# Ruakākā School

Contributing · State · Ruakaka

https://www.chch.live/school/1094-ruakaka-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 485

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

## The record
- 12 Sandford Road, Ruakaka, 171
- Roll: 303 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1898
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.92, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 186 · Pacific 32 · Asian 9 · Other 1
- Phone: 09-4327503
- Email: office@ruakaka.school.nz
- Contact: Helen Kinsey-Wightman
- Website: http://ruakaka.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Ruakaka School, in force from 2025-12-03 · 129 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Bream Bay College](https://www.chch.live/school/20-bream-bay-college), decile 5 · EQI 482
- [One Tree Point School](https://www.chch.live/school/1061-one-tree-point-school), decile 4 · EQI 441
- [Waipu School](https://www.chch.live/school/1125-waipu-school), decile 7 · EQI 438
- [Whangarei Heads School](https://www.chch.live/school/1128-whangarei-heads-school), decile 8 · EQI 408
- [Parua Bay School](https://www.chch.live/school/1080-parua-bay-school), decile 9 · EQI 432
- [Portland School Te Kura o Tikorangi](https://www.chch.live/school/1084-portland-school-te-kura-o-tikorangi), decile 1 · EQI 515
- [Raurimu Avenue School](https://www.chch.live/school/1092-raurimu-avenue-school), decile 3 · EQI 569
- [Onerahi School](https://www.chch.live/school/1062-onerahi-school), decile 4 · EQI 489

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-35.89824&lon=174.440861

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 485, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Does Ruakākā 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=1094 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026