# Whananaki School

Full Primary · State · Whananaki

https://www.chch.live/school/1127-whananaki-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 523

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

## The record
- Whananaki North Road, Whananaki, 536
- Roll: 52 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1887
- Isolation index 1.44, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 17 · MELAA 1
- Phone: 09-4338231
- Email: office@whananaki.school.nz
- Contact: Shaun Te Pania

## Other schools near here
- [Ngunguru School](https://www.chch.live/school/1056-ngunguru-school), decile 7 · EQI 427
- [Hikurangi School](https://www.chch.live/school/1014-hikurangi-school), decile 2 · EQI 526
- [Huanui College](https://www.chch.live/school/620-huanui-college), private, not rated
- [He Puna Ruku Mātauranga o Whangaruru](https://www.chch.live/school/1667-he-puna-ruku-matauranga-o-whangaruru), decile 1 · EQI 559
- [Glenbervie School](https://www.chch.live/school/1011-glenbervie-school), decile 8 · EQI 437
- [Kaurihohore School](https://www.chch.live/school/1032-kaurihohore-school), decile 7 · EQI 439
- [TKKM o Te Rawhiti Roa](https://www.chch.live/school/1154-tkkm-o-te-rawhiti-roa), decile 1 · EQI 535
- [Tikipunga High School](https://www.chch.live/school/14-tikipunga-high-school), decile 2 · EQI 560

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-35.514436&lon=174.454687

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 523, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Where is Whananaki School?**

Whananaki North Road, , Whananaki. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1127 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026