Te Kura o Matapihi

Full Primary · State · Matapihi, Tauranga

179 students on the roll in Matapihi · EQI 503.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 3. Current Equity Index: 503. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

398 Matapihi Road, Matapihi, Tauranga, 3175
Roll: 179 (October 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened 1910
Isolation index 0.37, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Instruction: All students taught in te reo Māori
Cohort entry: Yes
Phone: 07-5785439
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Lucky Hona
Website: matapihi.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 23 · 13%

Pacific 13 · 7%

Asian 3 · 2%

MELAA 1 · 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

St Mary's Catholic School (Tauranga), decile 8 · EQI 385 · 2.7 km
Tauranga Primary School, decile 7 · EQI 423 · 2.7 km
Maungatapu School, decile 5 · EQI 468 · 3.3 km
Welcome Bay School, decile 4 · EQI 469 · 3.4 km
Tauranga Boys' College, decile 6 · EQI 456 · 3.4 km
St Thomas More Catholic School, decile 7 · EQI 432 · 3.6 km
Tauranga Waldorf School, decile 7 · EQI 413 · 3.7 km
Tauranga Special School, decile 5 · EQI 499 · 3.8 km

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

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Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Te Kura o Matapihi?

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

How many students does Te Kura o Matapihi have?

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

What is Te Kura o Matapihi's Equity Index?

EQI 503, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3.

Where is Te Kura o Matapihi?

398 Matapihi Road, Matapihi, Tauranga. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.