# Waitara High School

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Waitara

https://www.chch.live/school/170-waitara-high-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 3 · Current Equity Index: 524

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

## The record
- 18 Princess Street, Waitara, 4346
- Roll: 418 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1947
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 248 · Pacific 21 · Asian 3 · Other 5
- Phone: 06-7547514
- Email: office@waitarahs.school.nz
- Contact: Daryl Warburton
- Website: http://waitarahs.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Waitara High School, in force from 2025-02-03 · 1049 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Waitara East School](https://www.chch.live/school/2261-waitara-east-school), decile 2 · EQI 532
- [Manukorihi Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2190-manukorihi-intermediate), decile 3 · EQI 512
- [Waitara Central School](https://www.chch.live/school/2260-waitara-central-school), decile 2 · EQI 535
- [St Joseph's School (Waitara)](https://www.chch.live/school/2239-st-joseph-s-school-waitara), decile 3 · EQI 510
- [Tikorangi School](https://www.chch.live/school/2251-tikorangi-school), decile 4 · EQI 464
- [Huirangi School](https://www.chch.live/school/2175-huirangi-school), decile 4 · EQI 476
- [Lepperton School](https://www.chch.live/school/2182-lepperton-school), decile 9 · EQI 423
- [Puketapu School (New Plymouth)](https://www.chch.live/school/2223-puketapu-school-new-plymouth), decile 4 · EQI 480

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-38.996615&lon=174.245055

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Waitara High School?**

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Waitara High School have?**

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

**What is Waitara High School's Equity Index?**

EQI 524, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3.

**Does Waitara High 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=170 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026