# Ngongotahā School

Contributing · State · Ngongotaha, Rotorua

https://www.chch.live/school/1852-ngongotaha-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 486

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

## The record
- 22 School Road, Ngongotaha, Rotorua, 3041
- Roll: 396 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1911
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.39, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 239 · Pacific 35 · Asian 22 · MELAA 4 · Other 1
- Phone: 07-3574531
- Email: admin@ngongotaha.school.nz
- Contact: Eden Chapman
- Website: http://ngongotaha.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Ngongotaha School, in force from 2018-01-29 · 81 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Kawaha Point School](https://www.chch.live/school/1766-kawaha-point-school), decile 3 · EQI 498
- [Rotorua Specialist School - Te Kura Pūkenga o Rotorua](https://www.chch.live/school/1772-rotorua-specialist-school-te-kura-pukenga-o-rotorua), decile 2 · EQI 523
- [Selwyn School](https://www.chch.live/school/1939-selwyn-school), decile 2 · EQI 544
- [Western Heights High School](https://www.chch.live/school/151-western-heights-high-school), decile 4 · EQI 499
- [TKKM o Te Koutu](https://www.chch.live/school/1153-tkkm-o-te-koutu), decile 3 · EQI 485
- [Kaitao Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1761-kaitao-intermediate), decile 2 · EQI 540
- [Western Heights Primary School (Rotorua)](https://www.chch.live/school/2078-western-heights-primary-school-rotorua), decile 1 · EQI 536
- [Te Rangihakahaka Centre for Science and Technology](https://www.chch.live/school/871-te-rangihakahaka-centre-for-science-and-technology), EQI 513

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-38.07981&lon=176.209652

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Ngongotaha.

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

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

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

EQI 486, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Does Ngongotahā 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=1852 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026