# Karetu School

Full Primary · State · Kawakawa

https://www.chch.live/school/1031-karetu-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 2 · Current Equity Index: 497

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

## The record
- 40 Kura Road, Kawakawa, 283
- Roll: 81 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1886
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1.66, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 42 · Pacific 5 · Asian 2 · MELAA 1 · Other 1
- Phone: 09-4040273
- Email: office@karetu.school.nz
- Contact: Kenneth Timperley
- Website: http://www.schoolground.co.nz/karetu

## Enrolment zone
- Karetu School, in force from 2023-01-01 · 105 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Bay of Islands College](https://www.chch.live/school/8-bay-of-islands-college), decile 2 · EQI 530
- [Opua School](https://www.chch.live/school/1063-opua-school), decile 5 · EQI 447
- [Kawakawa Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1033-kawakawa-primary-school), decile 2 · EQI 531
- [Te Kura o Waikare](https://www.chch.live/school/1666-te-kura-o-waikare), decile 1 · EQI 537
- [Paihia School](https://www.chch.live/school/1072-paihia-school), decile 4 · EQI 497
- [TKKM o Taumarere](https://www.chch.live/school/2104-tkkm-o-taumarere), decile 2 · EQI 523
- [Russell School (Bay Of Islands)](https://www.chch.live/school/1096-russell-school-bay-of-islands), decile 5 · EQI 465
- [Moerewa School](https://www.chch.live/school/2103-moerewa-school), decile 1 · EQI 552

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-35.373793&lon=174.152407

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 497, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

**Does Karetu 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=1031 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026