# Whau Valley School

Contributing · State · Whau Valley, Whangarei

https://www.chch.live/school/1131-whau-valley-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 2 · Current Equity Index: 537

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

## The record
- 17 Moody Avenue, Whau Valley, Whangarei, 112
- Roll: 316 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1923
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.64, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 109 · Pacific 43 · Asian 14 · MELAA 1 · Other 2
- Phone: 09-4370448
- Email: office@whauvalley.school.nz
- Contact: Steve Jenkins
- Website: http://www.whauvalley.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Whau Valley School, in force from 2024-07-22 · 10 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [St Francis Xavier Catholic School (Whangarei)](https://www.chch.live/school/1588-st-francis-xavier-catholic-school-whangarei), decile 6 · EQI 404
- [Te Kura O Otangarei](https://www.chch.live/school/1069-te-kura-o-otangarei), decile 1 · EQI 569
- [Whangarei Adventist Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/4154-whangarei-adventist-christian-school), decile 3 · EQI 474
- [Whangārei Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/16-whangarei-girls-high-school), decile 5 · EQI 471
- [Te Kamo Intermediate School](https://www.chch.live/school/1029-te-kamo-intermediate-school), decile 5 · EQI 482
- [Whangārei Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/15-whangarei-boys-high-school), decile 5 · EQI 474
- [Tikipunga Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1113-tikipunga-primary-school), decile 1 · EQI 548
- [Whangarei School](https://www.chch.live/school/1130-whangarei-school), decile 4 · EQI 464

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-35.700434&lon=174.314857

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Whau Valley School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Whau Valley.

**How many students does Whau Valley School have?**

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

**What is Whau Valley School's Equity Index?**

EQI 537, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

**Does Whau Valley 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=1131 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026