# Forest Lake School

Contributing · State · Forest Lake, Hamilton

https://www.chch.live/school/1720-forest-lake-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 492

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

## The record
- Storey Avenue, Forest Lake, Hamilton, 3200
- Roll: 389 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1926
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.12, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Roll by ethnicity: European 121 · Pacific 34 · Asian 48 · MELAA 28 · Other 2
- Phone: 07-8492256
- Email: office@forestlake.school.nz
- Contact: Christine Jessop
- Website: http://www.forestlake.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Forest Lake School, in force from 2019-01-28 · 3 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [St Peter Chanel Catholic School (Te Rapa)](https://www.chch.live/school/1964-st-peter-chanel-catholic-school-te-rapa), decile 7 · EQI 407
- [Vardon School](https://www.chch.live/school/2045-vardon-school), decile 4 · EQI 474
- [Maeroa Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1792-maeroa-intermediate), decile 3 · EQI 495
- [Waikato Diocesan School For Girls](https://www.chch.live/school/140-waikato-diocesan-school-for-girls), decile 10 · EQI 391
- [Woodstock School](https://www.chch.live/school/2093-woodstock-school), decile 5 · EQI 443
- [Whitiora School](https://www.chch.live/school/2091-whitiora-school), decile 3 · EQI 531
- [Nawton School](https://www.chch.live/school/1841-nawton-school), decile 2 · EQI 535
- [St Joseph's Catholic School (Fairfield)](https://www.chch.live/school/1946-st-joseph-s-catholic-school-fairfield), decile 7 · EQI 399

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.770336&lon=175.255939

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Forest Lake School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Forest Lake.

**How many students does Forest Lake School have?**

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

**What is Forest Lake School's Equity Index?**

EQI 492, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Does Forest Lake 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=1720 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026