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Arohanui Special School

Specialist School · State · Te Atatu, Auckland

278 students on the roll in Te Atatu · EQI 479.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 4. Current Equity Index: 479. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • Tirimoana Road, Te Atatu, Auckland, 0602
  • Roll: 278 (September 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1972
  • Isolation index 0.17, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Phone: 09-8386696
  • Email: admin@arohanui.school.nz
  • Contact: Shaki Padayatchi
  • Website: arohanui.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 97 · 35%
Māori 78 · 28%
Pacific 104 · 37%
Asian 56 · 20%
MELAA 7 · 3%

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 October 2026.

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Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Arohanui Special School?

Specialist School · State · Co-Educational, in Te Atatu.

How many students does Arohanui Special School have?

278 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

What is Arohanui Special School's Equity Index?

EQI 479, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

Where is Arohanui Special School?

Tirimoana Road, Te Atatu, Auckland. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.