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Matamata Christian School

Composite · State : Integrated · Matamata

139 students on the roll · EQI 425.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 5. Current Equity Index: 425. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 91A Smith Street, Matamata, 3400
  • Roll: 139 (October 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1988
  • Isolation index 0.68, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Setting: Small urban area
  • Phone: 07-8885444
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Contact: Alistair Paterson
  • Website: matamata.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 104 · 75%
Pacific 6 · 4%
Asian 25 · 18%
MELAA 8 · 6%
Other 6 · 4%

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 Matamata Christian School?

Composite · State : Integrated · Co-Educational.

How many students does Matamata Christian School have?

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

What is Matamata Christian School's Equity Index?

EQI 425, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

Where is Matamata Christian School?

91A Smith Street, , Matamata. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.