# Bankwood School

Contributing · State · Chartwell, Hamilton

https://www.chch.live/school/1693-bankwood-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 2 · Current Equity Index: 526

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

## The record
- 152 Bankwood Road, Chartwell, Hamilton, 3248
- Roll: 344 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1964
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.15, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Roll by ethnicity: European 107 · Pacific 71 · Asian 23 · MELAA 25 · Other 5
- Phone: 07-8557763
- Email: schooladmin@bankwood.school.nz
- Contact: Hone Waudby
- Website: http://www.bankwood.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Bankwood School, in force from 2023-10-24 · 3 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [St Paul's Collegiate (Hamilton)](https://www.chch.live/school/130-st-paul-s-collegiate-hamilton), private, not rated
- [Hukanui School](https://www.chch.live/school/1749-hukanui-school), decile 10 · EQI 395
- [Fairfield College](https://www.chch.live/school/129-fairfield-college), decile 3 · EQI 527
- [Fairfield Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1715-fairfield-intermediate), decile 5 · EQI 475
- [Fairfield Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1716-fairfield-primary-school), decile 1 · EQI 541
- [Waikato Diocesan School For Girls](https://www.chch.live/school/140-waikato-diocesan-school-for-girls), decile 10 · EQI 391
- [St Joseph's Catholic School (Fairfield)](https://www.chch.live/school/1946-st-joseph-s-catholic-school-fairfield), decile 7 · EQI 399
- [Woodstock School](https://www.chch.live/school/2093-woodstock-school), decile 5 · EQI 443

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.754911&lon=175.276101

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Chartwell.

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

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

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

EQI 526, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

**Does Bankwood 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=1693 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026