# Wainui School

Full Primary · State · Wainui

https://www.chch.live/school/1552-wainui-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 9 · Current Equity Index: 419

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

## The record
- 492 Waitoki Road, Wainui, 0994
- Roll: 265 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1879
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.64, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 241 · Māori 35 · Pacific 13 · Asian 7 · MELAA 9 · Other 1 · International 1
- Phone: 09-4205127
- Email: exo@wainui.school.nz
- Contact: Gillian Bray
- Website: http://www.wainui.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Wainui School, in force from 2023-01-01 · 122 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Waitoki School](https://www.chch.live/school/1558-waitoki-school), decile 8 · EQI 422
- [Ahutoetoe School](https://www.chch.live/school/764-ahutoetoe-school), EQI 384
- [Meraki Montessori School](https://www.chch.live/school/728-meraki-montessori-school), private, not rated
- [Nukumea Primary School - Te Kura Tuatahi O Nukumea](https://www.chch.live/school/767-nukumea-primary-school-te-kura-tuatahi-o-nukumea), EQI 412
- [Stella Maris Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1663-stella-maris-primary-school), decile 9 · EQI 380
- [Silverdale School](https://www.chch.live/school/1482-silverdale-school), decile 10 · EQI 382
- [Dairy Flat School](https://www.chch.live/school/1258-dairy-flat-school), decile 10 · EQI 425
- [Orewa Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1407-orewa-primary-school), decile 9 · EQI 390

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.607049&lon=174.591915

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 419, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

**Does Wainui 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=1552 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026