Ngakuru School

Full Primary · State · Ngakuru, Rotorua

57 students on the roll in Ngakuru · EQI 461.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 10. Current Equity Index: 461. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

913 Whirinaki Valley Road, Ngakuru, Rotorua, 3077
Roll: 57 (October 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened 1933
Isolation index 0.74, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Setting: Rural other
Phone: 07-3332841
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Ryan Porteous
Website: ngakuru.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 41 · 72%

Asian 2 · 4%

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

Waikite Valley School, decile 10 · EQI 445 · 6.0 km
Horohoro School, decile 2 · EQI 545 · 9.3 km
Upper Atiamuri School, decile 4 · EQI 468 · 11.0 km
Te Āhuru Mōwai, decile 1 · EQI 569 · 17.8 km
Otonga Road School, decile 7 · EQI 415 · 18.1 km
Reporoa School, decile 4 · EQI 487 · 18.2 km
Reporoa College, decile 6 · EQI 519 · 18.4 km
Mihi School, decile 5 · EQI 539 · 18.9 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 Ngakuru School?

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

How many students does Ngakuru School have?

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

What is Ngakuru School's Equity Index?

EQI 461, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 10.

Where is Ngakuru School?

913 Whirinaki Valley Road, Ngakuru, Rotorua. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.