# Ngatea School

Full Primary · State · Ngatea

https://www.chch.live/school/1850-ngatea-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 6 · Current Equity Index: 452

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

## The record
- 52 Orchard Road, Ngatea, 3541
- Roll: 305 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1912
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1.04, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 225 · Pacific 9 · Asian 37 · MELAA 12 · Other 3
- Phone: 07-8677305
- Email: office@ngatea.school.nz
- Contact: Neil Fraser
- Website: http://www.ngatea.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Ngatea School, in force from 2018-07-23 · 111 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Hauraki Plains College](https://www.chch.live/school/112-hauraki-plains-college), decile 5 · EQI 468
- [Kerepehi School](https://www.chch.live/school/1775-kerepehi-school), decile 2 · EQI 514
- [Kopuarahi School](https://www.chch.live/school/1782-kopuarahi-school), decile 4 · EQI 524
- [Turua Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/2043-turua-primary-school), decile 5 · EQI 470
- [Waitakaruru School](https://www.chch.live/school/2069-waitakaruru-school), decile 6 · EQI 493
- [Matatoki School](https://www.chch.live/school/1819-matatoki-school), decile 5 · EQI 459
- [Netherton School](https://www.chch.live/school/1842-netherton-school), decile 5 · EQI 465
- [Kaihere School](https://www.chch.live/school/1757-kaihere-school), decile 7 · EQI 470

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.27529&lon=175.493406

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 452, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

**Does Ngatea 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=1850 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026