# Merivale School

Contributing · State · Tauranga

https://www.chch.live/school/1825-merivale-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 1 · Current Equity Index: 548

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

## The record
- 25 Kesteven Avenue, Tauranga, 3112
- Roll: 158 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1957
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.16, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Roll by ethnicity: European 35 · Pacific 24 · Asian 14 · Other 2
- Phone: 07-5786900
- Email: admin@merivale.school.nz
- Contact: Tom Paekau
- Website: http://www.merivale.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Merivale School, in force from 2022-01-01 · 1 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Tauranga Girls' College](https://www.chch.live/school/122-tauranga-girls-college), decile 6 · EQI 466
- [Gate Pa School](https://www.chch.live/school/1992-gate-pa-school), decile 2 · EQI 507
- [Greerton Village School - Te Kura o Maarawaewae](https://www.chch.live/school/1730-greerton-village-school-te-kura-o-maarawaewae), decile 2 · EQI 507
- [Tauranga Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1990-tauranga-intermediate), decile 5 · EQI 475
- [Tauranga Special School](https://www.chch.live/school/1762-tauranga-special-school), decile 5 · EQI 499
- [Te Whakatipuranga (Otumoetai TPU)](https://www.chch.live/school/2751-te-whakatipuranga-otumoetai-tpu), decile 1 · EQI 569
- [Greenpark School (Tauranga)](https://www.chch.live/school/1729-greenpark-school-tauranga), decile 5 · EQI 443
- [Tauranga Boys' College](https://www.chch.live/school/121-tauranga-boys-college), decile 6 · EQI 456

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.720485&lon=176.143844

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Merivale School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Merivale School have?**

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

**What is Merivale School's Equity Index?**

EQI 548, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 1.

**Does Merivale School 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=1825 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026