# Moanataiari School

Full Primary · State · Moanataiari, Thames

https://www.chch.live/school/1829-moanataiari-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 465

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

## The record
- 101 Kuranui Street, Moanataiari, Thames, 3500
- Roll: 137 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1972
- Isolation index 1.11, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 97 · Pacific 13 · Asian 26 · MELAA 9 · Other 1
- Phone: 07-8686504
- Email: office@moana.school.nz
- Contact: David Brock
- Website: http://www.moana.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Thames High School](https://www.chch.live/school/111-thames-high-school), decile 5 · EQI 489
- [St Francis School (Thames)](https://www.chch.live/school/1945-st-francis-school-thames), decile 5 · EQI 409
- [Thames South School](https://www.chch.live/school/2027-thames-south-school), decile 2 · EQI 541
- [Pārāwai School](https://www.chch.live/school/1886-parawai-school), decile 5 · EQI 468
- [Te Puru School](https://www.chch.live/school/1912-te-puru-school), decile 4 · EQI 456
- [Kopuarahi School](https://www.chch.live/school/1782-kopuarahi-school), decile 4 · EQI 524
- [Matatoki School](https://www.chch.live/school/1819-matatoki-school), decile 5 · EQI 459
- [Turua Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/2043-turua-primary-school), decile 5 · EQI 470

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.129457&lon=175.532751

## Questions, answered briefly

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

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

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

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

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

EQI 465, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Where is Moanataiari School?**

101 Kuranui Street, Moanataiari, Thames. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1829 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026