# Whangarei School

Contributing · State · Whangarei

https://www.chch.live/school/1130-whangarei-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 464

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

## The record
- 155 Bank Street, Whangarei, 110
- Roll: 476 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1872
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.58, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 234 · Pacific 16 · Asian 108 · MELAA 9
- Phone: 09-4383186
- Email: office@whangareiprimary.school.nz
- Contact: Daniel Jewell
- Website: http://www.whangareiprimary.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Whangarei School, in force from 2025-10-03 · 11 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Whangārei Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/15-whangarei-boys-high-school), decile 5 · EQI 474
- [Whangārei Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/16-whangarei-girls-high-school), decile 5 · EQI 471
- [Whangarei Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1129-whangarei-intermediate), decile 4 · EQI 506
- [Te Kāpehu Whetū](https://www.chch.live/school/3619-te-kapehu-whetu), EQI 529
- [Renew School](https://www.chch.live/school/1138-renew-school), decile 4 · EQI 461
- [Blomfield Special School and Resource Ctre](https://www.chch.live/school/1007-blomfield-special-school-and-resource-ctre), decile 3 · EQI 518
- [St Francis Xavier Catholic School (Whangarei)](https://www.chch.live/school/1588-st-francis-xavier-catholic-school-whangarei), decile 6 · EQI 404
- [Morningside School](https://www.chch.live/school/1052-morningside-school), decile 3 · EQI 490

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-35.717559&lon=174.3218

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 464, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Does Whangarei 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=1130 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026