Ruawai Primary School

Contributing · State · Ruawai

96 students on the roll · EQI 501.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 3. Current Equity Index: 501. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

4376 State Highway 12, Ruawai, 530
Roll: 96 (October 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened 1928
Isolation index 1.86, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Setting: Rural other
Phone: 09-4392307
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Glenn Davies
Website: ruawai.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 67 · 70%

Pacific 8 · 8%

Asian 1 · 1%

MELAA 1 · 1%

Other 1 · 1%

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

Ruawai College, decile 4 · EQI 526 · 124 m
Te Kopuru School, decile 2 · EQI 519 · 12.9 km
Arapohue School, decile 2 · EQI 502 · 14.0 km
Matakohe School, decile 4 · EQI 515 · 15.2 km
Pouto School, decile 2 · EQI 521 · 20.0 km
Paparoa School, decile 5 · EQI 468 · 20.1 km
Dargaville Primary School, decile 4 · EQI 492 · 24.1 km
Selwyn Park School, decile 1 · EQI 542 · 24.2 km

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 Ruawai Primary School?

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Ruawai Primary School have?

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

What is Ruawai Primary School's Equity Index?

EQI 501, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3.

Where is Ruawai Primary School?

4376 State Highway 12, , Ruawai. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.