# Dawson School

Contributing · State · Otara, Auckland

https://www.chch.live/school/1259-dawson-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 1 · Current Equity Index: 515

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

## The record
- Haumia Way, Otara, Auckland, 2163
- Roll: 291 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1978
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.12, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 31 · Māori 57 · Pacific 227 · Asian 31 · MELAA 4 · Other 2
- Phone: 09-2745390
- Email: office@dawson.school.nz
- Contact: Tarayn Zeier
- Website: http://www.dawson.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Dawson School, in force from 2021-05-03 · 1 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Tangaroa College Teen Parent Unit](https://www.chch.live/school/555-tangaroa-college-teen-parent-unit), decile 1 · EQI 569
- [Tangaroa College](https://www.chch.live/school/58-tangaroa-college), decile 1 · EQI 521
- [Kia Aroha Campus](https://www.chch.live/school/631-kia-aroha-campus), decile 1 · EQI 539
- [Rongomai School](https://www.chch.live/school/1468-rongomai-school), decile 1 · EQI 526
- [Chapel Downs School](https://www.chch.live/school/1581-chapel-downs-school), decile 2 · EQI 479
- [Chapel Downs Junior College (Proposed opening date: 2027-01-01)](https://www.chch.live/school/3614-chapel-downs-junior-college-proposed-opening-date-2027-01-01), not rated
- [Flat Bush School](https://www.chch.live/school/1277-flat-bush-school), decile 1 · EQI 520
- [Redoubt North School](https://www.chch.live/school/1460-redoubt-north-school), decile 2 · EQI 475

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.974375&lon=174.893387

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Otara.

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

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

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

EQI 515, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 1.

**Does Dawson 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=1259 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026