# Maungakaramea School

Full Primary · State · Maungakaramea

https://www.chch.live/school/1047-maungakaramea-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 5 · Current Equity Index: 438

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

## The record
- Tangihua Road, Maungakaramea, 146
- Roll: 121 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1875
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.9, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural settlement
- Roll by ethnicity: European 112 · Pacific 3 · Asian 3 · MELAA 3 · Other 1
- Phone: 09-4323804
- Email: office@mgk.school.nz
- Contact: Beth Lamb
- Website: http://www.maungakaramea.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Maungakaramea School, in force from 2025-07-14 · 127 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Tauraroa Area School](https://www.chch.live/school/12-tauraroa-area-school), decile 6 · EQI 477
- [Maungatapere School](https://www.chch.live/school/1048-maungatapere-school), decile 9 · EQI 430
- [Waiotira School](https://www.chch.live/school/1124-waiotira-school), decile 3 · EQI 465
- [Otaika Valley School](https://www.chch.live/school/1068-otaika-valley-school), decile 4 · EQI 470
- [Portland School Te Kura o Tikorangi](https://www.chch.live/school/1084-portland-school-te-kura-o-tikorangi), decile 1 · EQI 515
- [Maunu School](https://www.chch.live/school/1050-maunu-school), decile 8 · EQI 409
- [Pompallier Catholic College](https://www.chch.live/school/17-pompallier-catholic-college), decile 7 · EQI 424
- [Poroti School](https://www.chch.live/school/1083-poroti-school), decile 3 · EQI 501

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-35.844115&lon=174.202609

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 438, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

**Does Maungakaramea 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=1047 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026