Matata School

Full Primary · State · Matata

97 students on the roll · EQI 514.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 4. Current Equity Index: 514. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

43 Pollen Street, Matata, 3194
Roll: 97 (October 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened 1872
Isolation index 1.07, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
Setting: Rural settlement
Phone: 07-3222004
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Tania Raynes
Website: matata.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 64 · 66%

Pacific 5 · 5%

Asian 7 · 7%

MELAA 2 · 2%

Other 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 Joseph's Catholic School (Matata), decile 2 · EQI 546 · 259 m
Thornton School, decile 7 · EQI 451 · 9.8 km
Rangitaiki College – Te Kura Tuarua o Rangitaiki, decile 3 · EQI 530 · 10.2 km
Otakiri School, decile 5 · EQI 466 · 10.3 km
Edgecumbe School, decile 3 · EQI 494 · 10.4 km
Te Kura O Te Teko, decile 1 · EQI 532 · 16.0 km
Otamarakau School, decile 7 · EQI 466 · 16.2 km
Whakatane Teen Parent Unit, decile 1 · EQI 569 · 16.5 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 Matata School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Matata School have?

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

What is Matata School's Equity Index?

EQI 514, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

Where is Matata School?

43 Pollen Street, , Matata. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.