# Riverhead School

Full Primary · State · Riverhead

https://www.chch.live/school/1464-riverhead-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 9 · Current Equity Index: 389

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

## The record
- 21 School Road, Riverhead, 0820
- Roll: 476 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1872
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.52, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 378 · Māori 50 · Pacific 20 · Asian 58 · MELAA 20 · Other 1
- Phone: 09-4129105
- Email: admin@riverhead.school.nz
- Contact: Kris Hughes
- Website: http://www.riverhead.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Riverhead School, in force from 2025-06-27 · 17 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Hare Krishna School](https://www.chch.live/school/4204-hare-krishna-school), decile 5 · EQI 371
- [Ridgeview School](https://www.chch.live/school/1433-ridgeview-school), decile 9 · EQI 470
- [Whenuapai School](https://www.chch.live/school/1572-whenuapai-school), decile 9 · EQI 400
- [Timatanga Community School](https://www.chch.live/school/4146-timatanga-community-school), decile 6 · EQI 413
- [Huapai District School](https://www.chch.live/school/1320-huapai-district-school), decile 9 · EQI 406
- [Matua Ngaru School](https://www.chch.live/school/774-matua-ngaru-school), EQI 399
- [Coatesville School](https://www.chch.live/school/1252-coatesville-school), decile 10 · EQI 376
- [Hobsonville School](https://www.chch.live/school/1314-hobsonville-school), decile 7 · EQI 397

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.753222&lon=174.593955

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 389, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

**Does Riverhead 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=1464 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026