# Rukuhia School

Full Primary · State · Ohaupo

https://www.chch.live/school/1938-rukuhia-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 426

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

## The record
- 58 Rukuhia Road, Ohaupo, 3882
- Roll: 103 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1960
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.21, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural settlement
- Roll by ethnicity: European 87 · Pacific 7 · Asian 8 · MELAA 2
- Phone: 07-8436967
- Email: office@rukuhia.school.nz
- Contact: Kevin Drury
- Website: http://www.rukuhia.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Rukuhia School, in force from 2025-10-03 · 50 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Te Kura Amorangi o Whakawatea](https://www.chch.live/school/282-te-kura-amorangi-o-whakawatea), decile 4 · EQI 520
- [Glenview School (Hamilton)](https://www.chch.live/school/1725-glenview-school-hamilton), decile 5 · EQI 469
- [Deanwell School](https://www.chch.live/school/1710-deanwell-school), decile 3 · EQI 511
- [Mangakōtukutuku College](https://www.chch.live/school/3612-mangakotukutuku-college), EQI 529
- [Southcity Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/4125-southcity-christian-school), decile 5 · EQI 380
- [Melville Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1824-melville-primary-school), decile 2 · EQI 537
- [St Pius X Catholic School (Melville)](https://www.chch.live/school/1966-st-pius-x-catholic-school-melville), decile 3 · EQI 378
- [Waikato Montessori Education Centre](https://www.chch.live/school/671-waikato-montessori-education-centre), private, not rated

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.853589&lon=175.299799

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 426, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Does Rukuhia 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=1938 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026