# Koru School

Full Primary · State · Mangere, Auckland

https://www.chch.live/school/1336-koru-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 1 · Current Equity Index: 504

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

## The record
- 71 Robertson Road, Mangere, Auckland, 2024
- Roll: 473 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1978
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.21, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 14 · Māori 81 · Pacific 386 · Asian 43 · MELAA 6
- Phone: 09-2759194
- Email: mel@koru.school.nz
- Contact: Stanley Whata
- Website: http://www.koru.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Koru School, in force from 2008-02-21 · 1 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Sir Keith Park School](https://www.chch.live/school/1483-sir-keith-park-school), decile 1 · EQI 500
- [Waatea School](https://www.chch.live/school/880-waatea-school), EQI 564
- [Favona School](https://www.chch.live/school/1273-favona-school), decile 2 · EQI 494
- [St Mary MacKillop Catholic School](https://www.chch.live/school/1633-st-mary-mackillop-catholic-school), decile 1 · EQI 475
- [TKKM o Mangere](https://www.chch.live/school/4208-tkkm-o-mangere), decile 1 · EQI 544
- [Rise UP Academy](https://www.chch.live/school/879-rise-up-academy), EQI 485
- [Sir Douglas Bader Intermediate School](https://www.chch.live/school/1215-sir-douglas-bader-intermediate-school), decile 1 · EQI 514
- [Mangere College](https://www.chch.live/school/91-mangere-college), decile 1 · EQI 521

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.958267&lon=174.803964

## Questions, answered briefly

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

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

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

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

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

EQI 504, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 1.

**Does Koru 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=1336 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026