# Kihikihi School

Full Primary · State · Kihikihi

https://www.chch.live/school/1776-kihikihi-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 2 · Current Equity Index: 524

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

## The record
- 71 Whitmore Street, Kihikihi, 3800
- Roll: 168 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1873
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.54, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 63 · Pacific 12 · Asian 12 · MELAA 4
- Phone: 07-8716152
- Email: office@kihikihi.school.nz
- Contact: Sunny West
- Website: http://www.kihikihi.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Kihikihi School, in force from 2024-10-14 · 77 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Waipa Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/266-waipa-christian-school), decile 7 · EQI 421
- [Te Awamutu Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2001-te-awamutu-intermediate), decile 5 · EQI 479
- [Pekapekarau School](https://www.chch.live/school/1893-pekapekarau-school), decile 4 · EQI 493
- [Te Awamutu Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/2002-te-awamutu-primary-school), decile 5 · EQI 461
- [St Patrick's Catholic School (Te Awamutu)](https://www.chch.live/school/1962-st-patrick-s-catholic-school-te-awamutu), decile 7 · EQI 427
- [Puahue School](https://www.chch.live/school/1902-puahue-school), decile 8 · EQI 425
- [Te Awamutu College](https://www.chch.live/school/146-te-awamutu-college), decile 5 · EQI 481
- [Te Wharekura o Nga Purapura o Te Aroha](https://www.chch.live/school/641-te-wharekura-o-nga-purapura-o-te-aroha), decile 3 · EQI 505

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-38.040619&lon=175.35508

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 524, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

**Does Kihikihi 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=1776 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026