# Gordonton School

Full Primary · State · Gordonton, Hamilton

https://www.chch.live/school/1728-gordonton-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 9 · Current Equity Index: 420

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

## The record
- Woodlands Road, Gordonton, Hamilton, 3281
- Roll: 251 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1891
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.42, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 203 · Pacific 3 · Asian 44 · MELAA 2 · International 9
- Phone: 07-8243602
- Email: admin@gordonton.school.nz
- Contact: Keith O'Donnell
- Website: http://www.gordonton.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Gordonton School, in force from 2012-03-12 · 79 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Puketaha School](https://www.chch.live/school/1907-puketaha-school), decile 7 · EQI 421
- [Horsham Downs School](https://www.chch.live/school/1747-horsham-downs-school), decile 10 · EQI 397
- [Rototuna Junior High School](https://www.chch.live/school/708-rototuna-junior-high-school), decile 10 · EQI 428
- [Rototuna Senior High School](https://www.chch.live/school/615-rototuna-senior-high-school), decile 10 · EQI 451
- [Te Totara Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/577-te-totara-primary-school), decile 10 · EQI 393
- [Waikato Waldorf School ( Rudolf Steiner)](https://www.chch.live/school/539-waikato-waldorf-school-rudolf-steiner), decile 7 · EQI 424
- [Whitikahu School](https://www.chch.live/school/2090-whitikahu-school), decile 9 · EQI 458
- [Hamilton Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/451-hamilton-christian-school), decile 9 · EQI 413

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.666548&lon=175.30798

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational, in Gordonton.

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

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

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

EQI 420, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

**Does Gordonton 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=1728 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026