# Bethlehem School

Contributing · State · Bethlehem, Tauranga

https://www.chch.live/school/1697-bethlehem-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 423

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

## The record
- 66 Carmichael Road, Bethlehem, Tauranga, 3110
- Roll: 434 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1883
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.19, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Roll by ethnicity: European 294 · Pacific 20 · Asian 69 · MELAA 23 · Other 2
- Phone: 07-5764726
- Email: admin@bethlehemschool.ac.nz
- Contact: Catherine Neidhardt
- Website: http://www.bethlehemschool.ac.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Bethlehem School, in force from 2002-12-13 · 10 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Te Wharekura o Mauao](https://www.chch.live/school/6962-te-wharekura-o-mauao), decile 3 · EQI 522
- [Bethlehem College](https://www.chch.live/school/77-bethlehem-college), decile 9 · EQI 409
- [Te Kura o Manunui](https://www.chch.live/school/1699-te-kura-o-manunui), decile 4 · EQI 508
- [Bellevue School (Tauranga)](https://www.chch.live/school/1694-bellevue-school-tauranga), decile 6 · EQI 445
- [Ōtūmoetai College](https://www.chch.live/school/120-otumoetai-college), decile 7 · EQI 451
- [Ōtūmoetai Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1878-otumoetai-intermediate), decile 7 · EQI 440
- [Tauranga Adventist School](https://www.chch.live/school/4144-tauranga-adventist-school), decile 6 · EQI 429
- [Ōtūmoetai Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1879-otumoetai-primary-school), decile 6 · EQI 433

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.690324&lon=176.108604

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Bethlehem.

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

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

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

EQI 423, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Does Bethlehem 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=1697 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026