# Lake Rotoma School

Full Primary · State · Lake Rotoma

https://www.chch.live/school/1788-lake-rotoma-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 1 · Current Equity Index: 541

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

## The record
- 22 Manawahe Road, Lake Rotoma, 3074
- Roll: 24 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1928
- Isolation index 0.77, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 12 · Pacific 2 · Asian 1 · Other 1
- Phone: 07-3620839
- Email: office@lakerotoma.school.nz
- Contact: Te Aroha Wihapi
- Website: http://www.lakerotoma.school.nz/

## Other schools near here
- [TKKM o Rotoiti](https://www.chch.live/school/1929-tkkm-o-rotoiti), decile 2 · EQI 541
- [Kawerau Putauaki School](https://www.chch.live/school/655-kawerau-putauaki-school), decile 2 · EQI 522
- [Te Whata Tau o Putauaki](https://www.chch.live/school/651-te-whata-tau-o-putauaki), decile 1 · EQI 541
- [Kawerau South School](https://www.chch.live/school/1770-kawerau-south-school), decile 1 · EQI 536
- [Te Tari Ako Matua Taiohi Education Centre](https://www.chch.live/school/2758-te-tari-ako-matua-taiohi-education-centre), decile 1 · EQI 569
- [Tarawera High School](https://www.chch.live/school/661-tarawera-high-school), decile 1 · EQI 545
- [Whangamarino School](https://www.chch.live/school/2083-whangamarino-school), decile 2 · EQI 531
- [Otakiri School](https://www.chch.live/school/1871-otakiri-school), decile 5 · EQI 466

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-38.042015&lon=176.546295

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Lake Rotoma School?**

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Lake Rotoma School have?**

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

**What is Lake Rotoma School's Equity Index?**

EQI 541, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 1.

**Where is Lake Rotoma School?**

22 Manawahe Road, , Lake Rotoma. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1788 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026