# Ngaruawahia School

Full Primary · State · Ngaruawahia

https://www.chch.live/school/1849-ngaruawahia-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 1 · Current Equity Index: 553

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

## The record
- Galileo Street, Ngaruawahia, 3720
- Roll: 180 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1869
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.43, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 30 · Pacific 16 · Asian 5
- Phone: 07-8248426
- Email: office@ngaruawahia.school.nz
- Contact: Murray Borrows
- Website: http://ngaruawahia.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Ngaruawahia School, in force from 2009-05-23 · 84 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [St Paul's Catholic School (Ngaruawahia)](https://www.chch.live/school/1963-st-paul-s-catholic-school-ngaruawahia), decile 4 · EQI 456
- [Waipa School](https://www.chch.live/school/2064-waipa-school), decile 2 · EQI 527
- [Ngaruawahia High School](https://www.chch.live/school/127-ngaruawahia-high-school), decile 1 · EQI 534
- [TKKM o Bernard Fergusson](https://www.chch.live/school/1696-tkkm-o-bernard-fergusson), decile 2 · EQI 510
- [Horotiu School](https://www.chch.live/school/1746-horotiu-school), decile 3 · EQI 464
- [Glen Massey School](https://www.chch.live/school/1723-glen-massey-school), decile 5 · EQI 459
- [Taupiri School](https://www.chch.live/school/1987-taupiri-school), decile 3 · EQI 502
- [Te Kowhai School](https://www.chch.live/school/2007-te-kowhai-school), decile 10 · EQI 414

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.670213&lon=175.151009

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 553, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 1.

**Does Ngaruawahia 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=1849 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026