# Waipu School

Contributing · State · Waipu

https://www.chch.live/school/1125-waipu-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 7 · 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
- 6 Argyle Street, Waipu, 510
- Roll: 256 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1940
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1.08, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 210 · Pacific 17 · Asian 20 · MELAA 2 · Other 2
- Phone: 09-4320135
- Email: office@wps.school.nz
- Contact: Belinda Bunny
- Website: http://www.wps.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Waipu School, in force from 2026-01-01 · 250 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Ruakākā School](https://www.chch.live/school/1094-ruakaka-school), decile 4 · EQI 485
- [Bream Bay College](https://www.chch.live/school/20-bream-bay-college), decile 5 · EQI 482
- [Otamatea Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/283-otamatea-christian-school), private, not rated
- [Maungaturoto School](https://www.chch.live/school/1049-maungaturoto-school), decile 5 · EQI 477
- [Otamatea High School](https://www.chch.live/school/21-otamatea-high-school), decile 4 · EQI 480
- [One Tree Point School](https://www.chch.live/school/1061-one-tree-point-school), decile 4 · EQI 441
- [Mangawhai Hills College](https://www.chch.live/school/3691-mangawhai-hills-college), private, not rated
- [Kaiwaka School](https://www.chch.live/school/1027-kaiwaka-school), decile 4 · EQI 482

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-35.987835&lon=174.443368

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 438, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

**Does Waipu 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=1125 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026