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Malfroy School

Contributing · State · Hillcrest, Rotorua

301 students on the roll in Hillcrest · EQI 529.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 2. Current Equity Index: 529. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 196 Malfroy Road, Hillcrest, Rotorua, 3015
  • Roll: 301 (October 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1955
  • Isolation index 0.27, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
  • Setting: Large urban area
  • Phone: 07-3488588
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Contact: Nicky Brell
  • Website: malfroy.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 71 · 24%
Pacific 63 · 21%
Asian 27 · 9%
MELAA 2 · 1%
Other 2 · 1%

Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Other schools near here

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 November 2026.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Malfroy School?

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Hillcrest.

How many students does Malfroy School have?

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

What is Malfroy School's Equity Index?

EQI 529, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

Where is Malfroy School?

196 Malfroy Road, Hillcrest, Rotorua. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.