# Waitakere School

Full Primary · State · Auckland West, Auckland

https://www.chch.live/school/1557-waitakere-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · 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
- 10 Bethells Road, Auckland West, Auckland, 0614
- Roll: 420 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1921
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.43, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural settlement
- Roll by ethnicity: European 358 · Māori 71 · Pacific 35 · Asian 45 · MELAA 11 · Other 1
- Phone: 09-8109607
- Email: office@waitakereprimary.school.nz
- Contact: Heather Atkinson
- Website: http://www.waitakereprimary.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Waitakere School, in force from 2008-02-21 · 75 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Taupaki School](https://www.chch.live/school/1529-taupaki-school), decile 9 · EQI 427
- [Swanson School](https://www.chch.live/school/1521-swanson-school), decile 3 · EQI 462
- [Birdwood School](https://www.chch.live/school/1227-birdwood-school), decile 2 · EQI 522
- [Massey Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1363-massey-primary-school), decile 3 · EQI 492
- [Massey High School](https://www.chch.live/school/43-massey-high-school), decile 4 · EQI 486
- [TKKM o Te Kotuku](https://www.chch.live/school/3104-tkkm-o-te-kotuku), decile 4 · EQI 509
- [Rānui Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1458-ranui-primary-school), decile 2 · EQI 519
- [Westbridge Residential School](https://www.chch.live/school/4157-westbridge-residential-school), decile 3 · EQI 553

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.85194&lon=174.539563

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational, in Auckland West.

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

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

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

EQI 419, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Does Waitakere 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=1557 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026