# Mangatawhiri School

Full Primary · State · Pokeno

https://www.chch.live/school/1345-mangatawhiri-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 7 · Current Equity Index: 436

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

## The record
- 15 Mckenzie Road, Pokeno, 2471
- Roll: 173 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1878
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.58, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 147 · Pacific 15 · Asian 20 · MELAA 7 · Other 3
- Phone: 09-2336004
- Email: office@mangatawhiri.school.nz
- Contact: Sharron Scouse
- Website: http://www.mangatawhirischool.com

## Enrolment zone
- Mangatawhiri School, in force from 2021-05-03 · 76 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Mangatangi School](https://www.chch.live/school/1344-mangatangi-school), decile 7 · EQI 477
- [Paparimu School](https://www.chch.live/school/1425-paparimu-school), decile 10 · EQI 454
- [Te Paina School](https://www.chch.live/school/1372-te-paina-school), decile 3 · EQI 513
- [Pokeno School](https://www.chch.live/school/1442-pokeno-school), decile 4 · EQI 429
- [Maramarua School](https://www.chch.live/school/1358-maramarua-school), decile 5 · EQI 499
- [Ararimu School](https://www.chch.live/school/1207-ararimu-school), decile 10 · EQI 400
- [Bombay School](https://www.chch.live/school/1234-bombay-school), decile 9 · EQI 407
- [Meremere School](https://www.chch.live/school/1373-meremere-school), decile 1 · EQI 522

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.213804&lon=175.12297

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

173 on the roll at October 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

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

EQI 436, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

**Does Mangatawhiri 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=1345 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026