# Rotokauri School

Full Primary · State · Hamilton

https://www.chch.live/school/1930-rotokauri-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 423

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

## The record
- 462 Rotokauri Road, Hamilton, 3289
- Roll: 248 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1911
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.23, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 175 · Pacific 19 · Asian 55 · MELAA 3
- Phone: 07-8495068
- Email: sverstraten@rotokauri.school.nz
- Contact: Desiree Smith
- Website: http://www.rotokauri.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Rotokauri School, in force from 2025-04-10 · 16 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Ngā Taiātea Wharekura](https://www.chch.live/school/488-nga-taiatea-wharekura), decile 2 · EQI 504
- [Crawshaw School](https://www.chch.live/school/2096-crawshaw-school), decile 1 · EQI 536
- [Te Kōpuku High](https://www.chch.live/school/872-te-kopuku-high), EQI 525
- [Nawton School](https://www.chch.live/school/1841-nawton-school), decile 2 · EQI 535
- [He Puaawai Teen Parent Unit](https://www.chch.live/school/2759-he-puaawai-teen-parent-unit), decile 1 · EQI 569
- [Fraser High School](https://www.chch.live/school/135-fraser-high-school), decile 4 · EQI 508
- [Aberdeen School](https://www.chch.live/school/1680-aberdeen-school), decile 5 · EQI 451
- [Pukete School](https://www.chch.live/school/1908-pukete-school), decile 5 · EQI 459

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.77005&lon=175.206318

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 423, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Does Rotokauri 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=1930 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026