# Te Kauwhata Primary School

Contributing · State · Te Kauwhata

https://www.chch.live/school/2005-te-kauwhata-primary-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 5 · Current Equity Index: 475

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

## The record
- Wira Street, Te Kauwhata, 3710
- Roll: 412 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1910
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.75, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 207 · Pacific 67 · Asian 75 · MELAA 17 · Other 1
- Phone: 07-8263564
- Email: office@tkp.school.nz
- Contact: Brian Martin
- Website: http://www.tkp.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Te Kauwhata Primary School, in force from 2011-01-11 · 165 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Te Kauwhata College](https://www.chch.live/school/115-te-kauwhata-college), decile 4 · EQI 500
- [Te Kura o Rangiriri](https://www.chch.live/school/1919-te-kura-o-rangiriri), decile 1 · EQI 539
- [Ohinewai School](https://www.chch.live/school/1856-ohinewai-school), decile 3 · EQI 484
- [Waerenga School](https://www.chch.live/school/2046-waerenga-school), decile 6 · EQI 451
- [Meremere School](https://www.chch.live/school/1373-meremere-school), decile 1 · EQI 522
- [St Anthony's Catholic School (Huntly)](https://www.chch.live/school/1943-st-anthony-s-catholic-school-huntly), decile 1 · EQI 457
- [Kimihia School](https://www.chch.live/school/1777-kimihia-school), decile 3 · EQI 510
- [Pukekawa School](https://www.chch.live/school/1449-pukekawa-school), decile 8 · EQI 452

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.404211&lon=175.145245

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 475, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

**Does Te Kauwhata 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=2005 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026