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Horizon School

Composite · State : Integrated · Snells Beach

217 students on the roll · EQI 435.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 6. Current Equity Index: 435. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 410 Mahurangi East Road, Snells Beach, 920
  • Roll: 217 (October 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations may be requested
  • Opened 1992
  • Isolation index 0.85, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Setting: Small urban area
  • Phone: 09-4256878
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Contact: Daniel Bennet
  • Website: horizon.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 180 · 83%
Pacific 13 · 6%
Asian 23 · 11%
MELAA 10 · 5%
Other 4 · 2%
International 2 · 1%

Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Other schools near here

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 November 2026.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Horizon School?

Composite · State : Integrated · Co-Educational.

How many students does Horizon School have?

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

What is Horizon School's Equity Index?

EQI 435, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

Where is Horizon School?

410 Mahurangi East Road, , Snells Beach. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.