# Kaiwaka School

Contributing · State · Kaiwaka

https://www.chch.live/school/1027-kaiwaka-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 482

*Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.*

## The record
- 33 Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Road, Kaiwaka, 975
- Roll: 130 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1870
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1.2, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural settlement
- Roll by ethnicity: European 88 · Pacific 10 · Asian 9 · MELAA 1
- Phone: 09-4312309
- Email: admin@kaiwaka.school.nz
- Contact: Sharlene McCormick
- Website: http://www.kaiwaka.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Kaiwaka School, in force from 2025-12-03 · 277 km²

*Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.*

## Other schools near here
- [Otamatea High School](https://www.chch.live/school/21-otamatea-high-school), decile 4 · EQI 480
- [Otamatea Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/283-otamatea-christian-school), private, not rated
- [Maungaturoto School](https://www.chch.live/school/1049-maungaturoto-school), decile 5 · EQI 477
- [Mangawhai Hills College](https://www.chch.live/school/3691-mangawhai-hills-college), private, not rated
- [Mangawhai Beach School](https://www.chch.live/school/1038-mangawhai-beach-school), decile 6 · EQI 430
- [TKKM o Ngaringaomatariki](https://www.chch.live/school/600-tkkm-o-ngaringaomatariki), decile 2 · EQI 524
- [Wellsford School](https://www.chch.live/school/1126-wellsford-school), decile 3 · EQI 484
- [Rodney College](https://www.chch.live/school/23-rodney-college), decile 4 · EQI 489

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.160034&lon=174.446412

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Kaiwaka School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Kaiwaka School have?**

130 on the roll at October 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Kaiwaka School's Equity Index?**

EQI 482, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Does Kaiwaka School have an enrolment zone?**

1 zone polygon on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1027 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026