# Elstow-Waihou Combined School

Full Primary · State · Te Aroha

https://www.chch.live/school/1713-elstow-waihou-combined-school

## 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
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 150 · Pacific 7 · Asian 13
- Phone: 07-8845802
- Email: admin@elstow-waihou.school.nz
- Contact: Doug Black
- Website: http://www.elstow-waihou.school.nz

## 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.*

## Other schools near here
- [Te Aroha College](https://www.chch.live/school/116-te-aroha-college), decile 4 · EQI 492
- [Stanley Avenue School](https://www.chch.live/school/1967-stanley-avenue-school), decile 4 · EQI 477
- [Springdale School](https://www.chch.live/school/1941-springdale-school), decile 8 · EQI 490
- [Te Aroha Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1999-te-aroha-primary-school), decile 3 · EQI 496
- [St Joseph's Catholic School (Te Aroha)](https://www.chch.live/school/1952-st-joseph-s-catholic-school-te-aroha), decile 4 · EQI 446
- [Tirohia School](https://www.chch.live/school/2033-tirohia-school), decile 3 · EQI 542
- [Tatuanui School](https://www.chch.live/school/1983-tatuanui-school), decile 7 · EQI 426
- [Tahuna School](https://www.chch.live/school/1972-tahuna-school), decile 7 · EQI 459

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.523479&lon=175.638269

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Elstow-Waihou Combined School?**

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Elstow-Waihou Combined School have?**

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

**What is Elstow-Waihou Combined School's Equity Index?**

EQI 449, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

**Does Elstow-Waihou Combined 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=1713 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026