# Aberdeen School

Contributing · State · Dinsdale, Hamilton

https://www.chch.live/school/1680-aberdeen-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 5 · Current Equity Index: 451

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

## The record
- Aberdeen Drive, Dinsdale, Hamilton, 3243
- Roll: 720 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1977
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.14, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 422 · Pacific 78 · Asian 175 · MELAA 24 · Other 1
- Phone: 07-8477312
- Email: principal@aberdeen.school.nz
- Contact: Lesley Lomas
- Website: http://www.aberdeen.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Aberdeen School, in force from 2025-10-03 · 5 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Fraser High School](https://www.chch.live/school/135-fraser-high-school), decile 4 · EQI 508
- [He Puaawai Teen Parent Unit](https://www.chch.live/school/2759-he-puaawai-teen-parent-unit), decile 1 · EQI 569
- [St Columba's Catholic School (Frankton)](https://www.chch.live/school/1944-st-columba-s-catholic-school-frankton), decile 5 · EQI 425
- [Frankton School](https://www.chch.live/school/1721-frankton-school), decile 3 · EQI 496
- [Nawton School](https://www.chch.live/school/1841-nawton-school), decile 2 · EQI 535
- [Rhode Street School](https://www.chch.live/school/1924-rhode-street-school), decile 2 · EQI 537
- [Crawshaw School](https://www.chch.live/school/2096-crawshaw-school), decile 1 · EQI 536
- [Maeroa Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1792-maeroa-intermediate), decile 3 · EQI 495

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.789&lon=175.243253

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Dinsdale.

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

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

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

EQI 451, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

**Does Aberdeen 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=1680 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026