Ararimu School

Full Primary · State · Drury

106 students on the roll · EQI 400.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 10. Current Equity Index: 400. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

7 Steel Road, Drury, 2579
Roll: 106 (October 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations may be requested
Opened 1886
Isolation index 0.45, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Setting: Rural other
Phone: 09-2948372
Email: office@ararimu.school.nz
Contact: Craig Henderson
Website: ararimu.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 95 · 90%

Pacific 5 · 5%

Asian 11 · 10%

MELAA 4 · 4%

Other 2 · 2%

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

Ramarama School, decile 8 · EQI 412 · 5.6 km
Bombay School, decile 9 · EQI 407 · 6.2 km
TIPENE, EQI 542 · 6.3 km
Hunua School, decile 9 · EQI 433 · 7.5 km
Paparimu School, decile 10 · EQI 454 · 8.0 km
Drury School, decile 7 · EQI 446 · 9.0 km
Drury Christian School, private, not rated · 9.2 km
Drury Specialist School (Proposed opening date: 2028-02-08), not rated · 9.5 km

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 Ararimu School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Ararimu School have?

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

What is Ararimu School's Equity Index?

EQI 400, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 10.

Where is Ararimu School?

7 Steel Road, , Drury. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.