# Te Aroha Primary School

Full Primary · State · Te Aroha

https://www.chch.live/school/1999-te-aroha-primary-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 3 · Current Equity Index: 496

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

## The record
- Jubilee Avenue, Te Aroha, 3320
- Roll: 220 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1881
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.88, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 140 · Pacific 22 · Asian 11 · MELAA 5 · Other 1
- Phone: 07-8848803
- Email: accounts@tearohaprimary.school.nz
- Contact: Deirdre Hearmon

## Enrolment zone
- Te Aroha Primary School, in force from 2025-01-01 · 105 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [St Joseph's Catholic School (Te Aroha)](https://www.chch.live/school/1952-st-joseph-s-catholic-school-te-aroha), decile 4 · EQI 446
- [Te Aroha College](https://www.chch.live/school/116-te-aroha-college), decile 4 · EQI 492
- [Stanley Avenue School](https://www.chch.live/school/1967-stanley-avenue-school), decile 4 · EQI 477
- [Elstow-Waihou Combined School](https://www.chch.live/school/1713-elstow-waihou-combined-school), decile 7 · EQI 449
- [Manawaru School](https://www.chch.live/school/1800-manawaru-school), decile 6 · EQI 447
- [Springdale School](https://www.chch.live/school/1941-springdale-school), decile 8 · EQI 490
- [Karangahake School](https://www.chch.live/school/1763-karangahake-school), decile 3 · EQI 480
- [Tirohia School](https://www.chch.live/school/2033-tirohia-school), decile 3 · EQI 542

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.537543&lon=175.709553

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Te Aroha Primary School?**

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Te Aroha Primary School have?**

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

**What is Te Aroha Primary School's Equity Index?**

EQI 496, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3.

**Does Te Aroha Primary 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=1999 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026