# Tamahere Model Country School

Contributing · State · Tamahere, Hamilton

https://www.chch.live/school/1976-tamahere-model-country-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 10 · Current Equity Index: 372

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

## The record
- 37 Devine Road, Tamahere, Hamilton, 3283
- Roll: 378 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1883
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.24, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 305 · Pacific 14 · Asian 58 · MELAA 16 · Other 1
- Phone: 07-8569238
- Email: reception@tamahere.school.nz
- Contact: Waveney Parker
- Website: http://www.tamahere.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Tamahere Model Country School, in force from 2004-02-21 · 48 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Waikato Montessori Education Centre](https://www.chch.live/school/671-waikato-montessori-education-centre), private, not rated
- [Hamilton Seventh-Day Adventist School](https://www.chch.live/school/4105-hamilton-seventh-day-adventist-school), decile 6 · EQI 425
- [Berkley Normal Middle School](https://www.chch.live/school/1695-berkley-normal-middle-school), decile 8 · EQI 420
- [Hillcrest Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/1739-hillcrest-normal-school), decile 8 · EQI 397
- [Matangi School](https://www.chch.live/school/1814-matangi-school), decile 10 · EQI 398
- [Silverdale Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/1940-silverdale-normal-school), decile 4 · EQI 464
- [Hillcrest High School](https://www.chch.live/school/138-hillcrest-high-school), decile 7 · EQI 451
- [TKKM o Toku Mapihi Maurea](https://www.chch.live/school/1589-tkkm-o-toku-mapihi-maurea), decile 5 · EQI 463

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.8265&lon=175.354046

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Tamahere Model Country School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Tamahere.

**How many students does Tamahere Model Country School have?**

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

**What is Tamahere Model Country School's Equity Index?**

EQI 372, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 10.

**Does Tamahere Model Country 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=1976 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026