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Matauri Bay School

Contributing · State · Matauri Bay

42 students on the roll · EQI 549.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 2. Current Equity Index: 549. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • Whakarara Road, Matauri Bay, 478
  • Roll: 42 (October 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1898
  • Isolation index 2.25, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Instruction: All students taught in te reo Māori
  • Setting: Rural settlement
  • Phone: 09-4050507
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Contact: Marama Baker
  • Website: matauribay.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 7 · 17%
Pacific 3 · 7%
Asian 1 · 2%

Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Other schools near here

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 November 2026.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Matauri Bay School?

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Matauri Bay School have?

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

What is Matauri Bay School's Equity Index?

EQI 549, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

Where is Matauri Bay School?

Whakarara Road, , Matauri Bay. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.