the school could lose students as they would now be eligible for Papamoa College.
"This could be concerning to us as we have already appointed staff and allocated resourcing for 2018.
"This decision reduces the number of our contributing schools and disrupts transition pathways."
Morresey said the shared zone would create instability for enrolments, staffing and planning.
"It removes transparency to the enrolment process for both Papamoa College and Mount Maunganui Intermediate.
"Our Board of Trustees is concerned that the needs of one portion of our community have been prioritised over the needs of others."
Ministry of Education deputy secretary Katrina Casey said enrolment schemes were implemented by schools to prevent the risk of overcrowding.
She said decisions about enrolment zones were made with the wider school network and involved consultation with neighbouring schools.
"Our desire is that families have the opportunity to enrol their children at a convenient school," she said.
Casey said Papamoa College was located in a high-density rapid growth area.
"Since it was built in 2011 we have continued to monitor growth and school accommodation and have invested in a number of building developments at Papamoa College.
"We began talking with the schooling network in 2015–16 about our ideas and this proposal was included in these discussions."
Casey said the ministry consulted with the community in June and had since had regular discussions with Papamoa College, as well as affected schools including Tahatai Coast School and Mount Maunganui Intermediate.
Tahatai Coast School was also approached for comment.
PAPAMOA COLLEGE ENROLMENT ZONE:
The proposed amendment involved increasing the college's enrolment zone to include the Tahatai Coast catchment next year and create a shared zone with Mount Intermediate School.
School roll: 1175 students
