# Kiwitahi School

Contributing · State · Kiwitahi

https://www.chch.live/school/1780-kiwitahi-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 439

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

## The record
- 2 Chepmell Road, Kiwitahi, 3371
- Roll: 99 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1913
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.54, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 86 · Asian 11 · MELAA 2
- Phone: 07-8874823
- Email: administrator@kiwitahi.school.nz
- Contact: Peter Cowie
- Website: http://www.kiwitahi.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Kiwitahi School, in force from 2023-01-31 · 109 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Te Miro School](https://www.chch.live/school/2012-te-miro-school), decile 10 · EQI 406
- [Walton School](https://www.chch.live/school/2074-walton-school), decile 7 · EQI 456
- [St Joseph's Catholic School (Morrinsville)](https://www.chch.live/school/1949-st-joseph-s-catholic-school-morrinsville), decile 7 · EQI 420
- [Morrinsville School](https://www.chch.live/school/1834-morrinsville-school), decile 3 · EQI 502
- [Morrinsville College](https://www.chch.live/school/126-morrinsville-college), decile 6 · EQI 481
- [Morrinsville Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1833-morrinsville-intermediate), decile 5 · EQI 478
- [Te Kura o Ngaati Hauaa](https://www.chch.live/school/1851-te-kura-o-ngaati-hauaa), decile 3 · EQI 524
- [David Street School](https://www.chch.live/school/1709-david-street-school), decile 6 · EQI 453

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.740001&lon=175.583388

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 439, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Does Kiwitahi 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=1780 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026