# Matamata Intermediate

Intermediate · State · Matamata

https://www.chch.live/school/1812-matamata-intermediate

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 5 · Current Equity Index: 472

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

## The record
- Smith Street, Matamata, 3400
- Roll: 397 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1961
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.68, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 322 · Pacific 25 · Asian 43 · MELAA 6 · Other 9
- Phone: 07-8887221
- Email: office@matamataint.school.nz
- Contact: Debbie Currie
- Website: http://www.matamataintermediate.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Matamata Intermediate School, in force from 2026-01-01 · 779 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Firth School](https://www.chch.live/school/1719-firth-school), decile 3 · EQI 511
- [Matamata Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/1186-matamata-christian-school), decile 5 · EQI 425
- [Matamata College](https://www.chch.live/school/124-matamata-college), decile 6 · EQI 479
- [Matamata Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1813-matamata-primary-school), decile 6 · EQI 443
- [St Joseph's Catholic School (Matamata)](https://www.chch.live/school/1947-st-joseph-s-catholic-school-matamata), decile 5 · EQI 447
- [Te Kura o Waharoa](https://www.chch.live/school/2047-te-kura-o-waharoa), decile 1 · EQI 563
- [Hinuera School](https://www.chch.live/school/1741-hinuera-school), decile 7 · EQI 435
- [Te Poi School](https://www.chch.live/school/2014-te-poi-school), decile 7 · EQI 486

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.815755&lon=175.765335

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Matamata Intermediate?**

Intermediate · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Matamata Intermediate have?**

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

**What is Matamata Intermediate's Equity Index?**

EQI 472, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

**Does Matamata Intermediate 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=1812 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026