# Birdwood School

Full Primary · State · Ranui, Auckland

https://www.chch.live/school/1227-birdwood-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 2 · Current Equity Index: 522

*Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.*

## The record
- Karepo Crescent, Ranui, Auckland, 0612
- Roll: 288 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1982
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.31, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori or a Pacific language
- Roll by ethnicity: European 63 · Māori 109 · Pacific 137 · Asian 45 · MELAA 15
- Phone: 09-8338479
- Email: admin@birdwood.school.nz
- Contact: Vikki Rihari
- Website: http://www.birdwood.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Birdwood School, in force from 2022-01-01 · 4 km²

*Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.*

## Other schools near here
- [Don Buck School](https://www.chch.live/school/1262-don-buck-school), decile 2 · EQI 494
- [Rānui Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1458-ranui-primary-school), decile 2 · EQI 519
- [Massey High School](https://www.chch.live/school/43-massey-high-school), decile 4 · EQI 486
- [Massey Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1363-massey-primary-school), decile 3 · EQI 492
- [Lincoln Heights School](https://www.chch.live/school/1341-lincoln-heights-school), decile 2 · EQI 490
- [Waitakere College](https://www.chch.live/school/44-waitakere-college), decile 3 · EQI 480
- [Swanson School](https://www.chch.live/school/1521-swanson-school), decile 3 · EQI 462
- [TKKM o Te Kotuku](https://www.chch.live/school/3104-tkkm-o-te-kotuku), decile 4 · EQI 509

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.85602&lon=174.601802

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Birdwood School?**

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational, in Ranui.

**How many students does Birdwood School have?**

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

**What is Birdwood School's Equity Index?**

EQI 522, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

**Does Birdwood School have an enrolment zone?**

1 zone polygon on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1227 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026