# Karangahake School

Full Primary · State · Karangahake

https://www.chch.live/school/1763-karangahake-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 3 · Current Equity Index: 480

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

## The record
- School Road, Karangahake, 3674
- Roll: 49 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1889
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1.03, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural settlement
- Roll by ethnicity: European 37 · Pacific 5 · Asian 3
- Phone: 07-8628097
- Email: office@karangahake.school.nz
- Contact: Terry Watton
- Website: http://www.karangahake.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Karangahake School (Yr 7-8), in force from 2023-01-27 · 61 km²
- Karangahake School (Yr 1-6), in force from 2023-01-27 · 20 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Waikino School](https://www.chch.live/school/2054-waikino-school), decile 5 · EQI 462
- [St Joseph's Catholic School (Paeroa)](https://www.chch.live/school/1951-st-joseph-s-catholic-school-paeroa), decile 3 · EQI 444
- [Paeroa Central School](https://www.chch.live/school/1883-paeroa-central-school), decile 1 · EQI 545
- [Paeroa College](https://www.chch.live/school/113-paeroa-college), decile 2 · EQI 507
- [Tirohia School](https://www.chch.live/school/2033-tirohia-school), decile 3 · EQI 542
- [Goldfields School (Paeroa)](https://www.chch.live/school/1726-goldfields-school-paeroa), decile 3 · EQI 518
- [Miller Avenue School](https://www.chch.live/school/1827-miller-avenue-school), decile 2 · EQI 530
- [Paeroa Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/1169-paeroa-christian-school), decile 3 · EQI 459

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.421807&lon=175.723489

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 480, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3.

**Does Karangahake School have an enrolment zone?**

2 zone polygons on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1763 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026