# Morningside School

Contributing · State · Whangarei

https://www.chch.live/school/1052-morningside-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 3 · Current Equity Index: 490

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

## The record
- Morningside Road, Whangarei, 110
- Roll: 329 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1963
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.59, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 195 · Pacific 46 · Asian 31 · MELAA 10 · Other 2
- Phone: 09-4382021
- Email: admin@morningside.ac.nz
- Contact: Mark Adam
- Website: http://www.morningside.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Morningside School, in force from 2025-10-03 · 4 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Renew School](https://www.chch.live/school/1138-renew-school), decile 4 · EQI 461
- [Blomfield Special School and Resource Ctre](https://www.chch.live/school/1007-blomfield-special-school-and-resource-ctre), decile 3 · EQI 518
- [Te Kāpehu Whetū](https://www.chch.live/school/3619-te-kapehu-whetu), EQI 529
- [Hora Hora School (Te Mai)](https://www.chch.live/school/1015-hora-hora-school-te-mai), decile 2 · EQI 534
- [Whangarei Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1129-whangarei-intermediate), decile 4 · EQI 506
- [He Mataariki School for Teen Parents](https://www.chch.live/school/2757-he-mataariki-school-for-teen-parents), decile 1 · EQI 569
- [Whangarei School](https://www.chch.live/school/1130-whangarei-school), decile 4 · EQI 464
- [Whangārei Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/15-whangarei-boys-high-school), decile 5 · EQI 474

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-35.734761&lon=174.322127

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 490, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3.

**Does Morningside 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=1052 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026