# Matakana School

Contributing · State · Warkworth

https://www.chch.live/school/1364-matakana-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 9 · Current Equity Index: 394

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

## The record
- 952 Matakana Road, Warkworth, 985
- Roll: 364 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1862
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.83, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Rural settlement
- Roll by ethnicity: European 348 · Pacific 10 · Asian 21 · MELAA 6 · Other 4
- Phone: 09-4227309
- Email: office@matakana.school.nz
- Contact: Darrel Goosen
- Website: http://www.matakana.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Matakana School, in force from 2016-10-10 · 114 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Warkworth School](https://www.chch.live/school/1561-warkworth-school), decile 7 · EQI 433
- [Mahurangi College](https://www.chch.live/school/24-mahurangi-college), decile 7 · EQI 441
- [Snells Beach Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/6759-snells-beach-primary-school), decile 6 · EQI 437
- [Horizon School](https://www.chch.live/school/1156-horizon-school), decile 6 · EQI 435
- [Pakiri School](https://www.chch.live/school/1074-pakiri-school), decile 4 · EQI 486
- [Leigh School](https://www.chch.live/school/1340-leigh-school), decile 7 · EQI 426
- [Tomarata School](https://www.chch.live/school/1115-tomarata-school), decile 5 · EQI 468
- [Kaipara Flats School](https://www.chch.live/school/1324-kaipara-flats-school), decile 9 · EQI 425

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.355014&lon=174.715127

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 394, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

**Does Matakana 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=1364 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026