# Rotorua School

Full Primary · State · Rotorua Central, Rotorua

https://www.chch.live/school/1934-rotorua-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 3 · Current Equity Index: 522

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

## The record
- 1249 Arawa Street, Rotorua Central, Rotorua, 3040
- Roll: 397 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1886
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.26, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 94 · Pacific 46 · Asian 13 · MELAA 2
- Phone: 07-3488159
- Email: office@rp.school.nz
- Contact: Fred Whata
- Website: http://www.rp.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Rotorua School, in force from 2023-01-01 · 5 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Rotorua Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/152-rotorua-boys-high-school), decile 3 · EQI 504
- [Rotorua Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1933-rotorua-intermediate), decile 3 · EQI 505
- [St Mary's Catholic School (Rotorua)](https://www.chch.live/school/1958-st-mary-s-catholic-school-rotorua), decile 6 · EQI 387
- [Te Rangihakahaka Centre for Science and Technology](https://www.chch.live/school/871-te-rangihakahaka-centre-for-science-and-technology), EQI 513
- [Glenholme School](https://www.chch.live/school/1724-glenholme-school), decile 3 · EQI 496
- [Rotorua Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/153-rotorua-girls-high-school), decile 3 · EQI 522
- [Malfroy School](https://www.chch.live/school/1796-malfroy-school), decile 2 · EQI 529
- [Rotorua S D A School](https://www.chch.live/school/4129-rotorua-s-d-a-school), decile 4 · EQI 508

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-38.134522&lon=176.248831

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational, in Rotorua Central.

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

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

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

EQI 522, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3.

**Does Rotorua 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=1934 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026