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Wairoa Primary School

Full Primary · State · Wairoa

277 students on the roll · EQI 542.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 1. Current Equity Index: 542. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 29 Campbell Street, Wairoa, 4160
  • Roll: 277 (October 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 2005
  • Isolation index 2.04, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
  • Setting: Small urban area
  • Phone: 06-8386209
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Contact: Richard Lambert

Who the roll is

European 49 · 18%
Pacific 22 · 8%
Asian 10 · 4%
Other 1 · 0%

Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Other schools near here

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 November 2026.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Wairoa Primary School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Wairoa Primary School have?

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

What is Wairoa Primary School's Equity Index?

EQI 542, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 1.

Where is Wairoa Primary School?

29 Campbell Street, , Wairoa. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.