Elstow-Waihou Combined School
Full Primary · State · Te Aroha
176 students on the roll · EQI 449 · an enrolment scheme in place.
Its rating
Final decile (2022): 7. Current Equity Index: 449. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.
The record
- 356 Bowler Road, Te Aroha, 3392
- Roll: 176 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1903
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.86, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
- Setting: Rural other
- Phone: 07-8845802
- Email: [email protected]
- Contact: Doug Black
- Website: elstow-waihou.school.nz
Who the roll is
Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.
Enrolment zone
- Elstow-Waihou Combined School, in force from 2022-10-17 · 91 km²
Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary. Confirm with the school before relying on it.
Other schools near here
- Te Aroha College, decile 4 · EQI 492 · 5.3 km
- Stanley Avenue School, decile 4 · EQI 477 · 5.9 km
- Springdale School, decile 8 · EQI 490 · 6.3 km
- Te Aroha Primary School, decile 3 · EQI 496 · 6.5 km
- St Joseph's Catholic School (Te Aroha), decile 4 · EQI 446 · 6.7 km
- Tirohia School, decile 3 · EQI 542 · 10.3 km
- Tatuanui School, decile 7 · EQI 426 · 11.5 km
- Tahuna School, decile 7 · EQI 459 · 13.4 km
Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 November 2026.
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Questions, answered briefly
Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.
176 on the roll at October 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.
EQI 449, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.
1 zone polygon on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.