# Arataki School

Contributing · State · Mount Maunganui

https://www.chch.live/school/1686-arataki-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 3 · Current Equity Index: 465

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

## The record
- Kaimanawa Street, Mount Maunganui, 3116
- Roll: 584 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1963
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.3, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Roll by ethnicity: European 402 · Pacific 30 · Asian 43 · MELAA 25
- Phone: 07-5753497
- Email: office@arataki.school.nz
- Contact: Victoria (Vicki) Hiini
- Website: http://www.arataki.school.nz/Home

## Enrolment zone
- Arataki School, in force from 2022-01-01 · 15 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [St Thomas More Catholic School](https://www.chch.live/school/1636-st-thomas-more-catholic-school), decile 7 · EQI 432
- [Mount Maunganui Intermediate School](https://www.chch.live/school/1837-mount-maunganui-intermediate-school), decile 6 · EQI 444
- [Mount Maunganui College](https://www.chch.live/school/118-mount-maunganui-college), decile 6 · EQI 452
- [Omanu School](https://www.chch.live/school/1860-omanu-school), decile 7 · EQI 403
- [Tahatai Coast School](https://www.chch.live/school/6742-tahatai-coast-school), decile 7 · EQI 428
- [Te Kura o Matapihi](https://www.chch.live/school/1815-te-kura-o-matapihi), decile 3 · EQI 503
- [Mount Maunganui Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1838-mount-maunganui-primary-school), decile 9 · EQI 399
- [TKKM o Otepou](https://www.chch.live/school/1873-tkkm-o-otepou), decile 3 · EQI 546

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.675378&lon=176.231122

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 465, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3.

**Does Arataki 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=1686 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026