# Mangawhai Beach School

Full Primary · State · Mangawhai

https://www.chch.live/school/1038-mangawhai-beach-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 6 · Current Equity Index: 430

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

## The record
- 34 Insley Street, Mangawhai, 505
- Roll: 738 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1885
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1.29, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 684 · Pacific 31 · Asian 36 · MELAA 16 · Other 2
- Phone: 09-4314385
- Email: office@mangawhaibeach.school.nz
- Contact: Aaron Kemp
- Website: http://www.mangawhaibeach.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Mangawhai Beach School, in force from 2026-01-01 · 100 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Mangawhai Hills College](https://www.chch.live/school/3691-mangawhai-hills-college), private, not rated
- [Kaiwaka School](https://www.chch.live/school/1027-kaiwaka-school), decile 4 · EQI 482
- [Tomarata School](https://www.chch.live/school/1115-tomarata-school), decile 5 · EQI 468
- [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
- [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
- [Waipu School](https://www.chch.live/school/1125-waipu-school), decile 7 · EQI 438

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.128844&lon=174.57708

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Mangawhai Beach School?**

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Mangawhai Beach School have?**

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

**What is Mangawhai Beach School's Equity Index?**

EQI 430, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

**Does Mangawhai Beach 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=1038 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026