# Ararimu School

Full Primary · State · Drury

https://www.chch.live/school/1207-ararimu-school

## 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
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 95 · Pacific 5 · Asian 11 · MELAA 4 · Other 2
- Phone: 09-2948372
- Email: office@ararimu.school.nz
- Contact: Craig Henderson
- Website: http://www.ararimu.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Ramarama School](https://www.chch.live/school/1456-ramarama-school), decile 8 · EQI 412
- [Bombay School](https://www.chch.live/school/1234-bombay-school), decile 9 · EQI 407
- [TIPENE](https://www.chch.live/school/3687-tipene), EQI 542
- [Hunua School](https://www.chch.live/school/1321-hunua-school), decile 9 · EQI 433
- [Paparimu School](https://www.chch.live/school/1425-paparimu-school), decile 10 · EQI 454
- [Drury School](https://www.chch.live/school/1263-drury-school), decile 7 · EQI 446
- [Drury Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/506-drury-christian-school), private, not rated
- [Drury Specialist School (Proposed opening date: 2028-02-08)](https://www.chch.live/school/4557-drury-specialist-school-proposed-opening-date-2028-02-08), not rated

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.140652&lon=175.037192

## 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.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1207 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026