# Te Kowhai School

Full Primary · State · Te Kowhai

https://www.chch.live/school/2007-te-kowhai-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 10 · Current Equity Index: 414

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

## The record
- 605 Horotiu Road, Te Kowhai, 3288
- Roll: 315 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1890
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.37, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Rural settlement
- Roll by ethnicity: European 298 · Pacific 13 · Asian 10 · MELAA 14
- Phone: 07-8297860
- Email: admin@tekowhai.school.nz
- Contact: Juliet Dickinson
- Website: http://www.tekowhai.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Te Kowhai School, in force from 2023-06-27 · 54 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Rotokauri School](https://www.chch.live/school/1930-rotokauri-school), decile 8 · EQI 423
- [Whatawhata School](https://www.chch.live/school/2087-whatawhata-school), decile 8 · EQI 446
- [Horotiu School](https://www.chch.live/school/1746-horotiu-school), decile 3 · EQI 464
- [Waipa School](https://www.chch.live/school/2064-waipa-school), decile 2 · EQI 527
- [Te Rapa School](https://www.chch.live/school/2020-te-rapa-school), decile 7 · EQI 443
- [Te Kōpuku High](https://www.chch.live/school/872-te-kopuku-high), EQI 525
- [St Paul's Catholic School (Ngaruawahia)](https://www.chch.live/school/1963-st-paul-s-catholic-school-ngaruawahia), decile 4 · EQI 456
- [Ngā Taiātea Wharekura](https://www.chch.live/school/488-nga-taiatea-wharekura), decile 2 · EQI 504

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.739282&lon=175.153339

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Te Kowhai School?**

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Te Kowhai School have?**

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

**What is Te Kowhai School's Equity Index?**

EQI 414, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 10.

**Does Te Kowhai 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=2007 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026