Kaingaroa Forest School

Full Primary · State · Kaingaroa Forest

28 students on the roll · EQI 560.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 1. Current Equity Index: 560. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

Dun Road, Kaingaroa Forest, 3073
Roll: 28 (October 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened 1858
Isolation index 1.18, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Setting: Rural settlement
Phone: 07-3669845
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Marylouise Macpherson-Hall
Website: kaingaroaforest.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 2 · 7%

Pacific 3 · 11%

Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Other schools near here

Lake Rerewhakaaitu School, decile 7 · EQI 479 · 12.0 km
Murupara Area School, decile 1 · EQI 560 · 12.8 km
TKK Motuhake o Tawhiuau, decile 1 · EQI 552 · 13.5 km
Galatea School, decile 5 · EQI 493 · 15.0 km
Reporoa College, decile 6 · EQI 519 · 19.9 km
Reporoa School, decile 4 · EQI 487 · 19.9 km
Broadlands School, decile 8 · EQI 462 · 23.6 km
Mihi School, decile 5 · EQI 539 · 24.8 km

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 November 2026.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Kaingaroa Forest School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Kaingaroa Forest School have?

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

What is Kaingaroa Forest School's Equity Index?

EQI 560, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 1.

Where is Kaingaroa Forest School?

Dun Road, , Kaingaroa Forest. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.