# Āria School

Contributing · State · Aria

https://www.chch.live/school/1687-aria-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 5 · Current Equity Index: 461

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

## The record
- Barclay Road, Aria, 3979
- Roll: 43 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1908
- Isolation index 2.04, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 35 · Asian 1 · MELAA 1 · Other 1
- Phone: 07-877 7857
- Email: office@aria.school.nz
- Contact: Pamela Voyce
- Website: http://www.aria.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Piopio College](https://www.chch.live/school/162-piopio-college), decile 5 · EQI 499
- [Piopio Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1895-piopio-primary-school), decile 5 · EQI 460
- [Matiere School](https://www.chch.live/school/2195-matiere-school), decile 5 · EQI 485
- [Whareorino School](https://www.chch.live/school/2267-whareorino-school), decile 9 · EQI 525
- [Pukenui School (Te Kuiti)](https://www.chch.live/school/1906-pukenui-school-te-kuiti), decile 3 · EQI 540
- [St Joseph's Catholic School (Te Kuiti)](https://www.chch.live/school/1953-st-joseph-s-catholic-school-te-kuiti), decile 4 · EQI 449
- [Te Kuiti High School](https://www.chch.live/school/160-te-kuiti-high-school), decile 2 · EQI 522
- [Te Wharekura o Maniapoto](https://www.chch.live/school/1865-te-wharekura-o-maniapoto), decile 3 · EQI 527

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-38.563158&lon=174.985763

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 461, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

**Where is Āria School?**

Barclay Road, , Aria. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1687 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026