# Waerenga School

Full Primary · State · Te Kauwhata

https://www.chch.live/school/2046-waerenga-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 6 · Current Equity Index: 451

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

## The record
- 1066 Taniwha Road RD 1, Te Kauwhata, 3781
- Roll: 105 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1881
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.95, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 96 · Pacific 7 · Asian 6 · MELAA 2 · Other 1
- Phone: 07-8267871
- Email: admin@waerengaschool.co.nz
- Contact: Gina Rosendaal
- Website: http://www.waerengaschool.co.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Waerenga School, in force from 2018-10-15 · 271 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 Kauwhata Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/2005-te-kauwhata-primary-school), decile 5 · EQI 475
- [Te Kura o Rangiriri](https://www.chch.live/school/1919-te-kura-o-rangiriri), decile 1 · EQI 539
- [Kaihere School](https://www.chch.live/school/1757-kaihere-school), decile 7 · EQI 470
- [Maramarua School](https://www.chch.live/school/1358-maramarua-school), decile 5 · EQI 499
- [Ohinewai School](https://www.chch.live/school/1856-ohinewai-school), decile 3 · EQI 484
- [Meremere School](https://www.chch.live/school/1373-meremere-school), decile 1 · EQI 522
- [Waitakaruru School](https://www.chch.live/school/2069-waitakaruru-school), decile 6 · EQI 493

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.371726&lon=175.266455

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 451, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

**Does Waerenga 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=2046 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026