# Rutherford School

Contributing · State · Te Atatu Peninsula, Auckland

https://www.chch.live/school/1478-rutherford-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 5 · Current Equity Index: 433

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

## The record
- 2 Kotuku Street, Te Atatu Peninsula, Auckland, 0610
- Roll: 301 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1961
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.31, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Roll by ethnicity: European 93 · Māori 84 · Pacific 81 · Asian 86 · MELAA 19
- Phone: 09-8345467
- Email: office@rutherfordprimary.school.nz
- Contact: Amanda Bennett
- Website: http://www.rutherfordprimary.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Rutherford School, in force from 2020-05-14 · 2 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Rutherford College](https://www.chch.live/school/40-rutherford-college), decile 5 · EQI 459
- [Flanshaw Road School](https://www.chch.live/school/1276-flanshaw-road-school), decile 5 · EQI 446
- [Te Atatu Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1530-te-atatu-intermediate), decile 6 · EQI 434
- [Middle School West Auckland](https://www.chch.live/school/877-middle-school-west-auckland), EQI 526
- [Edmonton School](https://www.chch.live/school/1266-edmonton-school), decile 4 · EQI 454
- [Elim Christian College Henderson](https://www.chch.live/school/3628-elim-christian-college-henderson), EQI 378
- [Rangeview Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1457-rangeview-intermediate), decile 4 · EQI 465
- [Matipo Road School](https://www.chch.live/school/1365-matipo-road-school), decile 7 · EQI 407

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.852559&lon=174.648899

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Te Atatu Peninsula.

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

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

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

EQI 433, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

**Does Rutherford 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=1478 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026