# Horizon School

Composite · State : Integrated · Snells Beach

https://www.chch.live/school/1156-horizon-school

## 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
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 180 · Pacific 13 · Asian 23 · MELAA 10 · Other 4 · International 2
- Phone: 09-4256878
- Email: admin@horizon.school.nz
- Contact: Daniel Bennet
- Website: http://www.horizon.school.nz/

## Other schools near here
- [Snells Beach Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/6759-snells-beach-primary-school), decile 6 · EQI 437
- [Mahurangi College](https://www.chch.live/school/24-mahurangi-college), decile 7 · EQI 441
- [Warkworth School](https://www.chch.live/school/1561-warkworth-school), decile 7 · EQI 433
- [Matakana School](https://www.chch.live/school/1364-matakana-school), decile 9 · EQI 394
- [The Forest School](https://www.chch.live/school/4541-the-forest-school), EQI 462
- [Leigh School](https://www.chch.live/school/1340-leigh-school), decile 7 · EQI 426
- [Ahuroa School](https://www.chch.live/school/1200-ahuroa-school), decile 9 · EQI 455
- [Kaipara Flats School](https://www.chch.live/school/1324-kaipara-flats-school), decile 9 · EQI 425

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.427977&lon=174.731165

## 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.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1156 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026