# Matarau School

Full Primary · State · Kamo, Whangarei

https://www.chch.live/school/1043-matarau-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 440

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

## The record
- 124 Matarau Road, Kamo, Whangarei, 185
- Roll: 300 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1878
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.91, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 254 · Pacific 8 · Asian 14 · MELAA 7 · Other 1
- Phone: 09-4335823
- Email: admin@matarau.school.nz
- Contact: Tom Clarkson
- Website: http://www.matarau.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Matarau School (years 1-6), in force from 2025-12-03 · 115 km²
- Matarau School (years 7-8), in force from 2025-12-03 · 118 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Kaurihohore School](https://www.chch.live/school/1032-kaurihohore-school), decile 7 · EQI 439
- [Hurupaki School](https://www.chch.live/school/1018-hurupaki-school), decile 8 · EQI 436
- [Excellere College](https://www.chch.live/school/429-excellere-college), decile 5 · EQI 452
- [Te Kamo School](https://www.chch.live/school/1030-te-kamo-school), decile 5 · EQI 467
- [Te Kamo High School](https://www.chch.live/school/13-te-kamo-high-school), decile 4 · EQI 508
- [Te Kamo Intermediate School](https://www.chch.live/school/1029-te-kamo-intermediate-school), decile 5 · EQI 482
- [Totara Grove School](https://www.chch.live/school/1028-totara-grove-school), decile 2 · EQI 530
- [Whangarei Adventist Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/4154-whangarei-adventist-christian-school), decile 3 · EQI 474

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-35.657809&lon=174.222013

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational, in Kamo.

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

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

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

EQI 440, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

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

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


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1043 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026