# Kio Kio School

Full Primary · State · Kio Kio, Otorohanga

https://www.chch.live/school/1779-kio-kio-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 464

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

## The record
- 1701 S H 3-Otorohanga Road, Kio Kio, Otorohanga, 3974
- Roll: 157 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1905
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.86, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 119 · Pacific 4 · Asian 22 · MELAA 6 · Other 2
- Phone: 07-8731816
- Email: admin@kiokio.school.nz
- Contact: Pip Were
- Website: http://www.kiokio.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Kio Kio School, in force from 2007-03-26 · 100 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Ōtorohanga School](https://www.chch.live/school/1876-otorohanga-school), decile 2 · EQI 538
- [St Mary's Catholic School (Otorohanga)](https://www.chch.live/school/1880-st-mary-s-catholic-school-otorohanga), decile 4 · EQI 488
- [Ōtorohanga College](https://www.chch.live/school/157-otorohanga-college), decile 4 · EQI 515
- [Otorohanga South School](https://www.chch.live/school/1877-otorohanga-south-school), decile 4 · EQI 481
- [Ōtewā School](https://www.chch.live/school/1874-otewa-school), decile 6 · EQI 483
- [Maihiihi School](https://www.chch.live/school/1793-maihiihi-school), decile 9 · EQI 465
- [Korakonui School](https://www.chch.live/school/1783-korakonui-school), decile 8 · EQI 461
- [Pokuru School](https://www.chch.live/school/1898-pokuru-school), decile 6 · EQI 461

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-38.162046&lon=175.276714

## Questions, answered briefly

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

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

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

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

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

EQI 464, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Does Kio Kio 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=1779 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026