# Whangarei Heads School

Full Primary · State · Whangarei Heads

https://www.chch.live/school/1128-whangarei-heads-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 408

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

## The record
- 28 Whangarei Heads School Road, Whangarei Heads, 174
- Roll: 146 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1858
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1.22, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural settlement
- Roll by ethnicity: European 133 · Pacific 4 · Asian 3 · MELAA 7
- Phone: 09-4340844
- Email: office@whangareiheads.school.nz
- Contact: Kelly Ward
- Website: http://www.whangareiheads.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Whangarei Heads School, in force from 2024-07-22 · 43 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [One Tree Point School](https://www.chch.live/school/1061-one-tree-point-school), decile 4 · EQI 441
- [Parua Bay School](https://www.chch.live/school/1080-parua-bay-school), decile 9 · EQI 432
- [Bream Bay College](https://www.chch.live/school/20-bream-bay-college), decile 5 · EQI 482
- [Ruakākā School](https://www.chch.live/school/1094-ruakaka-school), decile 4 · EQI 485
- [Onerahi School](https://www.chch.live/school/1062-onerahi-school), decile 4 · EQI 489
- [Raurimu Avenue School](https://www.chch.live/school/1092-raurimu-avenue-school), decile 3 · EQI 569
- [Portland School Te Kura o Tikorangi](https://www.chch.live/school/1084-portland-school-te-kura-o-tikorangi), decile 1 · EQI 515
- [Waipu School](https://www.chch.live/school/1125-waipu-school), decile 7 · EQI 438

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-35.822317&lon=174.516025

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Whangarei Heads School?**

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Whangarei Heads School have?**

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

**What is Whangarei Heads School's Equity Index?**

EQI 408, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Does Whangarei Heads 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=1128 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026