# Vardon School

Contributing · State · Beerescourt, Hamilton

https://www.chch.live/school/2045-vardon-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 474

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

## The record
- 36 Cunningham Road, Beerescourt, Hamilton, 3200
- Roll: 358 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1956
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.13, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Roll by ethnicity: European 151 · Pacific 61 · Asian 61 · MELAA 16 · Other 2
- Phone: 07-8492451
- Email: office@vardon.school.nz
- Contact: Shakeeb Kalaam
- Website: http://www.vardon.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Vardon School, in force from 2015-08-17 · 2 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [St Peter Chanel Catholic School (Te Rapa)](https://www.chch.live/school/1964-st-peter-chanel-catholic-school-te-rapa), decile 7 · EQI 407
- [Forest Lake School](https://www.chch.live/school/1720-forest-lake-school), decile 4 · EQI 492
- [Hamilton North School](https://www.chch.live/school/1732-hamilton-north-school), decile 4 · EQI 499
- [Waikato Diocesan School For Girls](https://www.chch.live/school/140-waikato-diocesan-school-for-girls), decile 10 · EQI 391
- [St Andrews Middle School](https://www.chch.live/school/1942-st-andrews-middle-school), decile 3 · EQI 541
- [Woodstock School](https://www.chch.live/school/2093-woodstock-school), decile 5 · EQI 443
- [St Joseph's Catholic School (Fairfield)](https://www.chch.live/school/1946-st-joseph-s-catholic-school-fairfield), decile 7 · EQI 399
- [Maeroa Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1792-maeroa-intermediate), decile 3 · EQI 495

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.763356&lon=175.256973

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Beerescourt.

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

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

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

EQI 474, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Does Vardon 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=2045 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026