# Matamata Christian School

Composite · State : Integrated · Matamata

https://www.chch.live/school/1186-matamata-christian-school

## 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
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 104 · Pacific 6 · Asian 25 · MELAA 8 · Other 6
- Phone: 07-8885444
- Email: office@matamata.school.nz
- Contact: Alistair Paterson
- Website: http://www.matamata.school.nz/

## Other schools near here
- [Firth School](https://www.chch.live/school/1719-firth-school), decile 3 · EQI 511
- [Matamata Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1812-matamata-intermediate), decile 5 · EQI 472
- [Matamata College](https://www.chch.live/school/124-matamata-college), decile 6 · EQI 479
- [Matamata Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1813-matamata-primary-school), decile 6 · EQI 443
- [St Joseph's Catholic School (Matamata)](https://www.chch.live/school/1947-st-joseph-s-catholic-school-matamata), decile 5 · EQI 447
- [Te Kura o Waharoa](https://www.chch.live/school/2047-te-kura-o-waharoa), decile 1 · EQI 563
- [Hinuera School](https://www.chch.live/school/1741-hinuera-school), decile 7 · EQI 435
- [Te Poi School](https://www.chch.live/school/2014-te-poi-school), decile 7 · EQI 486

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.816167&lon=175.762633

## 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.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1186 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026